Library and IT orientation 2015 Cavendish Library Local image here

Who we are… Aaron Shakespeare Beryl Young BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES LIFE SCIENCES - Food, Nutrition and Public Health LIFE SCIENCES -Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Applied Biosciences -Herbal and East Asian Medicine

Get to know your Academic Liaison Librarians SABRI COMPUTER SCIENCE PSYCHOLOGY IDA COMPUTER SCIENCE – BIS PG ENGINEERING AARON BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES LIFE SCIENCES - Food, Nutrition and Public Health BERYL LIFE SCIENCES -Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Applied Biosciences -Herbal and East Asian Medicine

Who we are… Sabri Dikmen Ida Kwan

Your ID card is key –Entrance to buildings –Printing & photocopying –Borrowing & renewing Library books and DVDs

University ID is your library, printing & photocopy card

Self service book issues and returns

Libraries Open from 28 Sept to 11:30pm and 24/7 starts end of November Group and silent study spaces 100,000s resources to support your course

Please renew or bring items back on time If you have overdue books … When you return books late … Lost or unreturned books … Your account will be suspended – but all services are online too

Where to find library and IT help Online Facebook erlibrary erlibrary On the phone In person Library counters Academic Liaison Librarians

Get to know your Academic Liaison Librarians SABRI COMPUTER SCIENCE PSYCHOLOGY IDA COMPUTER SCIENCE – BIS PG ENGINEERING AARON BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES LIFE SCIENCES - FNPH BERYL LIFE SCIENCES -BP -HEAM

Library Entrance

Library (New Cavendish 4 th Floor)

Library (New Cavendish 5/F)

Support for students with disabilities including dyslexia: Extended loans scheme Specialist software and equipment Library contact for help and advice : Aaron Shakespeare

IT services Your account Open access PCs Wireless/wired areas Training opportunities

Change your password now: Logging on Username w + first seven digits of student ID e.g. w Initial password is date of birth i.e. ddmmyyyy

Online services

SRSWeb: Student Record System

- 30 GB / account IMAP, POP Mobile access Google Docs Word processing, Spreadsheets, Presentations Calendar Multiple calendars, Mobile access Talk Instant messaging, File transfer Google Sites Students can build their own websites The University powered by provides Google FAQ’S

H: Drive (Home drive) Your space on the University network to save files Can be accessed over the internet using FileLinx at:

General and Specialist IT –General IT Support is provided by IS –Via FixIT Call logging –Use phone from labs –Library counter –Specialist IT support is provided at – –Provides FAQ, Lab description, software –Technical support offices –Via FixIT

Technical Support Web Site

Software download for home & laptops Free antivirus SPSS, SPSS Modeller SIMUL8, AnyLogic SAS (Computer Science Students only) DreamSpark: Free Microsoft products (FST only) Autodesk University Program: 30+ software SQL Developer MathType (electronic Math Formulas) Cadence Orcad (worth £20K) Comptia Security+

DreamSpark DreamSpark: Free Microsoft software for teaching, learning and research

DreamSpark WebStore

Specialist facilities in Faculty of Science and Technology

Computer Labs General Open-Access labs For Life Science students  C3.05 reserved as open- access: 36 PCs – silence study area  PCs in Library on 3 rd /4 th floor: 45 PCs  Other labs available when not used for teaching:  C2.01: 60 PCs  C2.02: 40 PCs  CG25: 43 PCs  CG26: 23 PCs Specialist Computer labs  33 labs: Games, Network,  swipe cards  Specific access control  open-access outside teaching and maintenance  650 PCs, 63 MAC  Range of specialist software  Computer labs in Clipstone building for Computer Science students

Specialist laboratories in LG & Ground floors LG100: electronics project lab (ECS) LG101: Technical Support staff LG102: Embedded systems (ECS) LG103: Electronics hardware lab (ECS) LG105: Electronics simulation lab (ECS) LG106: Embedded systems (ECS) LG107: 40 seaters PC lab (ECS) CLG42/53: 40 seaters PC lab (FST) CLG43/45: Cisco networking labs (ECS) CLG46: Psychology (PSY) CLG50: Informatics lab (FST) CLG52: Informatics lab (ECS + PSY) G100/102: Math/Stats&OR PC lab (ECS) G103: PC Programming lab (ECS) G105: IT Forensics lab (ECS) G106: PC Programming lab (ECS) CG24: PC Programming lab / 24x7 (ECS) CG25: IS Open-access labs (All)

Computer laboratories for Computer Science students in Clipstone building  1.108: SunRay Programming lab  4.108: Audio PC lab (Music Software: Cubase 6/Halion 4; TASCAM)  4.111/112/113: MAC labs (XCode, Adobe Master Collection, Autodesk)  4.109: Technical Support Staff  5.108, 5.110, 5.112, 5.113: PC Prog lab  5.114: 40 seater PC Programming lab  & N5.116: Games PC labs  5.111: Motion capture  5.115: Technical Support staff

24x7 access –Same timing as library 24x7 –Two labs on ground floor at 115: –CG.26: Computer Lab for Life Science, Psychology –CG.24: Computer Lab for Computer Science, Electronics –PCs in library

Make the specialist space work for you –Follow University H&S –No Food & Drink except bottled water in labs –Use the facilities with respects and consideration to others: keep noise to a minimum

Details in your course handbook westminster.ac.uk/library-and-it

Information skills sessions Semester One Library lunch time drop-ins 1 – 2 pm term time Monday to Friday in training room 1 Look out for library training in your PATS sessions and in the library Contact your Academic Liaison Librarian

Enjoy your studies