Welcome to Library induction for Criminology

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Welcome to Library induction for Criminology

• 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 for Criminology
• 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 (except
  Nuffield)

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Collections

• SSL is the lending library for Criminology
• Material purchased in support of reading lists
  for MSc in Criminology against dept. interests
• Material transferred from the Bodleian relevant
  to dept. interests
• Books are shelved by subject
• Library of Congress subject classification
• Criminology is at HV6001 HV7220.5
• Law is at K KZ
• Journals are shelved alphabetically by title
• 800 current titles
• Reference-only

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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 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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Laptops

• You need to register your laptop for network
  access forms are available from the Issue Desk
• Ethernet and power points are available at most
  study desks Ethernet cables can be borrowed from
  the issue desk
• 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 5/10 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
• To find a thesis author keyword criminology
  thesis
• 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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National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Abstracts (CSA)

• Contains 190,000 records providing summaries of
  U.S. and international publications
• Data begins in 1970 and is updated monthly
• Source list and thesaurus available _at_
  http//www.ncjrs.org/

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Core journals

• Crime and Delinquency
• Criminal Justice and Behavior
• Criminology
• Homicide Studies
• Journal of Criminal Justice
• Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
• Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
• Justice Quarterly
• Justice Research and Policy
• Police Chief
• Policing An International Journal of Police
  Strategies and Management
• Prison Journal

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Subject coverage

• Probation and Parole
• Program Evaluation, Policy and Planning
• Restorative Justice
• Substance Abuse
• Terrorism/Counter Terrorism
• Victims of Crime

• Alternatives to Incarceration
• Community Involvement
• Correctional Facility Design
• Corrections
• Crime Mapping
• Court Management
• Courts
• Crime Prevention
• Criminal Justice Statistics
• Criminology
• Defense Technology
• Drug Policy
• Forensic Technology
• Juvenile Justice
• Law Enforcement

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NCJRS Search tips

• http//www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip/csa-ncjrs.htm
• NCRJS is hosted by the CSA Illumina database
  platform. Guides to search this database
  effectively can be found is the electronic
  resources display near the library issue desk

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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!