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Welcome to the Library

Welcome to the Library. Janice Hill, Oscail Librarian. Where is the Library?. Entering the Library Building. You will need. Set your phone to silent. Name: Joe Bloggs Student No: 123456789 Course: AZ1. Opening Hours – Semester 1 & 2. Monday to Thursday 08:30 to 22:00 Friday

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Welcome to the Library

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  1. Welcome to the Library Janice Hill, Oscail Librarian

  2. Where is the Library?

  3. Entering the Library Building You will need Set your phone to silent Name: Joe Bloggs Student No: 123456789 Course: AZ1

  4. Opening Hours – Semester 1 & 2 Monday to Thursday 08:30 to 22:00 Friday 08:30 to 21:00 Saturday 09:30 to 17:00

  5. What can I do in the Library? • Find a comfortable place to work and study on your own or in a group17 Collaborative Study Rooms • Borrow books, DVDs • Use a library PC or your laptop • Print, photocopy and scan • Get help from Information Deskand ISS Desk for all your IT quries

  6. Library Website 24/7 access to DCU online library • Library Catalogue • Journals and Databases • Keep up to date with LibraryNews via our Blog • Lots of information – borrowing, printing, guides, tutorials, policies • Subject pages • LETS tutorial • Virtual Tour

  7. Oscail Subject Page Contact details

  8. Oscail Subject Page • General – LETS (Library E-Tutorial for Students); off campus access; accessing other libraries • Books- using library catalogue / ebooks • Journals- finding journals / A-Z of journals list / newspapers • Databases - using databases / list of databases covering your subject area • Websites- selection of useful websites

  9. Off Campus Access • Library Catalogue- look up booksand ebooks- renew and reserve books using My Account • Collaborative Study Rooms – booking through your student portal page • Library databases and journals - you will need toenter your network username and password (issued by ISS when you register)

  10. Journals and Databases A-Z of journals - a listing of all print and electronic journals - use when you know the title of a journal

  11. Journals and Databases Databases- allows you to easily search for journal articles using keywords- some databases are full-text and others just abstracts.- link will bring you to the full-text in another database if it is available You can use to access most of the library databases from a single search Other Databases -

  12. Online Help and Support • Subject Librarian- email or phone Janice Hill • Information Desk- email or phone • New Students page- library videos • Library Guides • Library tutorials- library tutorials- all databases have help guides or tutorials

  13. LETS tutorial DCU Library E-tutorial for Students Four modules to help you get the best from your library

  14. Janice Hill Contact details:Phone: 700 8758Email: janice.hill@dcu.ie

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