Newsletter for staff and students Issue 4, December 2008

University of Lincoln Library & Learning Resources

Newsletter for staff

and students
38,000 more e-books

W
e have now got access to many more books)' on the e-Library on the Portal.
e-books through a subscription to a new
database called 'ebrary Academic If it is not already installed on your computer, you will need to
Complete'. The ebrary site provides download a special "ebrary Reader" plugin to read these
access to the Academic Complete collection of e-books, e-books. This can be downloaded from a link on the Portal.
spanning all academic subject areas, and containing more
than 38,000 e-book titles. Go to the Portal at https://portal.lincoln.ac.uk/Library and
click on ‘e-Library’ and ’List of all subscription databases’. Scroll
The records of these books will soon be available through down to the 'ebrary Academic Complete (e-books)' link.
the library catalogue. At the moment, they can be
accessed through a link to 'ebrary Academic Complete (e-

Log on to Blog for the latest news Inside this issue:

38,000 more e-books 1

G
Log on to Blog for latest 1
o to the Portal and click on Library What is a blog? news
& Learning Resources to see the
latest news from the Blog or locate Positive feedback for online 2
‘A blog (a contraction of the term "Web log") interlibrary loans
all blog stories at: is a Web site, usually maintained by an
individual with regular entries of commentary, You say, we say.. 2
http://blogs.library.lincoln.ac.uk/news/ descriptions of events, or other material such Learning landscapes in Hull 3
as graphics or video….a blog can be private,
Items include information about new services Library Tips 4
as in most cases, or it can be for business
and resources, current awareness, items of
purposes. Blogs, either used internally to
interest, reviews and much more. Full-text made easy 4
enhance the communication and culture in a
corporation or externally for marketing, DVD of the week 4
Click on the ‘Subscribe via email’ link to get the
branding or public relations purposes are called
items straight into your inbox.
corporate blogs.’ Wikipedia

New landscapes in Hull—find out more on Page 3

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Positive feedback for online inter-library

loans

T
he new option button. about the inter-library loan
inter-library loan service, go to https://
service continues Our Secure Electronic portal.lincoln.ac.uk/
to be popular with Delivery (SED) service Library and click on
our users. Introduced in enables journal articles to ‘inter-library loans’.
April 2008, it enables be delivered via email. Since
students and staff to make April, over 56% of journal Please follow the guidelines
online requests for items articles have been delivered carefully and download the
‘The online inter-library
such as books and journal by SED with an average SED test document before
loan system is great. It is articles not held by Library delivery time of just over 4 ordering, to ensure a speedy
and Learning Resources. days. Many arrive within a and efficient service.
saving a lot of time and
matter of hours of
articles aren't getting lost Once registered, the submitting the request.
service is easy to use and
in the post.’
requests can be tracked To register and learn more
using the ‘View Requests’

You say, we say...

T
o help us improve the library the standard rate found We are very pleased that 95.5% of
services that you need, we amongst other universities, at respondents think that we provide a
carried out a survey in Spring 5 pence per sheet. In good service. These are the areas that
2008 to find out which addition, the University does you asked us to address:
service areas and resources you would provide one of the most
like us to prioritise for development. generous initial allocations of Range of e-books, range of
The following is a summary of key printing credit, at £10 per print journals, range of
results by campus, together with our academic year. These credits e-journals
responses. are to support initial printing We say: We will continue to
requirements and to improve access to course
University Library compensate for any remaining books by buying e-books (you
credit when students now have access to an
We are very pleased that 90.5% of complete their studies. The additional 38,000 titles) and
respondents think that we provide a charge to the student covers by digitising chapters of key
good service. These are the areas that printing costs, and is not used texts. We are reviewing our
you asked us to address: as an income for the range of print journals, to
University. identify possible cancellations
Number of course books, loan and replacement titles as the
periods, range of e-books Time taken to reshelve books campus portfolio changes.
We say: We will continue to and journals Last year, we started a
improve access to course We say: This year, we deployed subscription to Science
books by buying e-books (you an additional member of staff Direct, and our range of
now have access to an to help with the volume of e-journals has improved
additional 38,000 titles) and returned books during peak significantly, although there
by digitising chapters of key periods. We have also are still some areas that need
texts. We also use loan undertaken a process review, developing. Please contact
periods to maximise access, to identify ways in which we your Academic Subject
including placing items in core can increase efficiency, and Librarian if you need advice
collection, where appropriate. will continue to monitor the on identifying relevant journal
situation throughout this articles.
Cost of photocopying and academic year.
printing Library environment – noise
We say: The I.T. Services team We say: We will work with staff
are currently reviewing and students to remind users
printing and photocopying of the need to maintain a
charges; however, the charge Riseholme LRC quiet study environment.
made for student printing is Please approach library staff if
noise levels are unacceptable,
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...You say, we say

