1. Library Resources and Services
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
Rowena Stewart
Academic Support Librarian
rm1406 JCMB
Tel:

2. Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library – print books
Murray Library building:
08: :00
09/noon - 19:00
Informatics, Medicine & HSS in Main Library, George Square
Print journals in Library Annexe, South Gyle.
uCreate for multimedia and specialist IT facilities, including design software, A0 poster printing -

3. DiscoverEd – http://discovered.ed.ac.uk
Online and print, journals and books plus records of articles, theses, conference proceedings…
From the Library homepage
Library tab on MyEd

4. Journals Many thousands of journals online
Not always bought from every available host site
Not always bought for access from volume 1 to now
Some issues (even titles) only taken in print.
“double quotes” force a search for the phrase.

5. Journals

6. Journals Library Annexe – Request online for physical volume/issue
LINKS – for same (week)day article scans
Library Annexe – Request online
for physical volume/issue

7. Journals: article scan requests from print only journal issues

8. Off-campus access to online collection
EASE (authentication) / MyEd (portal)
VPN – access to University network + wireless access –
Connecting to the network
Eduroam – JANET Roaming Service : secure internet access from eduroam-enabled institution around the world -
SCONUL Access scheme allows borrowing from other UK HEI Libraries -

9. Databases for Reviewing the Literature
DiscoverEd includes article level records. Default setting is to what you can read because the library has bought it.

10. Databases for Reviewing the Literature
To find what has already been published in your field:
> Physics & Astronomy
Inspec
Contents of more than 6.5k journals publishing in physics, computing, electrical engineering.
Thesaurus of controlled terms/descriptors
Web of Science (Science Citation Index , Proceedings…)
Tracking a particularly useful article through the literature since it was published.
Journal Impact Factors
Full-text from publishers
IEEE, AIP/APS, IoP, Association of Computing Machinery (ACM Digital Library).
Pre-prints, full- text repositories
ArXiv.org, NASA Astrophysics Data System, CERN Document Server.

11. Theses Find theses awarded in your field
> Theses
eg ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global for those awarded worldwide. Includes online full-text.
Edinburgh Research Archive (ERA)
Electronic copies of UoEdinburgh awarded theses are deposited in ERA (a printed and bound copy goes to the University Archive).
Any of your academic output can be posted on ERA and its staff can advise on copyright.
Edinburgh Research Explorer
The University’s research output (not full-text).
Help pages –

12. Inter-Library Loan (I.L.L.) for what we don’t have
30 free per year [5 for undergraduates]
then £5 per request received
take e-payment requests to Physics Admin
2 renewals which are done via Helpdesk or I.L.L. staff.
Request and monitoring form:
“Intra-library loan”
Get scans (or books/physical items) from other UoEdinburgh libraries, including Library Annexe, sent to you (or the Murray Library for collection).
same form
No cap on number of free requests.
Annexe scans/items - same (week)day if in before noon
Help and Information -

13. Reference management software
Publishing your research
Open Access (OA) -
Author charges’ repayment schemes.
Advice (on copyright implications, next REF etc).
Data -
Advice on planning, storing, sharing or publishing the data your research generates.
Open repository, Edinburgh DataShare.
Training includes IS Digital Skills and Training classroom sessions and online course MANTRA
Reference management software
Eg EndNote –
Direct import of records
Group records and attach files to them.
Cite while you write
Export chosen references in BibTeX format.

14. Borrowing Books 60 books – PGRs (50 for PGTs, 30 UGs)
- 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 library Helpdesk staff if you have questions etc.

15. Which Library?

16. Getting books on loan Sign-in [EASE authenticated]:
Request early returns for you to borrow next.
Find as many results as there are to find (esp off-campus).
See loan period defined for you.
See previous as well as current loans.
Save records.
Save searches to run again.

17. Renewing Books
Most books (excluding Reserve books) may be renewed for up to:
18 months in total, ie from first issue date, for (STANDARD) 12 week loans.
4 months for (SHORT) 1 week loans.
You can’t renew if:
you’ve reached the limit.
the book’s been requested.
your fines are too high.
If you think it’s none of those, contact library staff and they’ll be able to help.

18. Borrowing Books Fines for overdue books:
20p per day for standard books / 40p per day for short loan books
[maximum £10]
One day’s grace.
On day two of being overdue, a fine equals the cost of two days being overdue.
N.B.
£1 per day for overdue recalled books [maximum £10]
2p per minute for overdue reserve books [maximum £25]
Paying online: DiscoverEd My Account area.

19. Suggest the Library buys Something
Books:
Journals etc – me (Academic Support Librarian) or
Will Hossack (Library rep)

20. Contacting Information Services (IS)
for learning technology, IT or Library enquiries:
Self-service portal:
Phone: +44 (0)
Follow: IS Helpline -
Schools providing IT support for their staff &PGRs
- > Local Schools Helpdesks.
Staffed IS Helpdesk in each Information Services managed library.
 Level 1 in the Murray Library.
Mobile Device Clinics/IT Support Desk (no booking required)
Tuesdays & Thursdays.
10am–noon & 1-3pm.
rm1404 JCMB.
Copyright information -
Copyright enquiries team –

21. Help – academic skills support
MyEd Events for booking
In the Murray Library:
Specific topics:
semester Tuesdays group study room 1, pm.
Literature review clinic:
semester Wednesdays pm.
Institute for Academic Development –
eg Finding Academic Literature - Science and Engineering
Digital Skills and Training -
Courses (classroom and online), manuals, videos (>5,000) from Lynda.com
Thesis Hub - [online, self enrol]
I am happy to see people and/or be contacted with questions
rm1406 JCMB Tel: