1 Library and Information Services Library resources for Collaborative Partner students

your home institution will provide... basic course texts and journals essential background reading reference material, including appropriate databases range of advanced materials to meet immediate project and assignment needs induction and information skills training study space

3 the University of Gloucestershire can provide... Access to selected electronic resources Reference use only of printed material Computers and study spaces in libraries

4 this presentation will show you how to... log onto the university’s network access your university account find your university student record find and use the library catalogue (OPAC) use eJournals, eBooks and databases off-campus find subject - specific web pages find and use the Information Skills Tutorial find information on referencing systems

5 accessing the University’s website most pages on the university’s website are open access however, you have to log in to web based resources bought by the university. This is due to Data Protection legislation and access restrictions placed by the university or database suppliers, which protect their commercial interests

6 logging in... a single username and password allows you to use all of the university’s password protected resources your username is a lower case ‘s’ followed by your student number the default password for the first time you log in is your date of birth in 8 digits e.g. 3 rd Jan 1985 is entered as when you log in for the first time you will be prompted to change your password

when do I need to log in? when using: moodle your student record e-journals, e-books and databases off-campus Interactive functions of the library catalogue

click on the Infonet link to log in

the Log In screen... Enter your username and password in the format shown. The password is concealed for security reasons. Academic staff will use their staff number preceded by a lower case ‘s’

common problems when logging in... 1.the ‘s’ in your username is case sensitive 2.password is case sensitive 3.forgotten password 4.password has expired after 90 days 5.after 3 unsuccessful attempts, your account locks you out for points 1 – 2 ensure Caps Lock is off for points 3 – 5 contact

11 troubleshooting The following messages may appear if there is a problem with your network account: ‘account disabled’ ‘username or password has not been recognised, please contact your system administrator’ if you see either of these messages report the problem to the ICT helpdesk by

navigating from the ‘Current Students web page... ‘tip’: bookmark this page as a ‘favourite’

13 your university library web pages and catalogue moodle your university student record

back up your work on your 25GB ‘SkyDrive’ access your university account for life from here

explore our pages...

find the library catalogue... click here for the Library Catalogue

finding a particular database… The next few slides will show you how to access a database from a computer that is not on the university’s network. This is called ‘off-campus access’

off-campus access to databases: step 1 click on off- campus access

off-campus access to databases : step 2 log in as requested

off-campus access to databases : step 3 familiarise yourself with password / logging in details for the database you want to use

finding an eBook via our web pages click here

finding an eBook via the library catalogue click here

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finding an eJournal via the library catalogue... click here

finding an eJournal... search using this box

Find our subject web pages then click here to bring up an A-Z list click here

A – Z subject list choose your subject from this list

example of a subject page

find the Information Skills Tutorial and information on Referencing 30 click here for referencing and plagiarism information click here for Information Skills Tutorial

use the Information Skills Tutorial...

explore our information on Referencing scroll down this page for referencing guides

print off our Referencing guides... printable guides – check with your tutor which system your course uses

FAQs Q.are Collaborative Partner students entitled to postal loans from the University? A.no, the educational institution where you are taught is responsible for providing your book stock Q.can Collaborative Partner students use other university libraries through the SCONUL Access collaborative scheme? A.only if your home institution is publicly funded, ask your librarian at the local educational institution where you are taught if it is a SCONUL Access member

further information and assistance library staff can help with using online information resources, please ring or us: FCH librarytel: Oxstalls librarytel: Park librarytel: or you can contact us using the Ask the Library serviceAsk the Library

36 now check that you know how to... log onto the university’s network access your university account find your university student record find and use the Library catalogue (OPAC) use eJournals, eBooks and databases off-campus find subject - specific web pages find and use the Information Skills Tutorial find information on Referencing systems