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1 Welcome to Oxford An introduction to library resources
in theology for graduate students Hilla Wait, Philosophy & Theology Librarian let me be the latest person to say welcome. Responsible for the Phil and Theo collections in the university. PTFL in Rad Hum, Theo collections in central Bodleian, etc. Acquisitions, management, deployment, organisation, subject enquiries. Training. Also co-ordinate ebook provision in all subjects. And Disability officer for PTFL and for the philosophy faculty. You'll be seeing a lot of me this week.

2 Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford
13,000,000 books and other items £8,000,000 materials budget 31 libraries Research Libraries Faculty Libraries Book Storage Facility [College Libraries] Electronic Resources User Education Tri-partite system E-resources, Are in fact chosen paid for and maintained by libraries Photocopiers: PCAS: set your account up.

3 Where to go for induction
Drop-in to PTFL, anytime Please register online for your iSkills tour –if you don’t know the Bodleian. PGDIP – you should have your own timetables. Don’t forget the workshop tomorrow –

4 Library Inductions – D.Phil. M.Phil. M.St. M.Th.
Information skills & E-resources in Theology, IT Services, 13 Banbury Road, Tuesday, 4 October – 17.30 Bodleian tours: MED, Lower Reading Room, Old Library Tuesday, 4 October 09.15, 10.00, 10.45, 11.30, 12.15 Book Online OIL tour, Friday, 7 October, 12.15 Drop in to PTFL, anytime Drop-in to PTFL, Wednesday 8th October all afternoon, or anytime Please register online for your iSkills tour –if you don’t know the Bodleian. Access to the Old Bod is only via the North arch (from Broad St via the Clarendon Quad) or through the South arch from Radcliffe Square, because of building works on the Great gate. Don’t forget the workshop tomorrow –

5 Library Inductions – Postgraduate diplomas
Introduction to the Bodleian Thursday, 6 October, 2016 Convocation House, Old Library, Bodleian Library, Catte Street Drop in to PTFL anytime OIL tour, Friday 7 October, 12.15 Don’t need to sign up for your Bodleian session. Enter via Sheldonian quad from Broad Street. Library Resources in Theology Lecture room, Radcliffe Humanities , Friday, 7 October, 2016

6 Acquisitions and Collection Development in Theology
Collection development by Subject Librarians Unified theology budget Purchasing for the Bodleian Purchasing for the PTFL Electronic acquisitions Role of the Faculty of Theology and Religion CLiPS – Committee for Library Information and Strategy Role of Theology students How to make suggestions I’m a subject librarian

7 Libraries for you Oriental Institute Library
Bodleian Library Lower Reading Room – theology, patristics, philosophy Upper Camera – church history Duke Humfrey's Library Gladstone Link – open stacks Oriental Institute Library Leopold Muller Memorial Library Philosophy & Theology Faculties Library Library introduction to theology graduates

8 Temporarily closed- fetching service from Weston Library
Oriental Collections Bodleian Oriental Institute Library Leopold Muller Memorial Library Islamic Studies –- Eastern Christianity – South and Inner Asia Reference and Lending Study spaces Photocopying & scanning Subject Specialists Web-site Hebrew and Jewish Studies Reference and Lending Study spaces Photocopying & scanning Subject Specialists OIL core collections comprising of Islamic, South Asian and Jewish Studies Currently operating as combined lending and reference collections Ox Centre Hebrew and Jewish studies – yarn ton, but there is free shuttle service Fellows and students of the Centre, visiting scholars, undergraduates, postgraduates, academic and research staff of the University of Oxford have free access to the library with borrowing rights. Ox Islamic studies – currently George st, waiting to move to new buildings in Marston. The Library is reference-only, but while borrowing is not allowed, the Centre does have photocopying facilities Open to all UC holders Temporarily closed- fetching service from Weston Library

9 Bodleian K B Chen China Centre Library @ St.Hugh’s College
Chinese religions History of Christianity in the east Enter from Canterbury Road

