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Let us help you find the information you need to
teach your course, support your business and to
assist with teaching and learning within the college
Invest a little time in getting to know us and benefit
from the help and support we give
The library and study centres are as much about
supporting staff and teaching as they are about
students and learning
September 2012
Libraries for Staff
Your guide to Library Services
A selection of books available
within the library
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Welcome to Library Services
All you will need to borrow materials or make bookings is your
staff ID card (and not even that when you become a regular
customer!).
Please invest a few minutes getting to know the many ways in
which we can save you time and help your students to succeed.
Did you know that each of the staff in the library has a dedicat-
ed liaison area within the college? Let us introduce you:
Hello! As a new member of staff we would like to
welcome you to Library Services and hope
that we can provide resources for your
teaching, your students and your own
development.
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How to find us Hartford:
The library is on the top floor using the main entrance stairs.
The Learning Zone drop-in computer centre is on the first floor.
The HE Study Room is located within the library and has
computer drop in facilities
Winsford:
Room 101 on the first floor
Opening Hours Hartford Library - term-time
Monday & Tuesday 8.30 - 4.45
Wednesday & Thursday 8.30 - 7.00
Friday 8.30 - 4.15
Includes HE Study Room
Hartford Library - vacation opening
Monday - Thursday 9.15 - 4.45
Friday 9.15 - 4.15
Closed for lunch 12.15 - 1.15
Please phone beforehand to check opening times
Hartford Learning Zone (term-time only)
Monday to Thursday 9.00 - 4.45
Friday 9.00 - 4.15
Winsford Library (term-time only)
Monday, Thursday and Friday 9.00 - 4.00
Tuesday & Wednesday 9.00 - 7.00
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The basics
Requests
Any item we stock in the library may be reserved - we will email you
when it is available. We can also borrow books/articles formally from
the British Library. A charge may be made for this service. With any
loan from another library you will personally be liable for the full costs
of any fines, replacement costs etc incurred. If there are items that you
want that we don’t currently stock, please let us know and we’ll do our
best to get hold of them.
Borrowing
You may borrow up to 8 items which are
normally issued to staff for 6 weeks. Back
copies of periodicals, DVDs, CDs, etc may
normally only be borrowed for 1 week.
Current Magazines & Newspapers
Daily and weekly newspapers are available in
Hartford library and relevant magazines & journals
are available in all libraries. Back copies may be
borrowed. A full list can be found in a separate
leaflet available in the libraries or on Moodle
(http://moodle.midchesh.ac.uk).
DVDs, CDs, etc
We have a collection of off air and
commercial recordings on DVD. These may
be borrowed for up to a week. A small
collection of music CDs, language tapes and
audio books is also available.
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Online Catalogue
You can search our catalogue to find resources in any of our libraries.
Open a browser such as Internet Explorer and type this text into the
address field [NB no WWW] http://library.midchesh.ac.uk. Using the
Online Catalogue you are also able to reserve items and renew items.
Guides are available on Moodle.
Please remember that if you can’t find what
you need, then please feel free to talk to us,
we may be able to help or we can assist in
ordering items for you.
Enquiries
If you aren’t able to find the information
you need quickly and effectively why not
ask a specialist to do it for you? Our
professional staff will be delighted to do
the searching for you. Just give us a little
time and a clear idea of what you need.
Finding wha t y ou need
Finding what you need
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PCs are available for individual students
and staff to use on a drop-in basis in all
the Centres. The Learning Zone at
Hartford has 41 computers, 12 of which
are available for staff to book, to use with
students. Contact us to make a class
booking. Individual PCs can be booked in advance and online using
http://pcbooker.midchesh.ac.uk.
Computers
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Links to all our available resources can be found on the Library Central
Moodle pages: http://moodle.midchesh.ac.uk
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Online resources - (http://moodle.midchesh.ac.uk)
Gale Infotrac Powersearch
The library subscribes to Infotrac
which is a database of over 20,000
publications including newspapers,
magazines, journals, encyclopaedias
and other reference materials
available with full text. The link to
infotrac is available via http://bit.ly/infotrac within college but to use this
resources from home you will need to login using Shibboleth. To
log in via Shibboleth you will be asked for a username and password
and this will be the same as your network login.
