1. The University Library: Services & Catalogue

2. Programme  The location of library resources  Loans and fines  The Library Service catalogue  MyiLibrary (electronic books)  Hands-on session

3. Library Services and Resources  The University Library Service: a network of physical and electronic resources  Three campus libraries  A single Library Service  The Library Catalogue  Numerous collections (databases) of electronic data and documents  External services  The SCONUL Access Scheme  Inter-Library Loan service

4. How many, how long, and how much  You may borrow up to sixteen items  Loan periods depend on the item status:  Ordinary Loan4 weeks  Short Loan1 week (FT); 2 weeks (PT)  OvernightTo be returned before noon the following day  ReferenceLibrary use only  Study LoanTo be returned before 9.30 the following day  Fines  Ordinary Loan30p per day  Short Loan50p per day  Overnight£2.00 per day  Study Loan£2.00 per day From 1 October, the absolute limit will be £20.00

5. Library Catalogue: Coverage  Used to discover the location and availability of physical and some electronic resources:  Books  Dissertations (undergraduate and postgraduate)  DVDs, CDs and other software  Periodicals (from newspapers to scholarly journals) Note: The Library Catalogue has a new user interface, which should make it much easier to use!

6. Access: The University Portal https://portal.gre.ac.uk/ The Portal is a hub that gives you access to a wide range of systems and services, including: WebCT Library Catalogue Library Databases Login using your Username and Password Access problems? Use the Help link

7. Portal: The ‘Library & Computing’ Tab Link to the electronic databases Links to the library catalogue The Portal gives you 24/7 access to most of the Library’s electronic resources

8. Prototype Catalogue: Front Page Learning Services’ blog Search box Link to related information

9. Example Search  The order of the words is not significant  management strategic would produce precisely the same set of results  If relevant, we could add an author’s name  strategic management claire capon  Note that the query is not case sensitive

10. Catalogue: Initial Results Where relevant, More options are available Number of hits: 514 Search refinement options: Collection; Format; Subject; Author

11. More… Subject Terms

12. The Refined Result Set Number of hits: 24 Further refinement options: For example: Collection = Electronic Books

13. The Search Refinement Process  You can go through several iterations of the refinement process. Add as many steps as you need:  strategic management = 514  Plus Subject: international business enterprises management = 24  Plus Collection: Electronic Books = 2  Bread crumbs detail the route, and allow you to return to earlier stages of the search:  This method of searching is also used with the more sophisticated Library databases (Business Source Premier, Emerald, etc.)

14. Catalogue: Refined Results Details of location and availability; for e-books this includes a link to the resource: www.myilibrary.com Click on the title to view the record

15. ALWAYS Reserve Unavailable Items  Reservations  Books and other resources that are currently on loan or located at one of the other campus libraries should be reserved: Input your ten digit Student ID number (do not include the dash before the last digit)

16. ‘More Search Options’ Advanced search options: Detailed keyword searches; Specific Author and/or Title etc. All of the options may be used in any combination

17. My Library Account I The link to your Library Account that appears at the top of every page within the Catalogue Summary details Summary of any outstanding charges: fines for overdue items; invoices for lost items

18. My Library Account II Use the tick box(es) to select the item(s) to be renewed Review the status of outstanding reservations; cancel if necessary

19. Catalogue: Hardcopy Resources  Location  Dewey Decimal System For example:  330 Economics  338.5 Microeconomics  339 Macroeconomics  658 Management  658.3145 Personnel Management  658.4012 Planning and Policy Making  See the classmarks location finder, available from the Library counter

20. “You’ll find it down there, sir”

21. Catalogue: Access to Electronic Books From the Catalogue to the MyiLibrary database Table-of-Contents and Index

22. Contacts Rachael Hartiss 020 8331 8158 r.hartiss@gre.ac.uk Fraser Nicolaides 020 8331 8298 nf02@gre.ac.uk William Robley 020 8331 7881 w.a.robley@gre.ac.uk OSCARS (Support for Remote Users) http://www.gre.ac.uk/offices/ils/ls/services/oscars/help

23. Hands-On Session Try the new Library Catalogue: http://prism.talis.com/greenwich-ac/