10 Philosophy & Theology Faculties Library
Library opening times M-F : (17.00 vacs) Sat: (term only) Lending Library for academics, graduates and undergraduates 100,000 loans p.a. 3,500 readers 24 weekly loans per graduate Self-issue or staffed service Reading Room for Bodleian Library stack items Study space Photocopying & scanning Support for e-resources in philosophy and theology Follow us on and Facebook Philosophy & Theology Librarian: Graduate Study Area Common Room Newspapers Drinks & Snacks Café at the Maths Institute

11 College and Departmental Libraries Specialist Christian Collections
Blackfriars Harris Manchester Mansfield Pusey House Regents Park Wycliffe Hall Pusey House: core is Pusey’s own books: centre for study of the Oxford Movement. Church history, Patristic, Liturgy. Also resource centre for CofE. The Library is open to all Monday-Friday Bring your university card Wycliffe Hall is an evangelical centre of theological education in the University of Oxford. Founded in 1877 by a group of evangelical churchmen, it is home to a vibrant international Christian community. The majority of students at Wycliffe Hall are preparing for ordained ministry in the Church of England, or for other kinds of Christian ministry, though Wycliffe also takes some students studying Theology. H-M higher education for Nonconformists , good Methodist library collections. major collection of books and pamphlets relating to the history of the Dissenting and Unitarian movements in England . Also MSS collection of history of radical Protestant Dissent Mansfield: Nonconformist United Reformed Church research material for the study of English and Welsh Nonconformity Blackfriars Catholics and Aquinas collections. Dominican priory Regents Park as we hold one of the leading non-conformist collections in the UK and are the official library and archive for the Baptist Union and Baptist missionary Society holding the foundation documents for the denomination worldwide. in regards to the manuscripts and archives we hold from the 1600’s in regards to the Asian and particularly Chinese vernacular items we hold as well as manuscripts.

12 Special Collections Weston Library – Special Collections Reading Rooms
Early & medieval western manuscripts Modern western manuscripts Rare books Theses Oriental special collections Café Exhibitions Special Lectures No longer consult MSS in DH, but you can use Selden End as a readers services space.

13 University card NOT TRANSFERABLE Entering buildings Borrowing books
May be linked to your photocopier account (PCAS) At Gibson and Radcliffe Humanities Use your University Card to open the front door Hold your card against the card sensor, and wait until the light turns green In case of difficulties, press the Reception buzzer At the library entrance, use your card to open the speed gate, or the intercom to call for help You will also need your card to exit from the library via the speed gate

14 Passwords Bodleian Libraries username & password
Photocopying, printing, scanning, computing and wifi Username: Barcode number Password: Your date of birth in the format 01DEC2000 Change your password asap @ Oxford single sign on (Oxford username and password. Username is in the format abcd1234) Use to access WebLearn Use for Nexus Use for OWL wi-fi and Eduroam Use to log on to SOLO to… renew your books, order books from closed stacks and reserve books which are out on loan access the full range of journal articles on SOL access e-books, e-journals and databases when you are away from Oxford (“off campus”) Remember to log-out of SSO after use and close browser

15 WiFi Bodleian Libraries
Log on using “Bodleian Libraries” username & password Eduroam (used across the University) Saves your login details so that you connect automatically – no need to log on each time! To use it, you will need to set up a ‘remote access (Eduroam/VPN)’ username and password Instructions on setting up a username and configuring your device on “Library Assistant for Oxford

16 PCAS: Print, Copy & Scan Library copiers: print, photocopy and scan
Log in with your Bodleian Libraries account Username: Barcode number Password: Your date of birth in the format 01DEC2000 Change your Add More information and how to set up swipe card access from your University All of the Bodleian Libraries have photocopiers which allow you not only do photocopying but also: to scan to a USB stick or to to send a print job from library computers or from your own laptop To use them you need to add money to your PCAS account. Go to And log in with your Bodleian Libraries username and password To use them you need to set up something called a PCAS account (a username and password) and then add some money to it which you can do with credit or debit card. Address for setting up PCAS account on the handout Guide to using PCAS and our copying equipment – for example instructions on how to send print outs from your own computer on the handout Costs A4 Black and White – 6p (9p duplex) A4 colour 38p (57p duplex) A3 Black and White 10p A3 colour 76p (1.14) Scanning 2p

