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Essential Library Skills Lunchtime Training Getting to Know the Library Michaelmas Term 2012 Trinity College Library Dublin, College Street, Dublin 2
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Locate your Subject Collection Search the Library Catalogue Borrow books Identify Open Shelf and Closed Access locations Request material from Closed Access Access your Library Record Renew books online Seek assistance By the end of this session, you should be able to: Learning Outcomes
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Essential Library Skills About the Library
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DVDs and Videos MapsEncyclopaediaE-booksTheses Online Resources Course Material Journals and Magazines BooksE-Journals Government Publications Databases Newspapers Trinity College Library Dublin The Library has …
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Berkeley Library Ussher Library Lecky Library College Park Front Gate Campus Library Locations Hamilton Library Hamilton Library
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Berkeley, Lecky, Ussher (BLU) Library Complex Business Classics Drama & Film Studies Economics Education Geography Geology History History of Art Languages Law Music Nursing & Midwifery Philosophy Psychology Social Studies Theology Glucksman Map Library
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Hamilton Library Computer Science Engineering Health Sciences Medicine Natural Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) Pharmacy
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Off Campus Locations Trinity College Library Dublin John Stearne Medical Library Trinity Education Centre St. James’s Hospital Health Sciences Santry Book Repository Book storage - books from here or Stacks are requested and then delivered to a Library counter
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Trinity College Library Dublin Opening Hours (term-time) Berkeley, Lecky, Ussher, Hamilton John Stearne Medical Library Monday-Friday09:00 - 22:0009:30 - 22:00 Saturday09:30 - 16:0009:30 - 13:00 Library Opening Hours: Term-Time Opening Hours may vary. Please check noticeboards and Library websiteLibrary website
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Searching the Library Catalogues Essential Library Skills
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Searching the Library Catalogue Click on Stella Search or Classic Catalogue Click on Stella Search or Classic Catalogue Use the Search Box
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Searching the Library Catalogue Ronan Fanning Independent Ireland Dublin: Helicon, 1983
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Searching the Library Catalogue: Stella Or: Go to the Stella Search interface first Or: Go to the Stella Search interface first Type keywords directly into Search Box
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Searching the Library Catalogue: Stella Type keywords into Search Box Type keywords into Search Box
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Searching the Library Catalogue: Stella Search results Click on title for details
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Searching the Library Catalogue: Stella Item details
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Searching the Library Catalogue Click on Classic Catalogue Click on Classic Catalogue
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Searching the Library Catalogue Type in Author Name and click on Search
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Searching the Library Catalogue Search results
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Searching the Library Catalogue Item details
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Searching the Library Catalogue The Location column tells you where the book is shelved
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Searching the Library Catalogue The Status column tells you which copies are currently available
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Searching the Library Catalogue These copies can be borrowed by undergraduates & higher diploma students (prefix LEN) This copy can be borrowed by higher degree postgraduates & Staff (no prefix)
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Searching the Library Catalogue This copy is available in the Counter Reserve collection at the Iveagh Hall, BLU complex
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Searching the Library Catalogue This copy can be requested from Santry Stacks
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Searching the Library Catalogue Other search options Link to Stella Search Link to Stella Search
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Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Luke O’Neill Immunology: how frustration leads to inflammation Science, vol. 320, 2 May 2008, pp. 619-620
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Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Enter title of journal Select Journals from drop-down menu Click on Search
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Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals 9 entries for Science. Click on link to see details
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Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Print and electronic versions available. Click on link to see details
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Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Click here to go directly to the e-journal Click here to go directly to the e-journal
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Stella Search: Journals Click here to go directly to the e-journal Click here to go directly to the e-journal Enter title of journal
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Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Home page for Science Select PREVIOUS ISSUES tab
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Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Home page for Science Select SEE ALL PREVIOUS ISSUES
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Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Enter required volume and page number
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Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Required article found Click to see full text or PDF
