WELCOME!

Introductory library visit for students of English at

SEAS Library, ELTE

Campus

School of English and American Studies(SEAS) Library

What-Where?• c. 80000 volumes: books, periodicals, old&new

MA thesis papers, AV material• Open access (reading room): non-fiction, based

on the Library of Congress Classification + Language Pedagogy (LP/A-W) + periodicals I.

• Stacks (closed access): fiction+additional non-fiction + MA thesis papers+university papers + periodicals II. + American Collection + AV material

HOW TO FIND OUR BOOKSPlease always find the call number in the online catalogue,because the books are shelved by call numbers both in the closed stacks and the reading room.The catalogue contains not only our documents but all books in the university:Please check the items really are in this library.Please fill out the request slips fully and correctly.

CALL # READING ROOM CLOSED STACKS

English/American fiction Stacks reference items only borrowable items

Australian fiction Stacks-AU ––––––––––– borrowable items

Canadian fiction Stacks-CAN ––––––––––– borrowable items

University papers Stacks-UNIV ––––––––––– borrowable items

Australian studies xxx -AU all items –––––––––––

Canadian studies xxx -CAN all items –––––––––––

English/American studies I. N, P–PT all items –––––––––––

English/American studies II. A–M, Q–Z reference items only borrowable items

Anthologies Pxxx -X reference items only borrowable items

Language pedagogy books LP/ all items –––––––––––

American collection -Dewey decimal class.-

––––––––––– borrowable items

Periodicals I. Reading room frequently used periodicals –––––––––––

Periodicals II. Stacks-PER ––––––––––– other periodicals

PS x1

x2 PS PR

PR

PR PN PR

x3 PN PF PG PH

PE PE

x3 PE PA PB

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A B C

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-CAN

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A KÖNYVTÁR TÉRKÉPE az olvasóterem vázlatos rajza

* THE MAP OF OUR LIBRARY

sketch of the reading room Amerikai irodalomtörténet PS American literary criticism Referensz szépirodalom x1 Reference fiction Szöveggyűjtemények x2 Anthologies Angol irodalomtörténet PR English literary criticism Irodalomtudomány PN Literary theory Szótárak x3 Dictionaries Egyéb nyelvek stb. PF Languages other than English Angol nyelvészet PE English language Egyéb nyelvek stb. PA Languages other than English Általános nyelvészet P General linguistics Történelem, politika stb. A-L History, politics etc. Ausztrál szakirodalom -AU Australian studies Kanadai szakirodalom -CAN Canadian studies Nyelvpedagógia LP/ Language pedagogy Művészeti könyvek N Art books

Open access shelves

• Browsing, call numbers on signs, end of shelves, slips, book spines

• Reference (with golden band) and circulating copies

• For circulation rules see Rules and Regulations in the Library

Stacks, request slip

Catalogue(s)

• Traditional (card) catalogue until 1998, author alphabetical+Language Pedagogy by title+AV catalogue+++

• Online, computer catalogue since 1998, shared university network catalogue (WebOPAC) since 2005

• Migration from Horizon to Aleph in 2011• http://opac.elte.hu (Click on English)

Search in Aleph

Browse List

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Records

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Full View

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Holdings

Collection(SEAS) Circulating copy in Reading Room

(SEAS) Overnight copy in Reading Room

(SEAS) Circulating copy in Closed Access area

(SEAS) American Collection in Closed Access area

(SEAS) Thesis/dissertation in Closed Access area

(SEAS) Closed Access Rare Book area

(SEAS) AV material in Closed Access area

(SEAS) Periodical in Reading Room

(SEAS) Periodical in Closed Access area

(SEAS) Non-circulating copy in Reading Room

Important!Indicates the location of the item within the library, which can be the Reading Room, Closed Access area, or Closed Access Rare Book area on the one hand, and partly informs about the circulation privilages: circulating, non-circulating, or overnight copy.

Sign-in (use Help)

My Library Card=personal profile

Services

• Photocopying: 10 HUF/page• Printing: 15 HUF/page+own paper• WiFi (read Need help with Wifi? & get

password from IIG Operation Services)• Interlibrary loan: free for domestic, 4500

HUF/volume for international• Watching video- and DVD-films on site for

free

ELTE Electronic Administration Service

Databases

• Electronic bibliographic and full-text article databases

• National or consortial subscriptions, available on the university network (including libraries, offices, remote access via Stunnel->IIG Operation Services)

• Controlled, reliable resources• JSTOR, EISZ, EBSCO, Literature Resource

Center+MLA Bibliography

Library homepages

• University Library Service=ULS portal http://konyvtar.elte.hu/en/• SEAS Library http://seaslib.elte.hu/ (Enter)

University Library Service

SEAS Library (Enter)

SEAS Library

Last remarks…• No food and drink, please!→see 6-8 Presszó• No coats and bags, please!→see lockers• Don’t leave your personal belongings (cell phone, purse,

laptop) unattended!→see thieves• Register your student-ID NOW.→see Librarian on duty• Always leave your student-ID at the Circulation Desk, if

you wish to enter the Reading Room.→see cordon

• Questions, suggestions, comments are welcome…Thank you for your attention!

SEE YOU SOON!