17 Help with SOLO and other library resources
SOLO videos SOLO Live Help LibGuides Guidance on key subject resources Books and journals in print and online Databases and e-resources Specialist materials: Hebraica, Judaica, and Semitics Theology Bible studies (coming soon) Help with: finding materials in Oxford Libraries referencing and reference management PCAS SOLO eBooks Library Assistant Library Assistant is our online mobile library induction. You can use Library Assistant to quickly find key information about using the libraries including the kind of information we’ve covered here today, so don’t worry if you missed anything or if you forget Library Resources in PPE 2014

18 Workshops for postgraduates & researchers Topics covered:
Workshops for postgraduates & researchers Topics covered: information discovery and finding scholarly materials reference management (Endnote, RefWorks, Zotero, Mendeley, Papers and ColWiz) keeping up to date measuring research impact copyright and intellectual property open access publishing managing research data e-Books Monday 18th January                 Wednesday 20th January           Research Skills Toolkit for Humanities Division 2 hour session

19 Open access and the Oxford University Research Archive (ORA)
introduction to Bodleian Libraries, 2015 Open access and the Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) Database for e-deposit for OU researchers Mandatory to deposit graduate theses (3 year restriction) World-wide exposure for your research Your publications should also be deposited in ORA Open Access If you receive RCUK funding, you must ensure your publications are Open Access What is Open Access? Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge including for those who do not have personal or institutional subscriptions to journals, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. Green Access deposits your article in a repository (ORA) with an embargo period set by the publisher of 12 months or less. Gold Access pays the publishers who won’t do Green. The Bodleian Libraries provide training, an inquiry help-line, and administer the payment of APCs.

20 Library Support for Disabilities
If you have a disability or a Specific Learning Difficulty (e.g. dyslexia), you may be able to register for additional library support such as extended loans Library level Assistive technology Extended loans Book deliveries Accessible Resources Acquisition and Creation Unit (ARACU) Library contacts PTFL Bodleian Disability Librarian long-term health condition mental health condition specific learning difficulty, eg dyslexia

21 Support for Disabilities
Common Framework Central, departmental, college, library Disclosure Disabled Students Allowance and adjustments Confidentiality Disability Advisory Service Student Counselling Service Faculty of Theology and Religion Disability Lead (Prof. Graham Ward) Disability Co-ordinator (Padraig O’Connor/Alison Broadby) Common Framework on students with disabilities Access Guide long-term health condition mental health condition specific learning difficulty, eg dyslexia What DSAs can pay for You can get help with the costs of: specialist equipment, eg a computer if you need one because of your disability non-medical helpers – such as study skills training or note-takers extra travel because of your disability other disability-related costs of studying You may get a new computer if you don’t already have one, or your current one doesn’t meet the required specification. More information will be provided to you if you’re assessed as needing a new computer. You’ll need to pay the first £200, which is the minimum cost that any student is likely to incur when buying a computer. Responsibility for meeting the needs of disabled students is shared across the collegiate University. Non medical help- Specialist study skills tuition for students with specific learning difficulties (SpLDs), including dyslexia and dyspraxia. Specialist mentoring for students with mental health difficulties and chronic health conditions (including chronic fatigue syndrome/ME). autism spectrum disorders / Asperger syndrome. Note takers to assist students who find it difficult to concentrate on what is being said during lectures and take notes at the same time. General support workers for assistance, for example,  with carrying study materials between sites or accessing library resources. Orientation support on arrival for new students with visual impairments or who have difficulty route-finding. Assistive software training


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