Eilis Rafferty, subject librarian, History

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Welcome to ... the Main Library

• Eilis Rafferty, subject librarian, History

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Opening Hours

• Term-time Mon-Fri. 9am - 9pm
• Sat. 10am - 4pm, Sun. 1-7pm
• Christmas Summer vacations
  
  Mon-Fri, 9am - 5pm
• Easter vacation Mon-Fri, 9am - 9pm
• (no services after 7pm)

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Basic rules and regulations

• Always have your College ID card with you
• No eating, drinking or smoking
• Mobile phones must be turned off
• As QUIET as possible
• Take care of your personal belongings

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You need your library card

• As ID
• To borrow books
• To reserve books
• To get into ( and out of!) the library

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Location of subjects within the library

• Social Science Arts collections are on the 2nd
  floor
• Science,Medicine, Engineering Law are on the
  1st floor

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Number of books you can borrow

• 16 items in total
• slc - 2 items
• one week loan - 8 items
• videos - 2 items

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Short Loan Collection

• Copies of the most in-demand books
• Copies of past exam papers, available for
  photocopying
• Folders containing such things as photocopies of
  articles from periodicals extracts from books
  etc.

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Fines for overdue books

• ORDINARY LOAN 10p per day
• ONE WEEK LOAN 50p per day
• SHORT LOAN 50p per hour, or part of an hour
• You cannot borrow books if there are fines on
  your Library record, so always clear any fines
  promptly

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The video collection

• Is located on the ground floor
• Includes Open University programmes and TV
  documentaries
• video viewers available for use in the Library
• Many tapes can be borrowed. You can borrow up to 2

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Photocopying

• Runs on a card system
• Card-vending machines on the Ground Floor. Cards
  cost 1(including 50p credit)
• Copy charges A4 5p / A3 10p
• Re-charge cards in the copiers - any coin from
  10p upwards
• 12 copiers in the Library
• Run by an outside firm - any problems you have
  with the photocopiers you need to see the on-site
  engineer
• Change machine on Ground Floor - changes 5 10
  notes into 1 coins

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COMPUTING FACILITIES IN THE LIBRARY

• 72 PCs with networked printers on the ground
  floor
• 20 PCs, in computer room on library 1st floor
• Computers are available on a first come-first
  served basis

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WHERE TO ACCESS THE COMPUTER CATALOGUE

• From dedicated PCs in the Library
• Also from any other computer connected to the
  world wide web, on or off the campus

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Check your loans/holds

• Check which books you have on loan when they
  are due back
• Renew books which you have out on loan
• Check to see if any long or week loan books you
  have reserved are waiting for you to collect
• Try to make sure you check this option at least
  once a week

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Self help by telephone

• Phone [phone] to
• Find out about your loans reservations
• Renew your books
• Get general information about opening hours

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Library PIN number

• To find out any information about your loans or
  reservations, without going to the counter, you
  will need both your College ID card AND your
  Library PIN Number
• You should get this number when you register with
  Computing Services
• You can change your PIN number on the computer
  screen

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• You can use other libraries
• University of London Library, Senate House, Malet
  Street (Holborn, Goodge Street or Russell Square
  tube) You can borrow from there
• Other Libraries of the University of London
• British Library
• Public Libraries
• Check catalogues of other libraries on the web

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QM LIBRARY WEB-PAGES http//www.library.qmul.ac.u
k/ access to-

• the catalogue
• short loan collection
• exam papers
• copies of library guides
• links to web-sites outside QMUL, including other
  libraries

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What resources can I use apart from books and
periodicals that I find in QMUL library
catalogue?

• Bibliographies and indexes
• Other libraries
• Electronic journals

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Bibliographies and indexes

• they list books and/or articles in periodicals
  and books
• they can be in printed or electronic form

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Use them to-

• search for literature by subject or author
• find book reviews
• get ideas for your own research topics
• check bibliographic references
• particularly useful for finding periodical
  articles.

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Periodical articles

• They contain research which may or may not appear
  in books later on
• They contain debates between historians
• They are short
• They cant be borrowed for long

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How do I find out which databases I can use?

• The library database pages on the world wide web
• Library leaflets

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The CD-ROM network

• a collection of databases mounted on the student
  pc service, including-
• Databases on many other subjects - Medline,
  Econlit, ASSIA
• the Royal Historical Society Bibliography

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Connecting to the CD-ROM network

• from any student workstation
• need a username for the student PC service,
  either from Computing Services (Room W209,
  Queens Building)

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Royal Historical Society Bibliography

• Covers the history of Britain, Ireland and the
  British overseas
• Books, articles in books and journals are all
  included
• Most of the references are to literature
  published between 1901 and 1992
• Now updated on the world wide web
  http//www.rhs.ac.uk/bibwel.html

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BIDS Bath Information Dataservices

• is a group of databases, which includes
• IBSS - The International Bibliography of the
  Social Sciences
• http//www.bids.ac.uk/

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BIDS-IBSS the International Bibliography of the
Social Sciences

• Covers books periodicals from 1951
• 2400 journals and 7000 books per year are indexed

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Web of Science

• Covers all subjects, but is divided into Arts
  Humanities, Social Sciences and Science
• Altogether, 7500 journals are indexed
• The database contains references from 1981
• Its very up to date - updated weekly
• American bias
• On the world wide web at http//wos.mimas.
  ac.uk/

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Connecting to BIDS and Web of Science

• from any student workstation
• From any pc outside the campus linked to the
  world wide web
• direct to web address or use links from QM
  library web page
• BUT....
• You need an ATHENS username and password

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Searching tips for all databases

• Dont expect miracles!
• plan your search in advance
• think of keywords to describe your subject
• think of synonyms, wider terms, alternatives
• start your search simply and then refine it
• be prepared to experiment to get the best results
  in terms of numbers of references and relevance
• Use the HELP screens when you are searching

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What to do with your search results

• Check the QM catalogue or use the periodicals
  finding list
• Check the QM library list of electronic journals
• Use the links to other library catalogues on QM
  librarys web-pages
• Union List of Serials to find serials within
  London University libraries

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COPAC

• access to the merged online catalogues of 20 of
  the largest university research libraries in the
  UK and Ireland
• includes the University of London Library,
  Institute of Historical Research (SAS) and the
  LSE
• covers books and periodicals
• no password needed
• http//copac.ac.uk

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British Library Public Catalogue

• http//blpc.bl.uk/
• use it to locate material or as a guide to what
  exists
• you can use the British Library if the material
  you require is not available easily elsewhere
• ask me for a form

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Electronic journals

• Go to the librarys electronic journals web pages
  to see the full range of electronic journals
  available at QM
• http//www.library.qmul.ac.uk/journals/index.htm

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JSTOR

• An electronic archive of journals
• Back issues not current
• Usually back to the start of publication
• Journals such as Renaissance Quarterly, American
  Historical Review, Journal of Modern History
• Available off-campus with ATHENS username
  password
• http//uk.jstor.org/ or link form the QM
  librarys webpage