lrc induction

Logging on…• Use the same username and password you used to

matriculate online• Username will always be your matriculation number• Prompt to change password every 60 days• Your password must be at least 7 characters long• Your password must contain 3 of these types of

characters:• Uppercase letters (i.e. A, B, C etc.)• Lowercase letters (i.e. a, b, c etc.)• Numbers (i.e. 1, 2, 3 etc.)• Non-alphabetic characters (i.e. $, !, £, % etc.)

Unsure about IT?

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

09.00-10.30 Student IT induction

10.00-11.30 Student IT induction

10.15-12.15 Timetable drop-in, 1127

Timetable drop-in, 1127

12.15-13.15 Hub drop-in, 1125

Hub drop-in, 1127

Hub drop-in, 1127

Hub drop-in, 1127

Hub drop-in, 1127

14.15-16.15 Timetable drop-in, 1127

Timetable drop-in, 1127

15:00-16.30 Student IT induction

• Student IT induction guide• Sign up for student IT inductions at the LRC Service Desk

Connecting to wi-fi

• Two options on campus

• QM Wireless – uses same username and

password

• eduroam– enter QM email address

as username

During unstaffed hours you will need your smartcard to enter the library

Use your smartcard for…

• Borrowing• Printing• Photocopying• Payment card

Task 1Navigate your way to the Library

Services web pages

Finding books to borrow…

Task 2Login to your library account on the catalogue, see how to renew your

books and put a book on hold

Reading Lists

Book stock

Main Lending stock Loan categories

Self service machines

Task 3Find the guide for your subject

Task 4Find out what online journals we

subscribe to

Task 5Search for your subject in Discover

Task 6Referencing

Example reference listBEADLE, P. 2010. How to teach. Bancyfelin: Crown House. COOKE, A. 2015. A History of Drinking: The Scottish Pub Since 1700. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. CURRERI, E. 2015. An Unguided Music Therapy Listening Experience of Luigi Nono’s Fragmente-Stille, an Diotima: A Case Report. Music Therapy Perspectives [online]. January, vol.33, no.1, p.63 [viewed 27 August 2015] Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mtp/miu047CURTIN, M., MOLINEUX, M., and SUPYK, J.-A. 2009. Occupational Therapy and Physical Dysfunction: Enabling Occupation. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. DEPOY, E. and GITLIN, L. N. 2015. Introduction to Research: Understanding and Applying Multiple Strategies. St Louis: Mosby. DRYSDALE 1991. Training for competence: A handbook for trainers and FE teachers. London: Routledge Falmer. DWIGHT, D. 2006. Here’s how to Do Therapy: Hands-on Core Skills in Speech- Language Pathology. San Diego: Plural Publishing. FINLAY, L. and GOUGH, B. 2003. Reflexivity: A practical guide for researchers in health and social sciences. Malden, MA: Wiley, John & Sons.

Task 7Finding your way around

Study spaces in the LRC

Open access

Study spaces in the LRC

Group study rooms

Study spaces in the LRCQuiet study rooms

Study spaces in the LRCStudy Carrels

Task 8Finding your way around virtually

Remote Access

https://access.qmu.ac.uk

Find help at…

• In person at the Service Desk• Email assist@qmu.ac.uk• Phoning 0131 474 0000 and asking for

“Assist” when prompted• Facebook and Twitter for updates• Improve searching skills by coming to an LRC

workshop