so that we can take Work academics to promote
appropriate action. our range of e-journals.
“Thanks very much to
Opening hours at the weekend Content and availability of everyone who completed our
We say: Current use of the library library workshops survey”
at weekends is light, and We say: The Academic Subject Lys Ann Reiners Senior
library funds to increase Librarian has worked with
opening hours are limited. Academic Librarian
academic staff to arrange
However, we will discuss this more workshops within
in more detail at the next timetabled teaching sessions,
student panel, to get a clearer to enable students to attend.
view of what is required. that this is not economically
viable.
Holbeach LRC
Hull LRC
Loan periods, numbers of
We are very pleased that 96% of
We are very pleased that 95.3% of course books, range of print
respondents think that we provide a
respondents think that we provide a and e-journals
good service. These are the areas that
good service. These are the areas that We say: We received additional
you asked us to address: funding from both the library
you asked us to address:
budget and the Holbeach
Cost and quality of central budget, to support
Number of course books, range photocopying and printing
of books, range of e-books, new course developments
We say: Please see the response and improve the book stock.
range of e-journals for the University Library.
We say: To increase the We have bought e-books as
Also, from September 2008,
accessibility of key texts, all they become available. We
Holbeach LRC staff have been
new copies of print titles have have also raised students’
able to add printer credits to
been placed in the 7-day loan awareness of existing
students’ accounts and this has
category. In addition, we have information resources, by
improved the process.
bought e-books as they liaising with academic staff to
Students requested an
become available. E-journals – integrate information skills
additional printer copier
the Academic Subject Librarian sessions into the timetable.
machine; however, at present,
has been working with Social the volume of copying means

Learning Landscapes in Hull

F
ollowing the final transfer of with data projector and audiovisual The fledgling Learning Landscapes
Media Technology to Lincoln playback facilities, ideal for small inspired space has been named the
this summer, space became teaching sessions and self-directed Professional Training Suite and will be
available on the ground floor of research. The larger part of the space used primarily for Post Qualifying
the Derek Crothall Building (DCB) at is furnished with more relaxed seating students and those taking the
the Hull Campus. and round tables. Employment Based route, with some
full-time undergraduate use later during
Academic staff at the Hull School of Jenny Dagg, a senior lecturer at the the summer period. The setup of the I.T.
Health and Social Care quickly spotted Hull School, explained that the area was undertaken by Steve Beales
the potential to provide a flexible informality of the space and shape of from ICT Services in Hull and Hull LR
teaching and learning space, with the the furniture facilitates the employment staff.
benefit of an adjacent lecture theatre of different teaching styles and
supported by Hull LR staff. encourages more interactivity than in It is intended that this space will
conventional seminar rooms. continue to develop with plans to make
Faculty staff moved quickly to ensure use of a further adjoining room within the
that the space would be ready for The adjoining lecture theatre enables area in due course. Watch this space!
returning students in September. The students to move quickly between
new space, for up to 40 students, formal presentations and lectures to
provides a room within a room, independent study and group
comprising a 10 workstation I.T. area, discussion in the new informal space.

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Library tips
Always carry your card Avoid the queue – use self-issue

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s a student, you should always carry e aim to make our help desk
Log on to your student ID card with you on service as speedy as possible, so if
www.library.lincoln.ac.uk campus especially as you need it to you are just returning or
access the University Library. If you borrowing books, the self-issue
to renew your books or
forget your card, your name and number will machines are probably the best choice. There are
ring the relevant campus be recorded on entry, and if you do this more always staff or student crew available to show you
Library or Learning than 3 times, we will ask you to either go how to use the machines, and please do remember
Resources Centre home and fetch your card, or buy a new one to take your receipt when you have completed
for £5. Always remember to carry your card. your transaction.

All members of staff were reminded about Alternatively, ring the Library and Learning
cards over the summer in case they needed a Resource centres, giving your account number and
new one. There was a very good response to your books can be renewed for you. This is very
this. If any staff members still do not have a useful, as online renewals are not possible if your
card, simply bring proof of your status to the books are overdue.
ground floor help desk during service hours,
and we can make a card instantly. This gives It is important to remember that if a book is
you immediate turnstile access, without the requested, it cannot be renewed and needs to be
need to ring the bell for entry. returned to the library as soon as possible.

DVD of the week

Full-text made you whether the article is available on

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one of the other databases.
new initiative has been launched
easy If you want to find out more about
FindIt@Lincoln, database searching or
in the University Library at
Brayford to promote the off-air

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t the start of this semester RefWorks then contact your Academic recordings DVD collection.
you may have noticed a Subject Librarian.
new addition to the Each Thursday a DVD will be promoted via
Brayford Library team in Look out for Bob in the future as he’ll the Library and Learning Resources Blog and
the form of ‘Bob’ the Find It robot. be promoting other new resources will be reviewed by a member of
available from Library & Learning Library staff.
Bob has been out and about
promoting our new time saving Resources.
service, FindIt@Lincoln. University staff and students are invited to
submit reviews of any DVD in the off-airs
FindIt@Lincoln makes it much easier collection. The collection can be found on
for you to track down full-text the ground floor of the University Library
electronic journal articles. It saves you and are recognisable by the white DVD
time and frustration whilst you look cases. You can also search the Library Cata-
for a full-text article and puts you in logue at http://www.library.lincoln.ac.uk
touch with a world of information to find titles. Reviews can be submitted to
which it may have been previously Daren Mansfield at:
difficult for you to access. To locate [email protected].
full-text journal articles just click on
The first promoted DVD was Butch Cassidy
the FindIt@Lincoln logo when you
search an Ebsco database or use and the Sundance Kid (1969) which you can
now read on the Blog.
RefWorks and it will automatically tell

University Library Hull Campus LRC Riseholme LRC Holbeach Campus LRC

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Phone: 01522 88 6222 Kingston Upon Hull, HU1 3BW Phone: 01522 89 5310 Park Road, Holbeach
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