1. How to make the most of Birkbeck Library during your studies June 2011

2. The library Birkbeck Library websiteBirkbeck Library website (http://www.bbk.ac.uk/lib)http://www.bbk.ac.uk/lib Bloomsbury ◦ Books (over 300 000 items) ◦ A/V Collection – DVDs, CDs ◦ Journals ◦ Study areas ◦ Workstations ◦ Self-issue machines ◦ Printing and photocopying Stratford ◦ Birkbeck collection housed within University of East London Stratford Campus Library

3. How to find what you need when you need it Use the library catalogue to locate references on your reading list:library catalogue ◦ print and electronic books ◦ articles published in journals E.g. ◦ Obholzer, A. & Roberts, V. (1994) The Unconscious at Work ◦ Pitt, G. (2009) Discipline and Dismissal in Employment Law ◦ E-mail at work: A cause for concern? The implications of the new communication technologies for health, wellbeing and productivity at work Journal of Organisational Transformation & Social Change 2008 Vol.5(2) p.159-173

4. Renewing and reserving Renewals ◦ Once you have borrowed books, it is possible to renew them as long as no-one else requests them. Reservations ◦ If all copies of the book you wish to read are out on loan to another person, you can place a request. This will ensure that the next available copy will be held for you.

5. eLibrary eBooks eJournals Databases and online resources Past exam papers http://www.bbk.ac.uk/lib/elib

6. Further services Access support Inter-Library Loan Access to other libraries via the SCONUL Access Scheme SCONUL Access Scheme Library blogs / Twitterblogs

7. Sources of help and information Help Desk – face-to-face, phone & email Subject guides – print and on the library website (incl. study skills) Subject guides Online tutorials (LIFE and Learn Library skills section) Online tutorials Introduction to the library videolibrary video Subject librarians – for one-to-one subject sessions Subject librarians

8. Any questions? Help Desk Tel: 020 7631 6063 Email: library-help@bbk.ac.uk