Library Resources and Services Rowena Stewart Liaison Librarian To cover: Where your books and journals are Finding out if the Library has what you need Getting what the Library doesn’t have Finding academic literature on your subject

Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library – print books KB Library Store - all KB print journals Informatics, Medicine & HSS in Main Library, George Square Murray Library building: 08: :00 09/noon - 19:00 Print journals in Library Annexe, South Gyle.

Which Library? Library Catalogue  print journals and (online or print) books  renew books on loan On the Library homepage at Library tab on MyEd

Which Library? Ebook example: string theory date descending-

RESERVE Collections

Borrowing Books 40 books (including up to 3 Reserve books) Standard loan = 12 weeks. Short loan = 1 week Reserve books = up to 3 hours or overnight Self-issue and self-return But please ask the Helpdesk staff if you have questions etc.

Renewing Books Most books (excluding Reserve books) may be renewed up to 5 times Can’t renew if: recalled, fines too high or on/after due date

Borrowing Books Fines for overdue books: 20p per day for standard books / 50p per day for short loan books £1 per day for overdue recalled books 2p per minute for overdue reserve books) 5 days grace for overdue standard loan books [on day 6, fine is added at cost of 6 days overdue]  no grace period for overdue recalled books Borrowed books you want (borrower has week at most):

Many thousands of journals online  Not always bought from every available host site  Not always bought for access from volume 1 to now Check electronic journals pages – not the default tab Online Maths Collection

E-journals In the e-journal pages you can search, browse or look at subject groupings. The library catalogue link goes to the same information but the ejournal pages are more up to date with purchases.

Off-campus access to online collection Through EASE (authentication) / MyEd (portal) VPN – access to University network + wireless access - Eduroam – JANET Roaming Service : secure internet access from eduroam-enabled institution around the world - Use eduroam not central to connect to “normal” campus network Get Connected

Inter-Library Loan (I.L.L.) for what we don’t have ILLiad form: 30 free per year [5 for undergraduates] then £5 per request received 2 renewals which are done via Helpdesk or I.L.L. staff. More information: “Intra-library loan” - Get material from other UoEdinburgh libraries sent to KB same form FREE Annexe scans/items - same (week)day if in before noon

Suggest the Library buys Something Books:

uCreate provides multimedia and specialist IT facilities on a self-service basis including printing posters. Printing Printing and photocopying - paid via your Print account which you can top up via the machines, asking library staff and via MyEd’s Online Print Credit channel.

Databases for Reviewing the Literature You will need at some stage to find out what has already been published in your research field: MathSciNet: Information on millions of applied and pure Maths articles. Reviews of the articles from 1940s onwards. ZentralblattMATH: As for MathsSciNet can use MSC to focus on your research interest. Web of Science: Tracking a useful article through the literature since it was published. Business Source Complete, Datastream Advance, Factiva… Searcher: library catalogue, databases etc with default limit set to what you can read now.

Where to find (out about) databases A-Z list and lists by subject

Contacting Information Services IS Skills Development open courses and manuals – MyEd Events or Uni web search box ISiSkills – IAD – uCreate – If you have a learning technology, IT or Library enquiry, contact the IS Helpline: Self-service portal: Phone: +44 (0) There is an IS Helpdesk in each of the IS managed libraries - Level 1 for the Murray Library Help

Rowena Stewart, rm1406 JCMB Tel: This presentation at IAD Programme: (PGT - CSE) Finding Academic Literature(PGT - CSE) Finding Academic Literature Wednesday 12 th November 12:15-13:45 [rm3212 JCMB] Happy to see people/take questions Murray Library: Specific topics, semester Tuesdays – group study room 1, pm. MyEd booking. Drop-in literature review clinic, semester Thursdays – level1 seating area noon-2pm. Mobile Device clinics – Book via MyEd Events Tuesdays 2-4pm, grp study rm3.