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Searching the Library Catalogue: Journals Full text in pdf format Read online, or print, or save to disk
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How the print collection is arranged and your borrowing entitlements Essential Library Skills
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You need a valid TCD ID card to borrow books Books are issued and returned at the Service Counters or at Fastlane Self-Service However you must come to the Service Counters to borrow and return Counter Reserve material and to have Closed Access books issued to you (More about this later) Fines for overdue LEN books are 50c per day rising to €1 per day after two weeks Fines for overdue Counter Reserve Collection books are 25c per hour Borrowing Books
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Monday-Thursday 9.30am-7.45pm Friday 9.30am-4.45pm Saturday 9.30am-3.45pm Service Counter opening times during term: Borrowing Books
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Fastlane Self-Service Machines Books may be borrowed & returned here (except Counter Reserve items) You can only check out books if you are entitled to borrow them You may be prevented from borrowing if you owe fines or have overdue books Take care to follow instructions on screen
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Undergraduate and Diploma Lending Material You may borrow up to four items in total at any one time from:Berkeley, Lecky, Ussher (BLU) Libraries LEN (with Yellow Sticker) – one-week loan LEN (no Yellow Sticker) – four-week loan MUS LEN – one-week loan Plus up to an additional four P-MUS LEN – four-week loan Hamilton Library S-LEN – one-week loan No four-week lending collection for undergraduates John Stearne Medical Library SJ – one-week loan No four-week lending collection for undergraduates
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Higher Degree Postgraduate Students You may borrow up to ten items in total at any one time Normally from Open Access or Closed Access Four items from the Undergraduate Lending Collection (if all other Open Access or Closed Access copies are on loan Students Registered with Disability Services You may borrow eight items in total, including material from Open Access and Closed Access May include Four items from the Undergraduate Lending Collection Staff You may borrow twenty items in total from Open Access and Closed Access Other Categories of Reader Further details are available from: http://www.tcd.ie/Library/using-library/borrowing/http://www.tcd.ie/Library/using-library/borrowing/
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Open Shelf and Closed Access In addition to purchasing books, Trinity College Library Dublin is entitled to a copy of every book and journal published in Great Britain and Ireland. Open Shelf: books available to read in the Library. This collection is divided into: Reference Collection Counter Reserve Collection Undergraduate Lending Collection Open Access Collection (mainly Legal Deposit material) Closed Access: books placed in Library storage, i.e., Stacks and the Santry Book Repository. More on this later…
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Open Shelf: Reference Material Includes the prefixes REF, BIB, PER and THESIS Journals, Reference Works, Bibliographies, Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Theses Cannot be removed from the Library
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Open Shelf: Counter Reserve Collection Located by the counters in the Iveagh Hall (Berkeley Library), Hamilton Library and John Stearne Medical Library (JSML) Material: Multiple copies of books in heavy demand Lecture notes Other materials deposited by lecturers Material cannot be removed from the Library You may borrow up to four items Five-hour loan period – must return books to the counter A book return box will be available outside barrier at the reserve end of the Counter so that students can return reserve items after 7.45 when Counter is shut Heavy fines for overdue items – 25 cent per hour or part of an hour
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Open Access Collection Undergraduates cannot borrow this material but can use the books in the Library for study or research If an Open Access copy is on loan and there are no lending copies available you can ask for the item to be recalled. To recall an item e-mail libraryrecalls@tcd.ie with relevant details. More information on the Library website
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Requesting material from Closed Access (Stacks and Santry Book Repository) Essential Library Skills
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Closed Access 80% of the Library’s print collection is stored in Stacks and in the Santry Book Repository Material is requested online or, if it is a journal or Early Printed Book, by completing a call slip Requests from Stacks are delivered to your choice of Library Counter, usually on the same day Requests from Santry are usually delivered the next day No more than five requests in one day Material is held in the Library for three days to be collected Undergraduates must read this material in the Library When finished with the material, return it via Fastlane and place it in the book return box beside the machines as instructed, or if you wish to use it again come to the Counter and we will keep it for you
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Online Requests Books are ordered from Closed Access via the Library Catalogue or Stella Search Essential Library Skills
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Online Requests Click to place Online Request Closed Access items
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Online Requests Enter Username and College Network Password Click Login
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Online Requests Choose delivery location
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Online Requests Submit request
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Online Requests Request verified
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Online Requests Click to place Online Request Closed Access items
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Online Requests Enter Username and College Network Password Click Login
