College of Europe Library

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College of EuropeLibrary EDC
http//library.coleurope.eu/ http//edc.coleurop
e.eu
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Welcome

• The library has four collections
• Book collection
• Periodicals collection
• EDC collection European Documentation Centre
  - European Institutes documents - International
  Institutes documents
• ECLC collection European Career and Languages
  Centre

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Where to find
BOOKS
EDC MATERIALS
RESERVE DOCUMENTS
PERIODICALS
ONLINE-CATALOGUE
LIBRARY RULES
CONTACTS
USEFUL INFORMATION
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Book collectionReading room 0 level
Ground floor

• 01. International relations.
• 02. Economic policy. Social policy.
• 03. Economics and economic research. Economic
  conditions. Economic doctrines and systems
• 04. Law. Public administration.

Filip Coens Information about this collection
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Book collectionReading room level 1
First floor
Take the first spiral staircase in the Reading
Room on the ground floor05 Social sciences
Culture Society06 Education Training07
Agriculture08 Industry09 Trade10 Transport11
Public finance Banking International monetary
relations 12 Management Productivity13
Labour14 Demography Population15 Biology.
Food. Health16 Environment17 Earth science.
Space science 18 Science Research
Methodology19 Information Documentation -
Terminology
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How to find a book in the Reading Room

• White labels
• The first row of numbers (subject)
• From 01.01.00 until 04.20.05 (? ground
  floor)
• The letter combination ? first 4 letters of
  author
• From 05.01.01 until 19.03.03
• (? 1st floor ? via spiral stairs)
• If you have a number combination between ( )?
  this is the country code. It could be that this
  book is a few shelves further than the code
  without one.

01.01.0005MICO
05.01.0121(4.15)WAND
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Periodicals
2nd floor

• The periodicals are situated on - Ground floor
  (on the display unit) Recent issues, of the
  most popular periodicals
• 2nd floor the collection

Level 0
Katrien Gunst Information about this collection
Level 2
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How to find a periodical2nd floor - ground floor

• White labels with a P on top
• All periodicals are kept on the 2nd floor
• the first letter on the label is P
  (Periodicals)
• Look at the information desk (map with
  directions)
• The most recent issues on the ground floor
• in alphabetical order
• on the display shelf situated in the middle of
• the reading room
• Can only be consulted at the library
• Check the intranet library web pages to research
  the electronic information resources

P03.01.0104ECON
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European Documentation Centre
Student Study Room
Ground floor

• International Organisations
• Council of Europe green label
• United Nations, GATT/WTO, World Bank,
• IMF etc..) red label
• Other related organisations blue label
• EFTA
• Benelux
• Nordic Council
• American Development Bank
• Asian Development Bank
• Bank of International Settlement
• EBRD

Mieke Lievens Information about this collection
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European Documentation Centre (EDC)
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First floor

• European Commission yellow label
• OECD grey label

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How to find an EDC document
Youll find these on the First floor
youll find these on theGround floor
09.01.03014PROD
04.19.0001ZJOL
15.05.0019 TRAI
01.03.02006SOCI
09.01.03014ACCE
CODE IS MENTIONED IN THE ONLINE CATALOGUE
Doc centre United Nations and related
organisations09.01.03014 ACCE
Doc centreCONSEIL DE LEUROPE15.05.00 019 TRAT
Doc centreOther organisations 01.03.02 006SOCI
Doc centreEuropean COMMISSION 04.19.00 001
ZJOL
Doc centre OECD09.01.03 014 PROD
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European Careers and Languages Centre (ECLC)
Ground floor
- Careers information - books on CV's-
practical job hunting skills - tests - Languages
information - Language courses - films, novels
- Appliances Cd-ROMs, DVD's, headphones,
dictaphones may be borrowed at the library
counter
Renée Maeyaert Information about this collection
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Reserve book collectionReader Information Desk
Ground floor

• What? books marked RESERVE on your reading list
• Where? The are kept behind the Reader
  Information Desk
• Procedure? They can only be consulted at the
  library
• (before you take them into the Reading Room,
  you need to fill in the registration form at the
  Reader information desk)

Renée Maeyaert Information about Reader Services
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Newspapers
Level 0
Clicking on the newspaper, links you directly to
the internet version of the newspaper. The paper
version is available at the Reader information
desk.Daily- Le Monde - The Financial Times -
Libération - The Herald Tribune- La libre
Belgique - De Standaard - Corriere della serra -
El Pais - Frankfurter Allgemeine Weekly- The
Economist - The Bulletin- LExpress - The
European Voice- Der Spiegel - Moscow News
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Computer room
Level 0
On the first floor, youll find the computer
room. If you encounter any problems, there is a
direct phone line to the IT-service or you can
contact them by mail helpdesk_at_coleurop.be. In
2008 the college installed a wireless connection
network, so students have access to the intranet
etc. all over the library.
1st floor
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The online cataloguewww.ipac.coleurope.eu
Enter a keywordsubject keyword in French
Click on the title, for more information
Or browse
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The online cataloguewww.ipac.coleurop.be
1. In which collection the item is
2. On which shelf youll find it
4.
5.
3. If the item is available
4. If the item is not availableyou can request
it
5. If you want tocreate a booklist
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2.
3.
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6. Related subjects
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The online cataloguewww.ipac.coleurop.be
1.booklist
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2. Book request
2.
Login Borrower barcode pin number
? C-card number
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Library Rules
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Library rules

• No big bags
• No smoking
• No food or drinks
• Be silent at the library
• Do not use your mobile phone inside the library

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Borrowing rules

• You may borrow
• 10 books/1 week
• 2 language courses/2 weeks
• 2 dvds/3 days
• To extend the loan period (books only)
• Come to the Reader Information Desk
• Online (see instructions, a few slides further)
• Only staff members and students can borrow
  library items

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Fines

• Late items 0,25/day
• Fines are to be paid immediately with your C-card
  at the library counter
• In case of stolen, lost or damaged items the
  full amount of the item has to be paid
  immediately
• Fines are used to finance library acquistitions
• To avoid fines, check your online account

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Useful information
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To extend the loan period yourself
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• for books only
• go to the library catalogue
• click on my account (1)
• the system asks you for your borrower barcode and
  pin number this is the code on your C-card
  (barcode and pin number are identical)
• you are logged in,
• youll see your name next to welcome (2)
• click on checked out (3)
• checkmark the box left to the title (4)
• click on the renew button (5)
• If a certain item cannot be renewed the system
  will inform you.

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Electronic information resources

• The Library makes available a range of
  electronic information resources - these include
  e-journals, online databases and listings of
  useful weblinks. 
• For more information go to our webpages or click
  on this link.

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Interlibrary Loans and Document delivery (ILL)

• If you cannot find a book or article in the
  library or our databases, you can ask us to
  obtain the article or book from another
  university library.
• For more information go to our webpages or click
  on this link.

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Library lockers

• You can store your books, in a locker at
• the library.
• The key can be obtained at the library counter
• 0 (1 day) key has to be returned the same
  day before 21.00
• 25 (1 year) 19 rent 6 deposit

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Opening hours

• During the academic year
• Monday Friday 9.00 21.45
• Saturday 9.00 18.15
• Sunday 13.30 18.15
• Closed
• Between Christmas and the New Year
• On national holidays
• Summer breakVisitors are kindly requested to
  get in touch with us, before they visit our
  library. You can contact us by email
  library_at_coleurop.be

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Whom to contact ?Books Periodicals - EDC
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Whom to contact ?Reader services
Our team Delphine De Guchteneêre, Renée Maeyaert,
Anne Heber, Elisabeth Lagrain