Library Resources and Services
Rowena StewartAcademic Support Librarian
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
rm1406 JCMBTel: 0131 650 5207
Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library – print books
Informatics, Medicine & HSS in Main Library, George Square
Murray Library building: 08:30 - 23:00
09/noon - 19:00
Print journals in Library Annexe, South Gyle – get journal article scans via ILLiad (see below)
DiscoverEd
From the Library homepage www.ed.ac.uk/is/library
Library tab on MyEdwww.myed.ed.ac.uk
Online and print, journals and books plus records of articles, theses, conference proceedings…
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.• Use DiscoverEd to look them up – http://discovered.ed.ac.uk
Journals
“double quotes” force a search for the phrase.
Journals
Off-campus access to online collection
EASE (authentication) / MyEd (portal)
VPN – access to University network + wireless access – www.ed.ac.uk/is/vpn
Eduroam – JANET Roaming Service : secure internet access from eduroam-enabled institution around the world – www.ed.ac.uk/is/wireless/jrs
SCONUL Access scheme allows borrowing from other UK HEI Libraries www.sconul.ac.uk
Get Connected sessions – Main Library, George Square
Connecting to the network www.ed.ac.uk/is/wireless
Databases for Reviewing the Literature
Web of Science (Science Citation Index , Proceedings…)• Tracking a particularly useful article through the literature since it was published.• Journal Impact Factors
To find what has already been published in your field:www.ed.ac.uk/is/databases-subjects > Mathematics & Statistics
MathSciNet • Information on millions of applied and pure
Maths articles. • Reviews of the articles from 1940s onwards.
ZentralblattMATH • Information on articles from thousands of journals. • As for MathsSciNet can use MSC to focus on your research interest.
Databases for Reviewing the LiteratureDiscoverEd includes article level records. Default setting is to what you can read because the library has bought it.
Inter-Library Loan (I.L.L.) for what we don’t have
“Intra-library loan” • Get material from other UoEdinburgh libraries sent to KB or scans.• same form • FREE• Annexe scans/items - same (week)day if in before noon
https://ed-ac.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/logon.html
30 free per year [5 for undergraduates]
• then £5 per request received • take e-payment requests to Maths Admin• 2 renewals which are done via Helpdesk or I.L.L.
staff.
ThesesFind theses awarded in your field
www.ed.ac.uk/is/databases-subjects > Theses
• 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.
eg ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global for those awarded worldwide. Includes online full-text.
Edinburgh Research Archive (ERA)www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk
Edinburgh Research Explorerwww.research.ed.ac.uk
The University’s research output (not full-text).
Reference management softwareEg EndNote – www.myendnoteweb.com • Direct import of records • Group records and attach files to them.• Cite while you write• Export chosen references in BibTeX format.
Publishing your research
Data - www.ed.ac.uk/is/data-management
• Open Access (OA) - www.ed.ac.uk/openaccess • Author charges’ repayment schemes. • Advice (on copyright implications etc).
• Advice on storing, sharing or publishing the data your research generates.• Open repository, Edinburgh DataShare. • Training includes IS Skills Development
classroom sessions and online course MANTRA
Borrowing Books60 books – PGRs (50 for PGTs)
- including up to 3 Reserve books.
Standard loan = 12 weeks. Short loan = 1 weekReserve books = up to 3 hours or overnight
Self-issue and self-return
But please ask the Helpdesk staff if you have questions etc.
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 for you.• See previous as well as current loans.• Save records.• Save searches to run again.
Which Library?
Renewing BooksMost books (excluding Reserve books) may be renewed for up to:
You can’t renew if: you’ve reached the limit, the book’s been requested or your fines are too high.
If you think it’s none of those, contact library staff and they’ll be able to help.
• 18 months in total, ie from first issue date, for (STANDARD) 12 week loans.
• 4 months for (SHORT) 1 week loans.
Borrowing BooksFines for overdue books:
20p per day for standard books / 40p per day for short loan books [maximum £10] – with one day’s grace. On day two of being overdue fine will equal cost of two days.
N.B.£1 per day for overdue recalled books [maximum £10]2p per minute for overdue reserve books [maximum £25]
Borrowed books you want (borrower has week at most):
Suggest the Library buys Something
Books:www.ed.ac.uk/is/RAB
Journals etc – [email protected] (Academic Support Librarian) or Aram Karakhanyan (Library rep)
Contacting Information Services (IS)
IS Helpline for learning technology, IT or Library enquiries:• Self-service portal: www.ed.ac.uk/is/selfservice • Email: [email protected]• Phone: +44 (0)131 651 5151• Follow: IS Helpline Alerts@isalerts - https://twitter.com/isalerts
Schools providing IT support for their staff are listed at Contact the IS Helpline.
Staffed IS Helpdesk are in each of the Information Services managed libraries - www.ed.ac.uk/is/library-locations
Level 1 in the Murray Library.
HelpIAD Programme: Finding Academic Literature - Science and Engineering
Main Library: Monday 12th October, 9.30am - 11.00, rm1.10.KB: Wednesday 28th October, 2.15pm – 3.45pm, [rm4319A JCMB].
2016Main Library: Tuesday 26th January, 9.30am - 10.30am, rm1.10. KB: Wednesday 16th March, 10.15am - 10.45am [rm3212 JCMB].
Institute for Academic Development – www.ed.ac.uk/iad/postgraduates
• IS Skills Development open courses and manuals – www.ed.ac.uk/is/skills
• uCreate for multimedia and specialist IT facilities, including design software, A0 poster printing and equipment loans
- www.ed.ac.uk/is/ucreate
Help
Happy to see people and/or be contacted with questionsRowena Stewart, rm1406 JCMB
Tel: 0131 650 5207e-mail: [email protected]
In the Murray Library:• Specific topics, semester Tuesdays –
group study room 1, 1.15-1.45pm. MyEd booking.
• Drop-in literature review clinic, semester Thursdays – level1 seating area noon-2pm.
[Mobile Device Clinics – Book via MyEd Events, www.ed.ac.uk/is/MDC ]
