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Library and Information Services

Library resources for

Collaborative Partner students

your home institution will provide...

• basic course texts and journals• essential background reading • reference material, including appropriate databases• range of advanced materials to meet immediate

project and assignment needs• induction and information skills training• study space

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the University of Gloucestershire can provide...

Access to selected electronic resources

Reference use only of printed material

Computers and study spaces in libraries

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this presentation will show you how to...

• log onto the university’s network• access your university email account• find your university student record• find and use the library catalogue (OPAC)• use eJournals, eBooks and databases off-campus• find subject - specific web pages• find and use the Information Skills Tutorial• find information on referencing systems

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accessing the University’s website

• most pages on the university’s website are open access

• however, you have to log in to web based resources bought by the university. This is due to Data Protection legislation and access restrictions placed by the university or database suppliers, which protect their commercial interests

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logging in...• a single username and password allows you to use all

of the university’s password protected resources• your username is a lower case ‘s’ followed by your

student number • the default password for the first time you log in is your

date of birth in 8 digits e.g. 3rd Jan 1985 is entered as 03011985

• when you log in for the first time you will be prompted to change your password

when do I need to log in?

when using:

•email•moodle•your student record•e-journals, e-books and databases off-campus•Interactive functions of the library catalogue

click on the Infonet link to log in

the Log In screen...

Enter your username and password in the format shown. The password is concealed for security reasons.Academic staff will use their staff number preceded by a lower case ‘s’

common problems when logging in...1. the ‘s’ in your username is case sensitive

2. password is case sensitive

3. forgotten password

4. password has expired after 90 days

5. after 3 unsuccessful attempts, your account locks

you out

for points 1 – 2 ensure Caps Lock is off

for points 3 – 5 contact icthelpdesk@glos.ac.uk

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troubleshootingThe following messages may appear if there is a problem with your network account:

•‘account disabled’•‘username or password has not been recognised, please contact your system administrator’

if you see either of these messages report the problem to the ICT helpdesk by email icthelpdesk@glos.ac.uk

navigating from the ‘Current Students web page...

https://infonet.glos.ac.uk

‘tip’: bookmark this page as a ‘favourite’

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your university

email

library web pages andcatalogue

moodle

your university student record

back up your work on your

25GB ‘SkyDrive’

access your university

email account for life from

here

explore our pages...

find the library catalogue...

click here for the Library

Catalogue

finding a particular database…

The next few slides will show you how to access a database from a computer that is not on the university’s network.

This is called ‘off-campus access’

off-campus access to databases: step 1

click on off-

campus access

off-campus access to databases : step 2

log in as requested

off-campus access to databases : step 3

familiarise yourself with password / logging in details for the database you want to use

finding an eBook via our web pages

click here

finding an eBook via the library catalogue

click here

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finding an eJournal via the library catalogue...

click here

finding an eJournal...

search using this box

Find our subject web pages

then click here to bring up an A-Z list

click here

A – Z subject list

choose your subject from

this list

example of a subject page

find the Information Skills Tutorial and information on Referencing

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click here for

referencing and

plagiarisminformation

click here for

Information Skills

Tutorial

use the Information Skills Tutorial...

explore our information on Referencing

scroll down this page

for referencing

guides

print off our Referencing guides...

printable guides –

check with your tutor

which system your course

uses

FAQsQ. are Collaborative Partner students entitled to postal loans from the University?

A. no, the educational institution where you are taught is responsible for providing your book stock

Q. can Collaborative Partner students use other university libraries through the SCONUL Access collaborative

scheme?

A. only if your home institution is publicly funded, ask your librarian at the local educational institution where you are taught if it is a SCONUL Access member

further information and assistancelibrary staff can help with using online information

resources, please ring or email us:

FCH library tel: 01242 714600email:

libraryfch@glos.ac.ukOxstalls library tel: 01242 715100

email: libraryoxstalls@glos.ac.ukPark library tel: 01242 714333

email: librarypark@glos.ac.uk

or you can contact us using the Ask the Library service

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now check that you know how to...

• log onto the university’s network• access your university email account• find your university student record• find and use the Library catalogue (OPAC)• use eJournals, eBooks and databases off-campus• find subject - specific web pages• find and use the Information Skills Tutorial• find information on Referencing systems