Library Welcome

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Library Welcome

• Sarah Rhodes
• sarah.rhodes_at_ouls.ox.ac.uk
• Joanna Soedring
• joanna.soedring_at_ouls.ox.ac.uk

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• Over 100 libraries in Oxford
• Bodleian Library
• Over 6 million volumes collected over 400 years
• Legal deposit
• No borrowing!
• Oxford University Library Services (OULS),
  includes the Bodleian and Social Science Library
• College libraries independent (restricted access
  except Nuffield)

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Libraries for Forced Migration

• Area Studies Collections

Subject collections
Central Bodleian (South East Asia, Latin
America) Rhodes House (African Commonwealth)
Indian Institute (South Asia) Latin American
Centre (St. Antonys) Middle East Centre (St.
Antonys)
Central Bodleian (including Official Papers
legal depository for UN documents) Social Science
Library (Refugee Studies Centre collections,
politics, international relations, international
development, sociology etc.) Radcliffe Science
Library (Geography, psychology, health) Law
Library Anthropology Library (SCA)
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The Social Science Library

• Core research and teaching collections for Forced
  Migration
• Lending and reference collections
• Wireless
• Photocopying, printing, scanner
• Post-grad only rooms with ethernet
• Bookable discussion rooms with whiteboards
• Study carrels
• Stack requests
• Inter-library loans
• Stationary sales

www.ssl.ox.ac.uk
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Borrow books from the Social Science Library

• Borrowing
• 30 books
• Short loans (2 days), Normal loans (7 days)
• Confined items (Library use only eg grey
  literature, theses, legal deposit books,
  journals, reprint collection)
• Loans can be renewed 7 times (unless recalled by
  another reader)
• Watch out for fines!

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Connecting your laptop to the library wireless
service

• Connect to OULS-Reader network, open web browser
  and log-in with your library card barcode and
  password (date of birth DDMMMYYYY)

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Photocopy and Print in the SSL (7p per A4 sheet)

• Card from Issue Desk (50p)
• Top up using machine in photocopy room (10p, 20p,
  50p, 1)
• Get change from Issue Desk
• Use same card for printing
• Use library PCs for printing
• Give print job a name and password
• Use the two Pharos print stations in photocopy
  room

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Refugee collections in the SSL - Scope

• Subjects cover the causes, experiences and
  consequences of forced migration
• Regional strengths include Middle East southern
  and east Africa South and SE Asia Europe and
  the UK
• Dates range mostly from the 1980s onwards
• Languages primarily European but some Arabic

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Refugee collections in the SSL - Formats

• Grey literature
• Books in the main sequence
• Journals
• Theses/dissertations
• Videos/DVDs
• Reprint collection

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Grey Literature Collection

• Unpublished and semi-published materials eg.
  Reports, conference papers, working papers and
  newsletters
• From academic departments, NGOs and individuals
• Located in North Rolling Stack with sub-location
  RSC Boxes on OLIS/SOLO
• These documents are reference only

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Grey Literature Collection

• Classified by country/region and then sub-divided
  by subject
• Full scheme available on the SSL website and by
  the journals display
• Search OLIS/SOLO and/or the RSC Web catalogue
  www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/rsc
• Request and return items via the Issue Desk
• Ask Sarah Rhodes for further assistance

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Books in the main sequence

• The refugee collections are interfiled in the
  main SSL sequence
• Classified by Library of Congress (LC)
  Classification which orders item by subject
• Many unique refugee studies books are short loan
  to enable fair access for all
• See the browsing guides on the SSL web-site to
  locate LC shelf-marks for key FM subjects

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Journals

• Located in the journal section arranged
  alphabetically by title
• Latest issues are on the journal display shelves
  adjacent to Sarahs office
• Reference only
• Many are also available electronically through
  e-journals

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Theses and Dissertations

• Masters and PhD theses from various universities,
  classified by region and subject
• Departmental dissertations for the MSc in Forced
  Migration, organised by year and author
• Reference only
• Located opposite the photocopy room

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Videos and DVDs

• Request from the Issue Desk
• Viewing facilities in the Media Room
• Search OLIS/SOLO, the RSC web catalogue or the
  hand-list from the Issue Desk
• Over 500 available spanning a wide range of
  refugee issues, including EU immigration
  controls, children, genocide, war, camps, health,
  famine, landmines and repatriation

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Reprint Collection

• Some chapters and articles on reading lists are
  available in the Reprint Collection
• Ask at the Issue Desk to see the annotated lists
  and request reprints
• For use in the library only

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SSL Website
www.ssl.ox.ac.uk/subjectrsc.html
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Use SOLO for enhanced searching of OLIS and other
Oxford catalogues
Type in your search terms and click on Go
Sign in to save results
Limit search to a particular library and/or format
Tables of contents
Check availability
http//solo.ouls.ox.ac.uk
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Use OLIS to renew SSL loans and request items
from the Bodleian
Use patron functions to renew loans and stack
requests

• www.lib.ox.ac.uk/olis/

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Use Oxford E-Journals for a full list of
available titles
http//ejournals.ouls.ox.ac.uk
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Use OXLIP to browse and cross search e-resources
Log in to save searches, settings and for remote
access
http//oxlip-plus.ouls.ox.ac.uk
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• Sign on to SOLO and OxLIP using your Oxford
  Single Sign On username and password

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Single Sign On for remote access
Access e-resources away from Oxford using OxLIP
and Single Sign On (Herald/WebAuth email username
and password). Remember to logout when using
public access PCs.
http//www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/eresources/remote_access
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http//solo.ouls.ox.ac.uk
http//www.ssl.ox.ac.uk