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Academic & Research Support Services at the University of Limerick
Library Aoife GeraghtyHead of Information Services, Glucksman [email protected]
The Library BuildingTerm-time Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 08.30-23.00Sat 10.00-19.00Sun 11.00-18.00
Note (Summer 2012)• Postgraduate reading room with
swipe access on 1st floor• 700s moved to 1st wing on 2nd
floor• Reference moved to 1st floor
landing
The Library Online www.ul.ie/library
Logging on from off-campus
Access journals, databases & ebooks from home
The catalogue today 6/9/12 …
The catalogue tomorrow 7/9/12!
Borrowing books …
20 items at any one time, for a period of 77 days.
Ordering Books and other material
• Faculty and staff can order books and non-book material, which will then be added to the library collections.
• Contact your Faculty Librarian for information on book-ordering procedures.
• It is essential that you send a copy of recommended reading to your Faculty Librarian to ensure that recommended materials are available for your students in good time.
• Departments are beginning work on departmental collection development policies. It would be worth getting involved in that process.
Requesting journals/databases• Subscriptions are ongoing commitments,
so requests take more time to process and decisions must be based on future budget planning
• Many of our journals and databases are paid for through the IReL (Irish Research eLibrary) consortium of the 7 Irish universities + RCSI
• Local subscriptions are paid for through the library budget or through departmental budgets
• Where a new course is planned, it is essential that funding for resources is included in the planning
Faculty Librarians & IR Librarian
AHSS & IWAMD – [email protected]
E&HS – [email protected]
KBS – [email protected]
Architecture & Science – [email protected] Engineering – [email protected] Institutional Repository – [email protected]
Library & Information Resources Development Committee
Chair: VP Academic & Registrar
Faculty Reps:Michael English (S&E)David Atkinson (AHSS)Ross Anderson (E&HS)Orfhlaith Ni Bhriain (IWAMD)Michele ODwyer (KBS)
The library also meets regularly with student representatives
Departmental Collection Development & Management Policies – priority for 2012/13
Profile of the Department incl. profile of the Faculty
ScopeBudgetSelection of ResourcesCollectionsLibrary Support for Resource UseStock Review…
Visiting other Libraries• Inter Library Loans (see
Library webpage)
• SCONUL Access - a co-operative scheme that enables researchers to visit and borrow materials from more than 125 libraries in Ireland and the UK – get a SCONUL Access card from the Library Information Desk.
• Letter of Introduction (Faculty Librarian)
Training & Workshopsfor undergrads, postgrads, researchers …Finding Research Information & keeping up-to-dateMake effective use of the specific subject databases to locate journal articles, e-books and other sources on your topicLocate data for your ResearchFind specific types of information resources (e.g., theses, government information, patents, etc.)Update your information needs and awareness of the information cycle.
Academic Reference ManagementChoose and Use bibliographic reference management software e.g. EndNote and Mendeley.Managing your research/using Endnote bibliographic software.Create an Endnote library of your research and produce a bibliography from this.Choose and edit different bibliographic styles. Getting Published & Maximising your ImpactStrategies for getting published – where, how, when?How to present your research – at conferences, in journals, networking opportunities.How to Identify suitable journals for publication Open access options.Understand journal impact factors, citation counts and h-IndexUse ISI to identify journal impact factors, citation counts and h-IndexEnsure your research output is accurately captured.Disseminate your ResearchUse other non-ISI tools – ABS, Scimago, Google Scholar and Publish or Perish.
Online training & developmentWe offer online modules on• Doing a Literature Review• Research Methods in the Arts & Humanities• Research Methods in the Sciences• Research Methods in the Social Sciences• Getting Published in the Arts• Getting Published in the Sciences• Ethics 1 – Good Research Practice• Ethics 2 – Working with Human Subjects• Career Planning in the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences• Career Planning in the Sciences• Project Management in the Research Context• Intellectual Property in the Research Context• Managing your Research Supervisor or Principal Investigator• Selecting a Conference, Presenting & Networking
Available at: http://www3.ul.ie/~library/GLIS/html/GLISadvanced_rskills.htm
Integrating Information Literacy into
the Curriculum: a guide
for faculty
Open Access to Irish Research
Google Scholar – connecting to the IR
For Library Support
[email protected] of Information
ServicesTel: 061 202164GL0-030
and/or your Faculty Librarian
www.ul.ie/~library