Saturday, 28 November 2009

Library Induction

Useful and important information

· Social learning areas/ work spaces

· Wireless access throughout

· In depth queries relating to your subject (speak to Catherine Drake)

Online access to the library

· Access from student portal

· Library and information services (LIS)

· Everything you need to know on this site

· Subject guides, resources, services

Library catalogue

· Use keywords, author, title

· Click on record to see where the book is kept

· You can reserve/ order books from other campuses

· First four letters of your surname is the password

· You can renew books online

Student portal

· Search, loans on my library

· Electronic library-

· E-books

· E-journals

· Databases

· Available 24/7

· 5% content available to print

Journals

· Current

· Covers topics that may not be in books

· Academic and reliable

· Always updated

· Search – JSTOR, Art Full Text, Swetswise

All on database

· Bridgeman education –search engine for images

· Moving images- film, sound, newsfilm.com

· Music- sound recordings

· www.vads.ac.uk

· Newspaper articles

The internet

· Is it up-to-date

· Check url

· Is it bias

· Peer reviewed

· Intute.ac.uk – handpicked by people in the field

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