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Introduction to Fountains
Library & Information Services
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Access to services
• To find out what services are available in Fountains
• You can get access to all the facilities on completion of enrolment
• Your student card is also your library card
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Layout of building• Ground floor – computers, study spaces, Quick Access
Texts, reference books and journals open 24/7• First and second floors – main book collections, variety of
quiet and group study zones• Link to our Virtual tour of the building
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Borrowing & returning
• Use Self-Service machines for borrowing, renewing or returning
• Need student card and PIN
• Loan periods – 4 week loan– 7 day loan – 1 day loan
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Resources in Fountains
• As well as books, you can borrow DVDs, CDs
• Journals (some for reference only)
• You can borrow up to 15 items at once
• Quick access texts (for reference only)
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Library catalogue
Results screen
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Detailed record
List of copies
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Other collections
• York Teaching Hospital Library
• Languages Resource Centre
• Religious Education Centre
• Archives
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Holds
• If you want an item that is on loan, place a hold
• Email sent when hold is ready to collect
• Check your University email!
• Self-service holds collection area on ground floor
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Checking your loans
• Choose ‘Library account’ from homepage– Need User ID and PIN number to logon– User ID is your student number– PIN number will be emailed to you
• Renew on Self Service points or library web pages or library catalogue
• Renew 4 week and 1 week loans up to 7 times• Fines are due if items returned late
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Computers
• Over 400 computers in IT rooms and open areas, esp. ground floor
• Wireless access for your laptops
• Internet available from halls of residence
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Saving your work
• Document Library in MySite
• ‘Documents’ area on network (200Mb)
• Use memory sticks to backup
• ALWAYS backup your work!
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Software on PCs
• Annette Webb can help you with Microsoft Office software e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Help with MyYSJ student portal
• One to one and group sessions
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Printing & photocopying• You can print out and photocopy on the same
machines in Fountains
• Prices for printing/copying displayed by each machine
• £2 free credits for new students
• You have an online account to add credit: instructions at Question Point.
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Electronic journals & databases
• Most resources available off-site as well as on the campus
• 1000s of full text journal articles available electronically
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Question Point
• Ask us for help at Question Point on the ground floor– Finding books– Using electronic
resources– IT queries
• Roving staff throughout the building
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Library website
• Available from MyYSJ portal
• Access to electronic resources
• Information about using the library & searching techniques
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Moodle
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And finally…
• Check out the Library website
• Any further enquiries come and ask us for help on the ground floor of Fountains
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