LIBRARY

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1. Domestic loan

2. Interlibrary loan

3. Photocopying (self-service)

4. Reference service

5. Cultural activities

SERVICES AT YOUR DISPOSAL

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Not included in this service are:

• Reference books; Statistics; • Magazines and journals; • Reserved documents; • Thesis and Dissertations; • Documents that have an orange

rectangle;• Documents in magnetic or digital

support.

DOMESTIC LOAN

DELIVERY:

• Delays until 15 days: Fine of 0,50€ per book/day;

• Delays exceeding 15 days::Fine of 0,50€ per book/day AND a temporary suspension of domestic loan will be applied during 1 month period.

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RENEWALS

Can be made:

Two times, for the same period, except if anyone has made a reservation;

Until two days before the ending of the loan period;

By phone, fax or e-mail.

(351)217903024

Fax:+(351)217903025

E-mail: biblioteca@iscte.pt

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INTERLIBRARY LOAN

How to:• Fill a form on our web page (http://biblioteca.iscte.pt/eibweb.php);• The service costs are supported by the user and depend on the amount

charged by the institution that lends the document;

The books can ONLY be consulted in our facilities and for the period of the loan.

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PHOTOCOPYING

The Photocopying machines are to be used ONLY to take copies of library books.

Costs:

Card: 1.10€ Copies B&W: 0.03€Copies Color: 0.30€

First Floor:• ARCHITECTURE, INFORMATICS, NATURAL SCIENCES• INE DATABASE (STATISTICS)• Photocopying machines

Second Floor:• SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, HISTORY,

ANTROPOLOGY, AFRICAN STUDIES, LAW• Study rooms

Third Floor:• ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT, QUANTITATIVE METHODS• Magazines and journals (paper)• Databases: Reuters, Datastream and Bloomerg

LIBRARY SPACE

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• 3 rooms for about 75 users;

• To have access to the rooms it’s a prerequisite the need to use at least a book that can’t be loan;

• You must make a reservation on the 1st floor.

STUDY ROOMS

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Define:

• Subjects of interest• The sources where you want to search (catalogues, databases, portals,…)

Searches on databases or catalogues can (usually) be made by:

• Author, title, subject, magazine/journal name, keyword• On databases use english language

STARTING THE SEARCH FOR MATERIALS (TIPS)

Papel

Online

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Onpaper

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BooleanOperators

Search:AuthorWordTitle

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Take note of the location and registry number!!!

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Color that identifies the area

Initials of the area

First 3 letters of the title

First 3 letters of the author’s last name

Classification by subjects inside each area

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This means it can’t leave the library

INTERPRETING THE LABEL AND LOCATION ON THE BOOKS

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• Each books has a unique place on the shelf.

• Each tematic area has her color and letter.

• Books are organized from the top to the bottom, from the left to the right.

HOW ARE THE BOOKS ORGANIZED?

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• Location of thesis and dissertations has the following format:

Area letter + 103 AUT*Tit Example: G.103 GOM*Imp

• Reserved consultation

• There can only be consulted 3 thesis/dissertations per day, per person:You must fill a form, avaliable on the balcony of the 1st floor, and leave a card with your photo in it (for example, student card)

•Have attention to copyrights! You can only take copies of a chapter, plus the index.

• Thesis and dissertations from 2007 and further are available on the Repository of ISCTE.

THESIS AND DISSERTATIONS

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ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

Papel

Online

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Em papel

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• The VPN Access establishes a safe connection between your personal computer and ISCTE’s web;

• By establishing a virtual private connection, the home computer behaves just as if he was physically connected to ISCTE;

• If you need help in configuring VPN ask DSI-Direcção de Serviços de Informática (Informatics service) for support.

VPN – VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKING

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REFERENCE SERVICE

Main objectives:Provide orientation and support to the users.

How to access?In personBy phone (351)217903024 By fax:(351)217903025By chat:www.biblioteca.iscte.ptBy e-mail:referencia.dsbd@iscte.pt

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