1. Welcome to your library

2. Sydney Jones Library The Sydney Jones Library
This is the Sydney Jones Library
Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
Don’t forget that this library has a Starbucks café

3. Researcher Reading Room
A space just for
researchers in the
Sydney Jones Library
Swipe card access:
register your card
Location of PGR Reception this afternoon

4. Harold Cohen Library This is the Harold Cohen Library.
Health & Life Sciences, Medicine, Engineering & Computer Science, Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences
Mention how this library was refurbished a couple of years ago and is continually being upgraded, with an additional group study area on Floor 2 in recent months and is consequently very lovely.

5. *During the Academic year

6. How many books can I borrow?
As many as you like!
PGR – as many books as you like for one year or until account expires.

7. How do I borrow books?

8. Can’t find the book you need?
Well try to buy them for you
Contact your Liaison Librarian –details on the library website
Article Reach – free inter-library loans service for electronic journal articles
Inter-Library Loan – via the British Library
More information at

9. But the library is more than just a building
But the library is more than just a building. You don’t even need to come in to the library to use our online books and journals which means that wherever you choose to study the library is available to you. Use your username and password to access Library resources wherever you are.
Use Library Online (rather than Electronic Library)
Library Online

10. Our Library Website!
This is where you can find all of the resources relevant to you. You can search the library catalogue, find additional resources for your subject and get in touch with us if you need more help. As you can see the Live Chat button is on the left.

11. Get more in depth subject help
The best place to go for more subject help is libguides. There is one for each subject gathering together all the resources relevant to you. There are also guides to referencing and reading lists and the Library Quickstart guide which you will also find useful.
Note – edit with your own libguides

14. Develop your skills Topics include:
Open Access
Research Data Management
Copyright
Managing your researcher identity
Find out more at
Reference management software drop-in workshops
One-to-one appointments with your Liaison Librarian

15. Liverpool Elements Central database of staff research outputs
Depositing your thesis electronically
Make your work more visible
Think about how your research can make an impact
Guidance on copyright
Advice on Open Access and related issues
See
Contact Martin Wolf, Research Support Lead or the Repository Team

16. Special Collections & Archives
Research collections of local, national & international significance
Collections include:
medieval and Renaissance manuscripts
modern literary papers
books printed from 1465 onwards
University archive
Cunard archive
personal papers & subject collections
Science Fiction Foundation & associated archives
modern literary papers (e.g. Liverpool Poets, John Wyndham)
books printed from 1465 onwards (c.70,000) – subjects include history, travel, politics, law, medicine,
science, mathematics & children’s literature
personal papers (e.g. Rathbone family, Josephine Butler, David Owen)
subject collections (the Gypsy Lore Society, Spanish civil war)

17. Manuscripts: medieval & modern
15th Book of Hours
Archive of Adrian Henri ( )

18. University Archive
Rag Week, January 1936
Appeal poster, 1920

19. Science Fiction collections
Science Fiction Foundation collection
Manuscript of Day of the Triffids – John Wyndham Archive

20. Reading Room & Enquiries
Ground floor, Grove Wing, Sydney Jones Library
Phone or to make an appointment
24 hrs notice preferred
Material fetched in advance
Open Mon-Fri,
Copying & scanning service
Use of own camera permitted
Enquiry service

21. How do I find out more? liv.ac.uk.libanswers.com @LivUniLibrary
You can contact us in many different ways. If you have a detailed question use libanswers. If you just want to chat you can contact us on Twitter.
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