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Online Requests Select a copy, choose delivery location, and submit request
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Online Requests Request verified
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Call Slip Requests Call Slips Some Closed Access materials can only be requested using Call Slips Examples: Closed Access journals Early Printed Books
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HOT PRESS PER 70-406 Call Slip Requests JOE MURPHY 3535353501 Vol.24 APR 2000 Fill in Shelfmark, Journal title, and Issue details 21/09/12
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HOT PRESS PER 70-406 Call Slip Requests 21/09/12 JOE MURPHY 3535353501 Vol. 24 APR 2000 Complete your name and tick your status Fill in ID number (as shown below barcode) Fill in ID number (as shown below barcode) Add date
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Accessing your Library Account Essential Library Skills
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Library Account
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Renewing books online Essential Library Skills
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Renewing books Click to see items currently on loan
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Renewing books Tick books you want to renew Click relevant button to Renew loans
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You will be unable to renew a Library book if: You have outstanding fines You have overdue books You have exceeded the amount of Online Renewals permitted: 4-week loans can be renewed once only 1-week loans can be renewed a maximum of 7 times Books cannot be renewed by phone or e-mail Online renewing - books are due back before the time the Library starts to close on the assigned date and not midnight on that date (so before 9.45pm Mon-Fri and before 3.45pm on Sat) If you have problems renewing contact the Duty Librarian or Service Counter staff in person Renewing books
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If all lending copies of a book are currently on loan, you can place a reservation by clicking the Request button on the catalogue record (similar to requesting Closed Access books online) You will be unable to reserve a Library book if: You have outstanding fines You have overdue books There are lending copies available You are trying to reserve material you are not entitled to borrow Books cannot be reserved by phone or e-mail If you have problems reserving, contact the Duty Librarian or Service Counter staff in person Reserving books
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Photocopying, Printing and Scanning Essential Library Skills
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Photocopying, Printing and Scanning Trinity College Library Dublin Multi-functional Devices (MFDs) are available for photocopying, printing and scanning. Comply with provisions of Copyright Act, 2000 http://www.tcd.ie/Library/about/copyright.php http://www.tcd.ie/Library/about/copyright.php
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Trinity College Library Dublin Photocopying, Printing and Scanning
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Trinity College Library Dublin Photocopying, Printing and Scanning Crediting your print account Crediting your print account Printing instructionsPrinting instructions Scanning instructionsScanning instructions Photocopying instructionsPhotocopying instructions PricesPrices MFD and kiosk locationsMFD and kiosk locations Getting helpGetting help The IS Services web pages contain information on…
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Trinity College Library Dublin Photocopying, Printing and Scanning
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Seeking Assistance Essential Library Skills
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Seeking Assistance: Subject Librarian Contact your Subject Librarian if….. - you cannot find books from your reading list- you require training or information on any of the Library’s services- For subject-related advice and expertise
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Trinity College Library Dublin Reference assistance Guidance on the use of information resources (catalogues, databases, and electronic journals) Information on services offered by the Library Assistance locating material in the Library and beyond Duty Librarian Service based in Iveagh Hall (BLU Library Complex) & Hamilton Library Seeking Assistance: Duty Librarian
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Seeking Assistance: Library Website
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Seeking Assistance: Video Guides Video Guides are available @ http://www.tcd.ie/Library/using-library/videos.php http://www.tcd.ie/Library/using-library/videos.php Video Guides are available @ http://www.tcd.ie/Library/using-library/videos.php http://www.tcd.ie/Library/using-library/videos.php Library TourFastlane Self-ServiceBLU ExplainedHamilton Library Explained John Stearne Medical Library Explained
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Seeking Assistance: Training Sessions Getting to know the Library DateTimeVenue Monday, 24 September13:00 – 14:00South Training Room, Berkeley Library Thursday, 27 September13:00 – 14:00South Training Room, Berkeley Library Thursday, 4 October13:00 – 14:00South Training Room, Berkeley Library Getting the most from the Online Catalogue DateTimeVenue Tuesday, 25 September13:00 – 14:00South Training Room, Berkeley Library Friday, 28 September13:00 – 14:00South Training Room, Berkeley Library Tuesday, 2 October13:00 – 14:00South Training Room, Berkeley Library Online resources @ the Library DateTimeVenue Wednesday, 26 September13:00 – 14:00South Training Room, Berkeley Library Monday, 1 October13:00 – 14:00South Training Room, Berkeley Library Wednesday, 3 October13:00 – 14:00South Training Room, Berkeley Library www.tcd.ie/library
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Locate your subject collection Search the Library’s Online Catalogues for print material Explain how the Library’s print collections are arranged Request items from Santry/Stacks Access your Library Record Renew books online Know where to seek assistance You should now be able to …
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