Title: Supporting your learning and research needs Induction from: Oxford University Library Services OULS
1Supporting your learning and research needs
Induction fromOxford University Library
Services (OULS) Oxford University Computing
Services (OUCS)Oxford University Data Library
2Library 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
3Oxford 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)
4Finding 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
5Website http//www.ssl.ox.ac.uk
6Collections
- 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
7Borrowing
- 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
8Item 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
9400 study spaces
- 3 rooms for graduate use only
- 2 discussion rooms
- 10 individual study carrels
- 54 networked PCs
10Laptops
- 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
11OLIS barcode and password
- Your default password is your date of birth in
the form 12oct1982
12Photocopying printing
- Buy a rechargeable card from issue desk for 1.00
- 7p per page
- Can be used in many Oxford libraries
13SOLO http//solo.ouls.ox.ac.uk
14Library catalogue OLIS http//www.lib.ox.ac.uk/oli
s/
15Stack 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
16Electronic journals http//sfx7.exlibrisgroup.com/
oxford/az
17OxLIP (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.
18OxLIP for e-resourceshttp//oxlip-plus.ouls.ox.a
c.uk
19Please ask staff if you would like help!