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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.
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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
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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
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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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Help and advice Library Services 5
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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 Library Services 9
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.library.bham.ac.uk
www.elibrary.bham.ac.uk
http://libcat.bham.ac.uk
www.library.bham.ac.uk/help/ask.shtml
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Selly Oak Campus Library Services 13
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