Ebrary is the collection of 2981 e-books we have
available. They are accessible through the library
catalogue or direct at http://www.bit.ly/mccebrary.
There is a quick guide at http://bit.ly/mccebrary_guide
for your pleasure and enjoyment.
We also have a selection of ebooks that
the library have purchased which are
also accessible through the catalogue (as
above) but you can also access them
directly at http://www.dawsonera.com/
by selecting the institution and entering
your network login and password.
Ebrary and Ebooks
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Mid Cheshire College Resources 4 Courses
We have a netvibes page which is a collection of recommended free
online resources - mostly web sites. These are also available under the
subject guides on the Library Central Moodle course.
We check the links regularly and are confident that the information is
good quality but your own critical evaluation must be used with all
information, especially that found on the web.
Marketline Marketline offers a comprehensive and
unique collection of company, industry,
financial, product and country
information, research and data extending across every major
marketplace and industry. You can access this using your normal
network login via Shibboleth. For a video guide to using this resource,
click here.
Anatomy & Physiology Online
This online resource covers all a student
needs to know and learn about Anatomy
& Physiology. It includes 19 modules with
clear 3D images and interactive models,
narrated animations and illustrations,
dissection slides you can label, clinical case studies, the impact of aging
on each body systems, pronunciation guide, quizzes and much more.
Learning objectives guide the student through essential facts.
Narrated animations show physiological processes in a
memorable way. Accessible online 24/7.
Interactive 3D models you can rotate, add and remove layers
from, and label each structure. make learning detailed anatomy
fun and easy to remember and retain.
Quiz questions designed in several formats, help you check your
progress.
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Online resources - (http://moodle.midchesh.ac.uk)
JISC MediaHub JISC MediaHub is a multimedia
platform offering a wealth of digital
image, video and audio collections.
Log in by firstly finding your
institution i.e. Mid Cheshire College and then by putting in your
network username and password. For a guide to using this resource,
click here.
JISC Historic Books
JISC Historic Books contains the full
text or page images of over 350,000
books published in Britain from 1475
to 1900. For a guide to using this
resource, click here.
JISC Journal Archives JISC Collections has licensed a
selection of journal archives for
perpetual access by member
institutions. For a guide to using this
resource, click here.
British Library Sounds Listen to a selection from the British
Library’s extensive collections of unique
sound recordings, which come from all over
the world and cover the entire range of
recorded sound: music, drama and literature, oral history, wildlife and
environmental sounds.
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How you can help us.
Suggestions for new resources
If you have any suggestions for purchases
please pass this information to the Library
staff. Purchases are made throughout the
year so new materials are added to stock
regularly. We would also appreciate your
help when books etc are no longer up to date - again just let us know if
we have missed withdrawing something “past its sell-by-date”.
We look forward to working with you and hope you will soon be one
of our best customers.
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Keeping the libraries as quiet
learning environments
We always appreciate the support tutors
give to us, especially when we occasionally
have to ask for your help in managing
inappropriate student behaviour.
Please feel free to bring classes into the
libraries, but do ensure they have something to do and are supervised.
Hairdressing Training
Hairdressing Training provides
exemplary step-by-step guidance
videos, self-evaluation tests,
worksheets and guides relating to an
expanding collection of hairdressing styles and techniques; the service
is also mapped to the NVQ Hairdressing curriculum.
Never be afraid to ask a librarian
Phone: 01606 720646
E-mail: [email protected]
Library Catalogue: http://library.midchesh.ac.uk
Hartford Campus - Second Floor
Mid Cheshire College
Chester Road, Hartford
Cheshire, CW8 1LJ
Winsford Campus - Room 101
Mid Cheshire College
Weaver Street, Winsford
Cheshire, CW7 4AA
Phone: 01606 720652
E-mail: [email protected]
Library Catalogue: http://library.midchesh.ac.uk
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