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Title: Supporting your learning and research needs Induction from: Oxford University Library Services OULS


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Supporting your learning and research needs
Induction fromOxford University Library
Services (OULS) Oxford University Computing
Services (OUCS)Oxford University Data Library
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Library induction outline
  • Introduction to Oxford University Library
    Services
  • Social Science Library collections and services
  • Searching the catalogue - SOLO and OLIS
  • Online resources Oxford e-journals and OxLIP

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Oxford libraries
  • 100 libraries in Oxford
  • Includes college, department and Oxford
    University Library Services (OULS) libraries
  • Bodleian Libraries reference only
  • College libraries restricted access (except
    Nuffield)

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Finding your way around OULShttp//www.ouls.ox.ac
.uk
  • OULS comprises 40 libraries and central services
  • See the OULS website for
  • Information about, and links to, each library
  • A map!
  • Training and workshops (WISER)
  • Guides
  • And much more

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Website http//www.ssl.ox.ac.uk
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Collections
  • Books are shelved by subject
  • Library of Congress subject classification
  • Social Policy HN
  • Social Work HV
  • Sociology HM
  • Browsing guide on our website
  • Journals are shelved alphabetically by title
  • 800 current titles
  • Reference-only

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Borrowing
  • 30 books
  • normal loans 1 week
  • short loans 2 days
  • Library will email you a reminder the day before
    the due date
  • You can renew books over the library catalogue
    OLIS up to 7 times unless
  • reserved by another reader
  • overdue
  • Books with library use only stickers can not be
    borrowed reference only

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Item in use slips
  • Available throughout the Library
  • Fill in title, shelfmark, date seat number when
    using a reference copy of a book
  • Enables readers to find reading list texts in use

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400 study spaces
  • 3 rooms for graduate use only
  • 2 discussion rooms
  • 10 individual study carrels
  • 54 networked PCs

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Laptops
  • Wireless is available throughout the Library,
    connect to the OULS-reader network, open a web
    browser, and log-in with your OLIS barcode and
    password.
  • You need to register your laptop if you wish to
    connect to the network via Ethernet. Forms are
    available from the Issue Desk. Ethernet cables
    can be borrowed from the Desk
  • The partitioned seating outside the central
    graduate room is a quiet area no laptops

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OLIS barcode and password
  • Your default password is your date of birth in
    the form 12oct1982

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Photocopying printing
  • Buy a rechargeable card from issue desk for 1.00
  • 7p per page
  • Can be used in many Oxford libraries

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SOLO http//solo.ouls.ox.ac.uk
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Library catalogue OLIS http//www.lib.ox.ac.uk/oli
s/
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Stack request
  • Items from the Bodleian Bookstack, Bodleian
    Nuneham and Radcliffe Science Library Bookstack
    can be requested to the SSL Issue Desk
  • 5 items per person at any one time reference
    only
  • Items kept behind desk for 7 days (can be renewed
    when returned to the Issue Desk or using OLIS)
  • 2 deliveries per day, 9am and 2pm, Mon-Fri

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Electronic journals http//sfx7.exlibrisgroup.com/
oxford/az
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OxLIP (Oxford University e-Resources)
  • Portal to our electronic resources
  • journal indexing and abstracting services,
    electronic reference works, e-journal packages,
    e-book collections, etc.
  • Allows resources to be searched for by title,
    subject or keyword
  • Also allows cross-searching of selected databases
    to find articles or other individual resources
  • Enables easy remote access to most resources
    through signing-in using Oxford SSO.

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OxLIP for e-resourceshttp//oxlip-plus.ouls.ox.a
c.uk
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