1. Malyon College Library Orientation

2. The librarian … Jill Walker Usual hours: Tuesday – Thursday 9am – 5pm Monday + Friday 9am – 3.00pm

3. What we offer … 25,000+ volumes 500 journal titles Print Online Various multimedia

4. To search the catalogue … Online database (web-based) Online you can: Search (basic and guided) Reserve items currently borrowed Check and renew loans Warning: Automatic suspension from borrowing when items are 1 week overdue. Let’s have a look … Library catalogueLibrary catalogue

5. To find an item on the shelf Note the ‘Call number’ (or ‘Spine number’) Dewey classification system (decimal): 230 231 231.1 231.3 231.7 231.74 231.745 231.74509015! Usually followed by first letters of author’s name: 230 ABU 230 DEV 1 230 DEV 2 On shelves in order of number, then alphabet If preceded by: ‘R’, a Reference book (e.g. R 230 SER) ‘RA’, on the Atlas stand

6. Borrowing and returning Self serve loans In your online account: Loan details Renewals Alerts

7. A few rules to help us share … No food or drink, please (exception: water in a screw-top bottle is OK) After using items, do not re-shelve them … leave them on a shelving trolley. Don’t take items out of the library without registering them as ‘borrowed’ in the database. Try not to hoard.

8. Journal databases online The ATLA Religion Database and the Religion and Philosophy Collection http://search.ebscohost.com Username: MalyonCollege Password: WELCOME

9. All this information and more from the library site … From the College website http://www.malyon.edu.au http://www.malyon.edu.au Follow the library links for: Catalogue Moodle

10. And now … the library awaits you!