Archaeology - Postgraduate Library Induction 2011

Library Skills 2011

Siân Hewlett MCLIP, Assistant Librarian HSS

Why use the Library?

• Pass your Course

• Access to electronic resources

• Space for quiet study

•Expertise of Library Staff

• Catalogue search & reserve

• Catalogue specific journal articles

• Databases journal articles on a particular topic

• Inter Library Loans

• Virtual Library Tour (Library Services)

Borrowing books

Cottrell, S. (2008). The Study skills handbook (3rd ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Author, Title

Shelf mark = 378.17/COT

Dewey Decimal Classification

Reserve

Topics and Advanced Search

How many books?15 x Standard Loan (4 weeks)5 x 7 day Loan4 x 3 day Loan OR 24 hour Loan

***Fines for late items***

Renew: phone 01962 827306 email: Libenquiries@winchester.ac.uk

In person My Account

The number on the back of your Student ID / Library Card.

Inter Library Loans• £2

£2 per request

Normally arrives within 3 – 10 days

The Library Website

Searching the Catalogue for Specific Journals

Journal of the British Archaeological Association

Online resources & Journal Articles

Other useful databases

Academic Search Premier

Multi-disciplinary database

Anthropology & Archaeology – not Full Text

Bibliographic information about articles and books, provided by the Council for British

Archaeology

Maps and Map data

Electronic Journals Service

Search articles by author, title,

abstract or word in the text

Multi-subject; not always Full Text

Virtual Library Tour using the Library and

Library services

Need somewhere quiet to study?

Silent Study Area – next to the Windows on each floor

Clearing you Desk – please use the White Trolleys

Need a space to do group work? – our 7 Study Rooms

Keys are available from

the Enquiry Desk

The Study Rooms can not be booked in

advance

The Library Training Room – Middle Floor

Can be used for group work – check the door for prior bookings

Need to photocopy or

print?

Use the wall machines to add credit

Photocopiers on the Top Floor

Want to rent a DVD?

Only £1 per night!

Want to read a Newspaper?

Daily papers on the Lowest Floor

Have any Library

Questions?

Please ask at the Enquiry

Desk

Any Questions?

sian.hewlett@winchester.ac.uk