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Welcome to ... the Main Library
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Opening Hours

• Term-time Mon-Fri. 9am - midnight , but no
  issue counter services after 9.45pm
• Sat. 10am - 4pm, Sun. 1-7pm.

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• Whats in the library?
• Books
• Periodicals newspapers
• Videos dvds
• Reference books
• Access to electronic databases
• Photocopiers
• Study desks

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Basic rules and regulations

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

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Location of subjects within the library

• The ground floor has collections of interest to
  everyone
• Social Science Arts collections are on the 2nd
  floor
• Science,Medicine, Engineering Law are on the
  1st floor

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Loan categories for books

• Ordinary loan. 4weeks
• One week loan
• Short loan. 24hours, from 2pm
• Reference. Cannot be borrowed

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Number of books you can borrow

• 12 items in total
• Short loan 2
• One week loan 8
• videos2

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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 issue counter

• Go to the ISSUE COUNTER on the ground Floor for-
• Loans, returns renewals
• Short Loan Collection material
• Collection of reserved books
• Payment of fines
• Any other queries you may have about your own use
  of the Library

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The video dvd 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
• DVDs are kept at the issue counter.

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Also on the Ground floor

• NEWSPAPERS 8 weeks back copies of Times,
  Guardian, Independent, Telegraph FT
• GENERAL REFERENCE SECTION General
  encyclopaedias, directories etc.

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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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THE COMPUTER CATALOGUE

• Use it to find
• where a book is shelved, how many copies the
  Library has, which loan category the copies are
  in, and if they are on loan
• locations for periodicals, as well as books
• information about your own use of the Library

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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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• Does the library keep this book?
• Hennessy, Peter The hidden wiring unearthing
  the British constitution. 1996

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What books does the library have about
privatisation?
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Does the Library keep New Statesman and
Society?
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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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Self service on the web

• 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 service by telephone

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

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PHOTOCOPYING

• Single account for photocopying and printing on
  the student pc service
• Copies are 4p per sheet. Initial 100 free sheets.
• Buy print-credit card from the vending machines
  on the library ground floor. Also available from
  Computing Services reception and the Students
  Union shop.
• You need your library barcode number and your PIN
  number to activate your account
• Copiers on all floors of the library.
• Problems with the photocopiers? Speak to the
  engineer.

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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
• 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
• exam papers
• copies of library guides
• links to web-sites outside QMUL, including other
  libraries
• information about all library resources and
  services
• your subject webpages

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Questions for you to answer.Go to
www.catalogue.library.qmul.ac.uk

• Does the library have this book?
• J. Sheldrake.
  Management theory. 2nd ed. 2003
• Does the library keep the periodical called
  Management today?
• Then, go tohttp//www.library.qmul.ac.uk/
• and find the past exam papers for the IFC

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