The University Library

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The University Library

• Andrew Hardie
• Departmental Orientation

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Welcome to the library
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Whats in the library?

• ISS (Information Systems Services maintain the
  universitys computers and network)
• Computers (for writing essays or doing research)
• But, most importantly
• books!

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Primary literatureand secondary literature

• Primary literature
• Books and journals by researchers, for
  researchers
• Secondary literature
• Books for students

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Classmarks tell you where to find a book

• You may be used to Dewey decimal
• Lancasters Library uses BLISS classmarks
• strings of letters and numbers that indicate what
  the subject of a book is
• All the books for each subject are stored
  together!
• Books with the same classmark are stored
  alphabetically by authors surname

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Example classmarks

• G Zoology
• J Education
• A Philosophy
• AZ Computer Science
• YA English Language
• W Linguistics

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Classmarks are subdivided

• W Linguistics
• W6 Linguistics journals
• WAB general theory of linguistics
• WAB1 dictionaries of linguistic terms
• WAIP language and the brain
• WC writing systems and alphabets
• WD grammar
• WP Chinese language

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Classmarks are subdivided

• YA English Language
• YA1 English dictionaries
• YA893 studying English using computers
• YAB English pronunciation
• YADS English spelling
• YAE history of English words
• YAH English word meanings
• YAV rhythm in speech and in poetry

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The online catalogue

• http//cat.lib.lancs.ac.uk/
• Track down the details of books, including their
  classmarks and whether or not theyve been taken
  out
• all from the comfort of a computer screen!

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Finding a book

• Graddol, D. Leith D. and J. Swann (1996) English
  History, Diversity and Change. Routledge.

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How to find books?

• Classmark W C Floor, green zone
• Classmark YA C Floor, blue zone
• Check the library map!
• http//libweb.lancs.ac.uk/floorplan.htm

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Why isnt this book in the right place?!?

• Oversized books
• Stored separately (a few rows along)
• E.g. Crystal, Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Language
• Short Loan
• On A-floor
• E.g. Graddol, Leith and Swann

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Advanced library functions

• Log in
• Using your library card number
• Reserve a book
• Check your loans and reservations
• Read electronic books online

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But now, its

• time for the library quiz!