PLUG INs A Student’s Guide to Information Literacy

PLUG INsA Student’s Guide to Information Literacy You can do it yourself ! DIY Library Functions

From the HCT Library website, there are many functions that you can do yourself without help from library staff. For example, you can renew items, request items from other libraries, see what items you have checked out and save search terms for topics you are interested in.

From the HCT portal, click on Library. Then, FALCON Library Catalogue.

Or, bookmark this page: library.hct.ac.ae

Let’s look at My Library From Login/View My Record, you can see what you have borrowed.

Login with your staff or student number. Staff can use the short email name. You can use your regular password or create a different one.

You can see all the items you have checked out and when they are due back. You can renew by ticking the box and clicking Renew Selected.

You can change your PIN. If you forget your PIN, library staff can delete it. But, they cannot retrieve your old PIN because it is encrypted. You can also change your personal info.

You can also keep a record of items you have checked out. You can save your search terms and use them again; for example, you like the author Roberto Bolano and want to read new books by him.

To save your search terms for another day, click on the box “Save as a preferred search.”

Now, let’s see how to request items from other HCT libraries. When you find an item you need, simply click : Request

First, you need to login. Then click on your college name. If you have a deadline, choose a date. Or, leave this blank. Click : Enter

Next, you will see a screen that tells you if your request was successful. That’s it. You are finished. You will get an email when the book arrives at your library.

Check your email to see if the book has arrived. If you do not pick the book up within 3 days, it will be returned to the other library  .

No luck in HCT libraries   . You can also request from Zayed University & The UAE University in Al Ain   .

Back to http://library.hct.ac.ae Pull down : Resources Click : LIWA Consortial Catalogue “Consortial” means a group of something. In this case, a group of libraries

LIWA http://www.liwa.ac.ae/ Do a simple search by keyword, author, title or subject Or, Advanced Search

You find a great book at Zayed U It tells you the location Click : Request this item

It asks your location Click : Higher Colleges Click : Submit

Fill in your information Name ID number Your HCT library Password- same as for HCT library Click : Submit

Your request was successful  Usually in 2-3 days, you will get an email when the book arrives at your library. You can keep the book for 2 weeks.

Now, let’s look at the How do I … menu It tells you how to do other things in addition to what we just learned.

It tells you how to find a book or article. It tells you how to cite your sources. It tells you how to recommend something for the library to buy.

Now a very important place: the Help tab Explore the many features of this page. Ask your librarian if you have any questions.

Thank you for your attention. Good luck doing it yourself.

PLUG INs A Student’s Guide to Information Literacy