THE MAIN LIBRARY:

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THE MAIN LIBRARY

• getting started moving beyond the basics
• Eilis Rafferty ( e.p.rafferty_at_qmul.ac.uk )

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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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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
• information about your own use of the Library
• renewals
• new stuff

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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
• Available 24/7, no password needed

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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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• Parsons, D. W. Public policy an introduction
  to the theory and practice of policy analysis
• Phillips, Anne Feminism and politics. 1998
• Kurtz, Marcus J. The Dilemmas of Democracy in the
  Open Economy Lessons from Latin America.
• World Politics, Vol. 56, No. 2 (Jan., 2004), pp.
  262-302

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Self service

• Check which books you have on loan when they
  are due back
• 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
• This can be done from outside the library, go to
• www.catalogue.library.qmul.ac.uk

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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 etc

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Photocopying

• Copies are 4p or 8p per sheet. Colour is more.
• You need your library card to add credit to your
  account and to operate photocopiers.
• Copiers on all floors of the library.
• Problems with the photocopiers? Speak to library
  help desk.

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Computing in the Library

• 80 PCs with networked printers on the ground
  floor
• 20 PCs, in computer room on library 1st floor
• 70 PCs in the open access area on the 1st floor
• 50 PCs in the Level One study area
• Computers are available on a first come-first
  served basis, you need a student login to use our
  computers
• Wireless network available in most of library and
  in Level One - details from Computing Services

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You can use other libraries

• Senate House Library, Malet Street (Holborn,
  Goodge Street or Russell Square tube) You can
  borrow from there
• Other Libraries of the University of London
• Public Libraries
• British Library
• http//www.library.qmul.ac.uk/socsci/asslibraries
  .htm

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Electronic Resources

• E-journals
• Databases
• E-books
• Metalib gateway to electronic resources
• SFX links to e-journal articles
• Athens passwords

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E journals

• Go to the librarys electronic journals web pages
  to see the full range of electronic journals
  available at QM
• http//sfx.library.qmul.ac.uk/qmsfx/a-z
• Links to individual titles are also listed in the
  catalogue

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JSTOR

• An electronic archive of journals
• Back issues not current
• Usually back to the start of publication
• Core journals such as American Journal of
  Political Science, Journal of Conflict
  Resolution, Political Theory
• Available off-campus with ATHENS username
  password
• http//uk.jstor.org/ or link from the QM
  librarys webpage

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Project Muse

• 300 journals in the arts, humanities and social
  sciences.
• US university presses learned societies
• http//muse.jhu.edu/

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Science Direct

• Provides electronic access to the full text of
  journals from Elsevier and Pergamon
• Covers last 3 to 5 years
• Titles like Social Science Medicine, Progress
  in Planning, Journal of Accounting and Public
  Policy are included
• http//www.sciencedirect.com/science? Or take a
  link from QM librarys web page
• No password needed on campus. ATHENS off-campus

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Newspapers

• Electronic files of the UK broadsheets back to
  the beginning of the 1990s on Proquest
• Times Digital Archive 1785-1985
• Times on microfilm Times Index fills the gaps
• http//www.library.qmul.ac.uk/e-resources/news.htm
  
• for more information
• British Library Newspaper Library in Colindale
  has a huge collection of newspapers from UK and
  abroad

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Web of Knowledge

• Covers all subjects, but is divided into Arts
  Humanities, Social Sciences and Science
• Altogether, 7500 journals are indexed
• The database contains references from 1971
• http//wok.mimas.ac.uk/
• updated weekly

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http//www.library.qmul.ac.uk
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IBSSthe International Bibliography of the
Social Sciences

• Covers books periodicals from 1951
• 2400 journals and 7000 books per year are indexed
• Athens password needed on and off campus
• Web address http//gateway.ovid.com/athen

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Business Source Premier

• Indexes journals in business and economics
• Provides full text to over 1100 journals
  including Journal of Political Economy, Public
  Policy Research, Milbank Quarterly
• http//search.epnet.com
• No password on campus. ATHENS password off- campus

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Searching tips

• 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

• Use the SFX button, if it is available, to check
  our ejournals our catalogue
• 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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E-books

• Listed in catalogue
• Oxford Reference Online (DNB available via Senate
  House)
• Oxford Scholarship Online
• 100 books from Netlibrary
• Alcs humanities e book project

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Where can I find out more?

• More about the library generally
• http//www.library.qmul.ac.uk/index.htm
• More about information resources for my subject
• http//www.library.qmul.ac.uk/socsci/ssres1.htm