1. Welcome to Agder University Library! Arthur N. Olsen, Research Librarian

2. Welcome to Agder University Library A modern library with : 300.000 volumes 200.000 e-bookse-books Access to 20.000 electronic journalselectronic journals A wide variety of electronic services: databases, dictionaries, encyclopedias Qualified and helpful library staff Access to electronic services and more information on our Webpages: http://www.uia.no/uba Choose English ! Arthur N. Olsen Presentation International Students Autumn 20152

3. Facilities Gimlemoen IT & library Newspapers and periodicals Reference books of all kinds Reading/work space Wireless and wired connection to the campus network Group rooms Internet terminals Brief usage for the library catalog, Internet and e-mail Standard PC’s Login necessary, 3 printers Specialized equipment Listen to cassettes and CD’s, film on video and DVD, microfilm and microfiche Mediatek: access to specialized hardware and software for graphics and video work Printers and copiers Follow Me, use of student card Arthur N. Olsen Presentation International Students Autumn 20153

4. Oria – one search for everything Used by all university and college libraries in Norway Possible to find books : In our library At other Norwegian research libraries Millions of articles from journals, newspapers and open archives DVD’s, musical scores, etc. uia.oria.no Arthur N. Olsen Presentation International Students Autumn 20154

5. Finding books in the library Arthur N. Olsen Presentation International Students Autumn 20155

6. Electronic Journals Pointers to electronic journals in Bibsys E-journal portal, pointer from Oria E-journal portal Bibsys X Choose Bibsys X from database search screens to see our library holdings and order copies Collections from publishers Elsevier Science DirectElsevier Science Direct, Emerald, Springer Link, Sage, Taylor and Francis, Wiley-BlackwellEmeraldSpringer LinkSageTaylor and FrancisWiley-Blackwell Arthur N. Olsen Presentation International Students Autumn 20156

7. Some important electronic services Oria Google Scholar Web of Science Scopus Dictionaries Oxford English DictionaryOxford English Dictionary, Oxford ReferenceOxford Reference Encyclopaedias Encyclopaedia Britannica Information Literacy Citation Compass Arthur N. Olsen Presentation International Students Autumn 20157

8. Borrowing and ordering documents Your student-id is also your library card Normal loan period is 4 weeks reduced to 1 week if others are waiting Inter-library loans and reservations Renewals Purchase suggestions Arthur N. Olsen Presentation International Students Autumn 20158