Essential Guide Lib 2009

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Library Services

I have found the library, the

staff and the electronic resources

to be fantastically well organised.

Student, School of Computer Science

There is more. Look deeper.

www.library.bham.ac.uk


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Physical accessibility. The accessibility

o our libraries or those with mobility

difculties varies. Please contact thelibrary you are planning to visit or details

o access arrangements.

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2 Our librariesLibrary Services

Our libraries

Library Services has 10 libraries. The majority

o these are on the Edgbaston Campus with

one library on the Selly Oak Campus, one at theDental School in Birmingham City Centre and

one in Stratord upon Avon at the Shakespeare

Institute. Some libraries cover a single subject

such as Music and others cover a wide range

o subjects. You can access many o our

resources without visiting our libraries. Our

collection o ull text eJournals is available 24/7

via the eLibrary system and you can send the

library an instant online enquiry (and get aninstant response) seven days a week using

the Just Ask! service. Special Collections. The Special

Collections and Archives o the University

consist o approximately 120,000 pre-1850

books dating rom 1471 and some 3 million

archives and manuscripts.

During the course o 20092010 Special

Collections will move to its purpose built

acility in the Muirhead Tower. This will be

known as the Cadbury Research Library.

Until the move, public services will

continue to be available rom the their

current location in the Main Library.

Updates on the move will appear on

their web pages.

Where possible, our libraries provide a range

o study spaces rom individual study spaces to

rooms which can be booked or group study.

Opening hours vary at dierent libraries and at

dierent times o the year. Details o opening

hours are normally displayed at the entrance to

each library. They are also available on the web

at www.library.bham.ac.uk/using/openinghours/

and on printed yers.

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The majority o our libraries have controlled

access. You will need your University ID

card to enter at all times.

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Learn more

www.special-coll.bham.ac.uk


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33Rules and regulations Library Services

Rules and regulations

One o our prime aims is to ensure that our

libraries are places where people can study in

the best environment possible. We thereore askyou to observe the ollowing rules;

o Do not eat or drink (except bottled water) in

any o our libraries, except in the iLounge in

the Main Library

o Treat library sta and your ellow students

with respect


o Keep conversation to a minimum and be

quiet in quiet areas

o Turn your mobile phone onto silent and onlymake calls in designated areas

o Treat library material with respect

o Always bring your University ID card with you

and never lend it to anyone else


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4 Help and adviceLibrary Services

Help and advice

Sta at our inormation desks and out and

about in our libraries are always happy to

answer your enquiries. You can also use ourJust Ask service to send an instant message

and talk to a librarian live. Just Ask is available

via the Library tab on the student portal at

www.my.bham.ac.uk and on the Library

Services web site.

Learn more

www.library.bham.ac.uk/help/ask.shtml

Guides and publications

You can also use our guides which are available

or you to print o rom the web. These range

rom general guides to guides to resources in

your subject area.

Learn more

www.library.bham.ac.uk/searching/guides/index.shtml

Training and specialist advice

When you need more detailed advice on fnding

inormation or an assignment or dissertation,

you can contact one o our Subject Advisors.

These Advisors also run training and support

sessions. Look out or inormation about these

both on the web and in our libraries.

Learn more

www.library.bham.ac.uk/searching/

subjectsupport/


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6 Finding materialLibrary Services

Finding material

The Library Catalogue

You can use the library catalogue to fndwhether we have the book or journal you

need. This is available via any PC and lists

both printed and electronic material.

Reservations. I the book you want has been

borrowed by someone else you can reserve

it via the library catalogue. You will receive an

email to your University email account when

the book is ready or you to collect.

Electronic resources

eLibrary is your gateway to thousands oarticles, books, reerence resources and

databases held in electronic ormat. Sta

can give you advice on how to trace material

or you can use the online demonstration.

Learn more

www.elibrary.bham.ac.uk

Many o our e-resources and e-journals are

only available via a University subscription and

are thereore subject to licence restrictions

and require authentication. Access via eLibrary

authenticates you to use the majority o

e-resources in eLibrary on or o campus. I you

use eLibrary to access e-journals etc, you wont

have to login more than once a session.

When you fnd an item on the catalogue

make sure you note down the shelmark

and the library where it is held. You should

note all parts o the shelmark, including

lower case letters. For the Main Library,

click on Find in the library on our website

to see in which part o the building the

item is shelved.Your University o Birmingham username

and password is used to log on to eLibrary.

You can also access e-resources o

campus via this service.

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I a book you have borrowed has a

reservation placed on it, this may change

the date it is due back. You will receivean email to your University email account

inorming you o this new date.

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Borrowing and returning Library Services 7

Borrowing and returning

Many o our books may be borrowed or a week

or more. Books which are on reading lists are

oten in heavy demand and are placed in ourShort Loan Collections.

How many items can I borrowand or how long?

I you wish to borrow a short loan item on

a particular day, ask one o our sta about

booking it.

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Items rom our short loan collections must

be returned or renewed at the library rom

which they were borrowed.

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Total

number

of items

Short loan Week loan Long loan

Undergraduates 12 Until 11.00am

the next day*

7 days 28 days**

Taught postgraduates 12 Until 11.00am

the next day*

7 days 28 days**

Research postgraduates 17 Until 11.00am

the next day*

7 days Until the end

o June or

November**

*Short loan items borrowed on Friday are due or return the ollowing Monday.

**All long loan books may be recalled by another borrower. This may mean that

they are due back earlier than the original due date.



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8 Borrowing and returningLibrary Services

How to borrow items

Take the items to the sel service machinesand ollow the on screen instructions. Where

no machines are available, take items to a

lending desk. Your University ID card acts

as your library card.

How to return items

Items can be returned on the sel servicemachine, to a book box or to a lending desk.

All items except those rom short loan

collections can be returned to any library.

Fines or overdue books

When returning items on the sel service

machines, please check the picture on the

screen or where to place them.

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I you have outstanding fnes, you may be

prevented rom borrowing any more items

or rom renewing those you have alreadyborrowed.

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Short loan books Week loan

books

Long loan books Reserved books

50p per hour or part hour 50p per day 30p per day 50p per day



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Renewing

You can renew:

o Via the library tab on the My Bham portalwww.my.bham.ac.uk

o Via the My Account option on the library

catalogue.

o On the sel service machines located in

libraries

o By telephone 0121 414 5828

o At a lending desk

Not in the library

I an item is on your reading list but not availablein the library, please email us at notinthelibrary@

contacts.bham.ac.uk. We will check the details

with your lecturer and order a copy or copies

as quickly as possible.

You will not be able to renew an item which

someone else has reserved.

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10 Keeping trackLibrary Services

Keeping track

Use the library tab on the My Bham portal,

www.my.bham.ac.uk, or the My Account option

on the library catalogue to:

o Check the date that items are due back

o Check whether you have any reservations

waiting

o Check i you have any fnes

o Renew items

We will help you by:

o Reminding you when items are due back.o Letting you know i something is overdue

o Letting you know when a reservation

is waiting

o Letting you know when something you

have borrowed has been recalled by

another borrower.

Messages rom the library are sent to your

University email address. You should check

this on a regular basis.

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Photocopying Library Services 11

Photocopying

All o our libraries have photocopying acilities.

Photocopying and printing is paid or by adding

credit to your University ID card.Copyright regulations. The UK Copyright

Regulations limit the amount you can copy

rom one book or one journal issue. This is

normally no more than 5% or one chapter

o a book or one article rom a journal issue.

More detailed inormation about copyright is

displayed next to the photocopiers.

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12 Services or users with disabilitiesLibrary Services

Services for users withdisabilities

We provide a number o special services or

people with disabilities. These include:

o Book etching

o Extended loans

o Help with, or example, the catalogue

and photocopying

o Stock transer

o Assistive sotware in IT Services computer

clusters

o Assistive Technology Booths

o Copies o Library Services publicationsin alternative ormats.

Although Library Services sta are happy

to arrange or you to have access to these

services, it will save you discussing your

requirements with library sta i you make

the request through the University Disability

Coordinator or Learning Support Coordinator

(Dyslexia or dyspraxia) in the Student

Lie Ofce.

Useul website Library Services


www.elibrary.bham.ac.uk

http://libcat.bham.ac.uk

www.library.bham.ac.uk/help/ask.shtml



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