James ThickinsAcademic Liaison Librarian

LIBRARY AND IT ESSENTIALS

Students who use library resources a lot tend to get better grades

http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/12290/

Only a third of the materials budget is spent on books

The rest goes on scholarly journals, databases, and other types of

e-resource

YOUR ID CARD

YOUR ID CARD

Borrow books and DVDs from the library and use the printing and photocopying facilities with your ID card.

You will get £15 credit for printing/photocopying at the start of each year (£7.50 for p/t students).

YOUR IT ACCOUNT

Gets you access to all these services!

YOUR IT ACCOUNT

If you forget your password, speak to someone at the Welcome Desk on the ground floor of the library or call FixIT on 020 7915 5488 (24 hours a day).

Your Gmail account

This is your official email account. If you wish to automatically forward emails to another account, Google ‘forwarding from gmail’ for instructions.

Google apps

There are loads of useful tools here – such as collaborative document creation in Docs. Find out more about Google apps at: http://learn.googleapps.com/

Blackboard is a virtual learning environment used throughout the university

The direct link to Blackboard is: https://learning.westminster.ac.uk/ When you login, you should see the modules you are currently enrolled on. Some modules will include resources provided by the library’s e-readings service.

Go to Blackboard video

YOUR LIBRARY

You can use any of the four university libraries; they are open 24/7 for most of the academic year. They contain quiet, group and silent study spaces, and 100,000s of print and online resources to support your course. At Harrow, we also have a mixture of Macs and PCs with key software from Microsoft and Adobe; and you can even borrow laptops from us!

Watch the video for an introduction to what to expect from the library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EMcxV2eKA8&

Opening hours

• 9am-11pm Mon-Sun (from 22nd Sept); and 24/7 (from 27th Oct).

• THIS WEEK 9am-5pm Mon-Sun (excluding Saturday 20 Sept) until 22nd Sept.

LIBRARY SEARCH lists all the key resources available to you

Library Search lists printed and electronic books and journals; and DVDs and databases. There is also a section where you can search for articles from journals.

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9Y3LRHbaTY

Run a search for ‘film noir’ in Library Search and you will get about 114 results

Run the same search in ‘Articles & more’, and you get more like 4500 results!!

And they are all available online!!

Run the search again and tick the box here, and you’ve doubled your results to over 9000!

If you want to save an item to look at later, click the star icon, to save it your e-shelf

Finding printed books and journals and DVDs

Use Library Search to find the location of items. The ‘shelf reference’ will indicate exactly where the item is located, and you can pick the item up and issue it to yourself using the self-service kiosks.

First Floor: Reference and Key Text collections + numbers 001- 699. Second Floor: DVD collection, printed journals + numbers 700-999.

Hold Requests

Hold Requests

To place a hold request, login to Library Search to identify the book you want and use the Hold link within the locations tab. There is no charge for this service.

Self-service kiosks

Self-service kiosks

Use the self-service kiosks to borrow or return books and DVDs. Instructions are clearly displayed on the screen of the kiosks - follow these carefully.

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUFr5yAQf7g&feature=youtu.be

Your loan entitlement

You can borrow up to fifteen items at one time (up to 3 audio-visual items). Books are issued for one or three week periods.DVDs are issued for one week

Renew your books and DVDs

Books can be renewed from within the MyLibaryAccount area of Library Search any number of times as long as no one else has requested them. DVDs can be renewed once.

Books can be renewed from within the MyLibaryAccount area of Library Search any number of times as long as no one else has requested them. DVDs can be renewed once.

Library Fines

There are no fines! However, if you return items more than one day late, your Library Account is suspended for the amount of time that the item is late – up to a maximum of ten weeks. A suspension means no loans, and no renewals, but doesn’t affect your IT Account.

Online Resources

Key e-resources include: Art Full Text; Arts Proquest; Box of Broadcasts; CREDO Reference; Film Indexes Online; Oxford Art Online; JSTOR; Safari; Screen Online; and STASH. Links to all these are provided on Library Search. Try adding some to your e-shelf straight away!

Off-site access to e-resources

To access e-resources off-site, look for the ‘shibboleth’ link. (This is sometimes described as ‘Where are you from?’ ‘Remote users login via home organization’ ‘Select login via your institution’ or ‘UK Federation Login’).

Watch the video; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj2SEiw-mr0

E-books

E-books are included in Library Search, and the library now provides most technical books online rather than in print. Mac Users will need to download Adobe Reader for most titles. See my blog for further details: www.bit.ly/learninghowtosee

IDD service

There is a £3 charge if you want us to obtain material from another library for you. Details here: http://www.westminster.ac.uk/library-and-it/our-libraries/finding-and-borrowing/using-other-libraries

Recommending a title

If you would like to recommend titles for the library contact me @ j.thickins@westminster.ac.uk

STUDENT IT DISCOUNTS

IT discounts are available for new hardware and software. Find out more here: http://www.westminster.ac.uk/library-and-it/it-and-software/student-it-discounts

STUDY SUPPORT

The training provided by Library and the IT training team can be seen on the new study support pages: www.westminster.ac.uk/study-support

THE IT TRAINING TEAM OFFER

• Introductory Courses• Certified courses

• Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)• Adobe Certified Associate (ACA)

• Drop-Ins• One to One support

• Microsoft Office Specialist• Word; Excel; PowerPoint

• Internationally recognised• Instructor led training• Mock Testing• Online collaboration tools

• Adobe Certified Associate (ACA)• Photoshop; InDesign; Illustrator; Premiere Pro

• Internationally recognised• Instructor led training• Mock Testing• Online collaboration tools

IT TRAINING TEAM

• Timetable: www.westminster.ac.uk/trainingteam

• Email: it.training@westminster.ac.uk

• Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLDQ63Lvy0E

Support for students with disabilities including dyslexia:

• Extended loans scheme

• Specialist software and equipment

• Library contact for help and advice :

Eleri Kyffin

APPs

Evernote – brilliant note taking appGoogle Calendar – get organisedGoogle Drive – online storageReference Me – makes referencing easyAdobe Reader – essential for some ebooksLibrary Search – coming soon

WHERE TO GO FOR HELP

Library and IT help is available from the ‘Welcome’ desk on the ground floor of the library; via ‘FixIT’ online (see Intranet); or for IT help, you can also telephone 020 7915 5488 (24 hours a day). You are also welcome to contact me:James Thickins, Academic Liaison Librarian (Photography and Film)Email: j.thickins@westminster.ac.uk Blog:: www.bit.ly/learninghowtosee

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