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Please login. Username is your student number e.g. 123456 Password – Your student number followed by your date of birth e.g. 123456/07/01/1989. Welcome / Croeso. Today we’ll be looking at the library on campus, accessing online resources, and tools that will help you during your studies.

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  1. Please login... • Username is your student number e.g. 123456 • Password – Your student number followed by your date of birth e.g. 123456/07/01/1989

  2. Welcome / Croeso Today we’ll be looking at the library on campus, accessing online resources, and tools that will help you during your studies

  3. When I’ve looked for information before for assignments the first place I’ve gone is... Q1. Where would you go to borrow a book • My friends/colleagues. • A library to get a book on the subject. • A reading list provided by my tutor. • Google. • Somewhere else.

  4. Your Library Your Library • 900,000 books and journals • Long opening hours Opening hours term time Sun – Thurs 8 am–2 am Fri – Sat 8 am–10 pm • 24 hour opening during exam time • Helpful staff! • Wifi (swis.swan.ac.uk) The Library also has an IT helpdesk, a dedicated careers team and Issue and information desks.

  5. Your Librarians chhslibrary@swansea.ac.uk Your Librarianshumscilib@swansea.ac.uk Katrina, Marion, Clare, Stephen, Elen, Alison, Izzy We can help you with literature searching, referencing and plagiarism advice, online searching, managing your online presence, finding data and statistics.....

  6. MyUni pages Home.swan.ac.uk • myuni.swan.ac.ukis the University portal • Home provides access to key resources: • Blackboard • Email • Intranet • iFind Discover, the library catalogue • iFind Research, our search tool • Library web pages

  7. Blackboard Library Support via Blackboard • Blackboard is Swansea University’s Virtual Learning Environment on the web. • Blackboard provides access to: • Turnitin and submitting assignments • Class notes for your modules • Reading lists • Library support CHHS students • Mobile app

  8. I need to find a book for my course, where are they? http://ifinddiscover.swan.ac.uk

  9. Using iFindDiscover Using iFind Discover You can use iFind Discover to: • Renew your books on loan • Request books that are out on loan Lets look for: A Book McGee, S. (2010). Key research & study skills in psychology. Los Angeles: Sage.

  10. What if I don’t bring a book back on time? What if I don’t bring my books back on time? Overdue Charges

  11. Free online access to thousands of ebooks and ejournals through the Library... Online Resources • You will need your Swansea University Username and Password to access our online resources. • Username – 123456 • Password – normal login

  12. ebooks Using iFind Discover Lets look for: A Book Eysenck, M. W., & Keane, M. T. (2010). Cognitive psychology: A student's handbook (6th ed.). Hove: Psychology Press. • Ebook collections • Dawsonera, ebrary EBSCO ebook collection.

  13. Have you used journals (periodicals) before? • Yes • No • What are they?

  14. My tutor has told me to read a journal for my course, where are they? http://ifinddiscover.swan.ac.uk

  15. Using iFindDiscover Using iFind Discover You can use iFind Discover to find journals. Journals are good for: • Finding the most up-to-date research • Finding out hot topics in nursing Lets look for: A journal British Journal of Psychology

  16. ejournals Using iFind Discover Lets look for: A journal article Bailey, R. Willner, P. & Dymond, S. (2011). A visual aid to decision-making for people with intellectual disabilities. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 32(1), 37-46. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2010.08.008

  17. Why can’t I just use Google? • Quality matters! • You will be expected to only use reputable, trustworthy information in your assignments from sources such as: • academic library books • scholarly journal articles

  18. Disclaimer! – We don’t have full-text access to everything... No Full Text Access – What can I do? • Document Supply Services http://www.swansea.ac.uk/iss/libraries/documentsupplyservices • DALLAS Scheme http://www.swansea.ac.uk/iss/libraries/servicesforpart-timeanddistancestudents/ • Visiting other libraries http://www.swansea.ac.uk/iss/libraries/visitorsinformation

  19. Quiz!

  20. How many items can you borrow at one time? 1. Fifteen 2. Twelve 3. Twenty Five 4. Ten

  21. The fine per day for an overdue one week loan item is? 1. 20p 2. 50p 3. 30p

  22. Your Student Card is also your… • Library card • Photocopy card • Printing card • Access card to the library in the evening • All of the above

  23. What can I do online, through the Library website? • Read books • Read journal articles • Contact my Librarians • Access my Swansea University emails • All of the above

  24. If I’ve forgotten everything from today’s Library induction I will.. • Try and muddle through • I just won’t use the Library • Look at the information on Library Support for CHHS and ask the Librarians for help when I need it!

  25. Need help? Just ask chhslibrary@swansea.ac.uk Your Librarianshumscilib@swansea.ac.uk Katrina, Marion, Clare, Stephen, Elen, Alison, Izzy • Find us on /swanuni.iss • @swanuni_iss

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