Welcome to Library induction for African Studies

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Welcome to Library induction for African Studies

• Katherine Melling
• Social Science Deputy Librarian
• Katherine.melling_at_ouls.ox.ac.uk

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Outline

• Introduction to Oxford University Library
  Services
• Social Science Library collections and services
• Searching the catalogue OLIS
• Online resources
• Tour

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Oxford libraries

• 100 libraries in Oxford
• Includes college, department and Oxford
  University Library Services (OULS) libraries
• Bodleian Libraries reference only
• College libraries restricted access

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Libraries for African Studies include

• Bodleian Library of African Commonwealth
  Studies (Rhodes House)
• History Faculty Library
• Social Science Library
• Social Cultural Anthropology Library
• Balfour Library
• Refugee Studies Centre Library

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Books are organised by subject

• B Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
• D-F History
• HB Economics
• HM Sociology
• Internet use social aspects HM851
• J Political Science
• Internet use political/public administration
  JF1525
• K Law
• L Education
• Guide http//www.ssl.ox.ac.uk/subjectbrowsingguide
  .html

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Collections

• Journals are shelved alphabetically by title
• 800 current titles
• Reference-only
• Many journals also available online

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SSL Opening hours

• Term (Weeks 0 - 9)
• Mon to Fri 9 am - 10 pm
• Saturday 10 am 6 pm
• Sunday 12 noon 6 pm
• Vacation
• Mon to Fri 9 am 7pm
• Sat (Christmas and Easter) 10 am 6 pm
• Sat (Summer) 10 am 4 pm
• Sunday Closed

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Borrowing

• 30 books
• normal loans 1 week
• short loans (reading list texts) 2 days
• Library will email you a reminder the day before
  the due date
• You can renew books over the library catalogue
  OLIS up to 7 times unless
• reserved by another reader
• overdue (i.e. past midnight on the due date)
• Books with library use only stickers can not be
  borrowed reference only

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Item in use slips

• Available throughout the Library
• Fill in title, shelfmark, date seat number when
  using a reference copy of a book
• Enables readers to find reading list texts in use

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400 study spaces

• 3 rooms for postgraduate use only
• 2 discussion rooms
• 10 individual study carrels
• 54 networked PCs

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Laptops

• You need to register your laptop for network and
  wireless access guides are available from the
  Issue Desk
• Power points are available at most study desks
• The purple seating near the graduate study rooms
  is a quiet area no laptops

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Photocopying printing

• Buy a rechargeable card from issue desk for 1.00
• 7p per page
• Can be used in many Oxford libraries

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Library catalogue OLIS

• Available over the Web or via telnet
  http//www.lib.ox.ac.uk/olis/
• Help guides available online and in library
• Use the catalogue to
• Identify and locate resources
• Reserve and renew books
• Request items from the Bodleian Library
  bookstacks 10 items at a time, kept for 7 days,
  2 deliveries a day
• Your default password is your date of birth in
  the form 11oct1982

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Searching the catalogue
http//www.lib.ox.ac.uk/olis/
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OLIS search tips

• Subject headings in records are useful in
  suggesting alternative search terms
• Use OPAC Parms on telnet OLIS to limit by library

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• Oxford e-Journals is the interface to Oxfords
  electronic journal collection
• Over 30,000 titles in all subjects
• Coverage varies (check online coverage column for
  years you need)
• Direct access to individual services (e.g. JSTOR)
  via Electronic Journals and E-books link on OxLIP

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Click on the Find it at Oxford button in
databases to open a list of links to full-text
e-resources and print holdings
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OxLIP for bibliographic databases
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OxLIP for bibliographic databases

• http//www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip/index.html
• Athens password http//www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/athens/
• Remote access to resources not authenticated by
  Athens http//www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/network/remote/
• Frequently asked questions, including further
  information on database and electronic journal
  access, are available _at_ http//www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/e
  resources/guide

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Further help
Online http//www.ssl.ox.ac.uk http//www.ouls.o
x.ac.uk Printed guides are available in the
library For one-to-one help contact mark.janes_at_s
sl.ox.ac.uk Regular group training sessions on
library resources and reseach skills http//www.o
uls.ox.ac.uk/services/information_skills
Thanks for listening!