1. http://seaslib.elte.hu/Libraryvisit17.ppt WELCOME
Introductory library visit
for students of English at
SEAS Library, ELTE

2. Campus

3. Libraries of ELTE
Study and research are supported by the University Library Service on the campuses of ELTE. There are libraries attached to faculties, departments and other institutions of the University.
The ELTE libraries use an integrated library system called Aleph.

4. School of English and American Studies (SEAS) Library

5. The most important library rules
The use of the Library is only available for registered readers.
Registration is done in person, by filling out and signing the library data sheet at the circulation desk.
Our readers are either issued a loan pass or a visitor’s pass, depending on their eligibility.
The registration must be revalidated every September.
Please present your student card or library card to the librarians and leave it at the circulation desk before entering the Reading Room.
For further information, please see
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6. Active students, teachers and employees of the School of English-American Studies and PhD students are eligible to borrow books and other material from the Library.
Overcoats and other kinds of outdoor clothing, umbrellas, bags, cases, and similar personal belongings shall be deposited in the locker-room during each visit to the Library.
It is strictly forbidden to bring food and drink into the Library except water in closed clear bottles or sealable plastic cups.

7. What-Where?
c volumes: books, periodicals, old&new MA thesis papers, AV material
Open access (Reading Room):
non-fiction, based on the Library of Congress Classification System
Language Pedagogy (LP/A-LP/W)
Arts
current periodicals
Stacks (closed access):
fiction
additional non-fiction
MA thesis papers
university papers
periodicals
American Collection
Rare books collection
AV material

8. HOW TO FIND OUR BOOKS
The library catalogue, will help you to find books and other items. It gives a call number for each item which is the code on the spine of the book.
Please always find the call number in the online catalogue, because the books are shelved by call numbers both in the closed stacks and in the Reading Room.
The catalogue contains not only our documents but items in other ELTE libraries.
Please check whether the items really are in this library.
Please fill out the request slips fully and correctly.

9. Stacks, request slip

11. Reading Room
Most books in the Reading Room are available for loan. The reference books which are marked with a golden tape on the spine may only be checked out overnight or over a weekend.

12. Borrowing
You are not allowed to borrow anything without your library card and you can borrow only for yourself.
Students of the SEAS may borrow up to 7 books and 3 reference materials for one night or over a weekend.
The loan period varies by document: 1 night (from closing until opening), 1 and 2 weeks, 1 month or 1 semester.
Reminders and overdue notices are sent by or via regular mail.
Regular loan books may be renewed online (within 10 days of the due date), in person, or by phone if no one else has reserved them.
If you are unable to renew online, please contact the library for help.
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13. If the book you want is currently checked out, you may place a request for it in person at the Circulation Desk.
As long as a reader has overdue document(s) or outstanding fine(s), he/she can not use library services or borrow book(s) in any ELTE member library.
A fine is charged for each day an item is overdue, including weekends and holidays.

14. Catalogue
Aleph, the online public access catalogue for ELTE University libraries, including the SEAS Library, is available on terminals within the Library.
The online catalogue contains bibliographic and item data about SEAS books processed since February 1998, and items acquired prior to 1998 have been retrospectively added to the database.
The catalogue indicates which libraries own each title as well as the availability of each copy of every title.
(Click on English)

15. Search the catalogue
To find a specific book or books on a particular topic, start with the online catalogue. It will tell you which books we own, and will give you the location and call number you need to find the book on the shelf or to request it from the stacks.
You can search the catalogue using the title, author or any combination of keywords.

16. Search in Aleph

17. Search Results

18. Full View of Record

19. Holdings information To view Holdings information for a given library:
In the results list screen, click on the underlined library name, or
click on the underlined title to show the full record of the item,
then click on the sub-library name link. (Please note that only the standard format of full view has links that allow you to jump to Holdings information.)
Holdings information provides you with many details of the book including:
Status indicates if the item is currently in the library or is checked out.
Collection indicates whether the book is located in the Reading room or in the Closed Access Area
Call Number indicates the unique number assigned to a book - this number will help you locate the book on the open-shelf or request it from the Closed Access Area.

20. Holdings

21. Collection
(SEAS) Circulating copy in Reading Room
(SEAS) Overnight copy in Reading Room
(SEAS) Circulating copy in Closed Access area
(SEAS) American Collection in Closed Access area
(SEAS) Thesis/dissertation in Closed Access area
(SEAS) Closed Access Rare Book area
(SEAS) AV material in Closed Access area
(SEAS) Periodical in Reading Room
(SEAS) Periodical in Closed Access area
(SEAS) Non-circulating copy in Reading Room
(SEAS) Circulating American Collection copy in Reading Room
Important!
Indicates the location of the item within the library, which can be the Reading Room, Closed Access area, or Closed Access Rare Book area on the one hand, and partly informs about the circulation privilages: circulating, non-circulating, or overnight copy.

22. Sign in What for?
This function identifies you to the system so that you can
renew one-month books you have checked out
view the status of your requests,
check whether you have any fines/fees.

23. Sign-in (use Help)

24. My Library Card= personal profile

25. Databases
ELTE subscribes to several licensed web resources which provide access to thousands of journals and other research materials in the humanities. Through these services you can access full-text articles, CD-ROMs and dictionaries, among other things.
Controlled, reliable resources JSTOR, EISZ, EBSCO etc.
For further information see:

26. Off campus access
Off-campus access to these web resources is now also available to ELTE students, using the authenticated proxy service called Stunnel.
The information at the link below describes how you can reach these web resources from off-campus locations, such as your home:

27. More information
ELTE SEAS Library homepage (closed)
University Library Service
Access and use information
WI-FI
Interlibrary loan

28. Thank you for your attention!
Questions, suggestions, comments are welcome…
Thank you for your attention!
SEE YOU SOON!