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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