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Library InstructionEnglish Language and Culture

GOALS

› Get an overview of what kind of material is available through the library

› Learn to search quickly and efficiently in the library’s resources

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Programme

›Powerpoint presentation, including demonstrations of SmartCat and LibGuides: 45 minutes

›Work session; finding material for your topic: 45 minutes

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Library University of Groningen

University Library

Library of Arts: collection has now moved to the UL Library of Law: will move to the UL next year

Library of Social Sciences will also move to the UL

› Central Medical Library› Zernike Library

Please note: during the next 4 years: large-scale renovations at the UL!

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Libraries of the University of Groningen: facilities

Collection•3.300.000 books (print and e-books)•5000 printed journal subscriptions•25.000 online journal subscriptions•audiovisual materials

Study places•Regular study places•Study places, pc included•Wireless internet

Library Homepage

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Open shelves

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SmartCat

› SmartCat is the library’s catalogue.› SmartCat enables you to search through the

collections of all the Groningen library locations.

› In SmartCat you can find the titles of books, journals, articles and audiovisual materials.

› SmartCat tells you where these titles are available: in Groningen or elsewhere.

› Library Homepage

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LibGuide SmartCat

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Borrowing books

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• Good search options (like searching on keyword)• Extra information (abstracts, keywords)• Articles from scientific journals• Often on a specific subject

Bibibliographies

How to find bibliographies?

› Overview of all electronic databases, including bibliographies: homepage library, electronic databases; Library home page

› Discipline-based selection of bibliographies and other library sources: LibGuides

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Libguide English

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Newspapers : Lexis Nexis Newsportal

› full text of articles from the electronic archives of newspapers

› Dutch and international newspapers and other news sources

› text only, no illustrations

› not 100% complete

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Electronic databases outside University› Login: s-number and password

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In a nutshell ...

›Books, journals, articles, audiovisual materials in and outside University: SmartCat›Subject search: bibliographies›Newspapers: Lexis Nexis Newspapers

›Libguide: discipline-based overview of available resources

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Questions?