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Information Services and Systems
Please login...•Username is your student number e.g. 123456
•Password – Your student number followed by your date of birth e.g. 123456/07/01/1989
Information Services and Systems
Welcome / Croeso
Today we’ll be looking at the library on campus, accessing online resources, and tools that will help you during your studies
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Q1. Where would you go to borrow a book
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1. My friends/colleagues.2. A library to get a book
on the subject.3. A reading list provided
by my tutor.4. Google.5. Somewhere else.
When I’ve looked for information before for assignments the first place I’ve gone is...
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Your Library• 900,000 books and journals
• Long opening hoursOpening hours term time
Sun – Thurs 8 am–2 am Fri – Sat 8 am–10 pm• 24 hour opening during exam time
• Helpful staff!
• Wifi (swis.swan.ac.uk)
The Library also has an IT helpdesk, a dedicated careers team and Issue and information desks.
Your Library
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Your Library
Located on the St David’s Park campus in Carmarthen, with a dedicated Librarian.
St. David’s Park Library
• 4,000 nursing books and journals
• Opening hours term time Mon – Fri 9am–4.30pm
• Photocopying and printing
• Helpful staff!
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Your [email protected]
Katrina, Marion, Clare, Stephen, Elen, Alison, IzzyWe can help you with literature searching, referencing and plagiarism advice, online searching, managing your online presence, finding data and statistics.....
Your [email protected]
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Home.swan.ac.uk
• myuni.swan.ac.uk is the University portal
• The pages provide access to key resources:
– Blackboard – Email– Intranet– iFind Discover, the library catalogue – iFind Research, our search tool – Library web pages
MyUni pages
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Library Support via Blackboard
• Blackboard is Swansea University’s Virtual Learning Environment on the web.
• Blackboard provides access to:
– Turnitin and submitting assignments– Class notes for your modules– Reading lists– Library support for CHHS students– Mobile app
Blackboard
Information Services and SystemsI need to find a book for my course,
where are they?
http://ifinddiscover.swan.ac.uk
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Using iFind Discover
You can use iFind Discover to:• Renew your books on loan• Request books that are out on loan
Lets look for:
A BookTrevithick, P. (2012). Social work skills and knowledge: A practice handbook (3rd ed.). Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Using iFindDiscover
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Have you used journals (periodicals) before?
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Information Services and SystemsMy tutor has told me to read a journal
for my course, where are they?
http://ifinddiscover.swan.ac.uk
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Using iFind Discover
You can use iFind Discover to find journals. Journals are good for:
• Finding the most up-to-date research• Finding out hot topics in Social Work
Lets look for:
A journalBritish Journal of Social Work
Using iFindDiscover
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What if I don’t bring my books back on time?
Overdue Charges
ITEM AMOUNT
NORMAL LOAN 20p per day
ONE WEEK LOAN 50p per day
OVERNIGHT/SHORT LOAN
£1.50 per day
6 HOUR 20p per hour
What if I don’t bring a book back on time?
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Library treasure hunt!
• Answer the questions on your sheets• You can work in teams• 20 minutes maximum
Library treasure hunt!
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Q1. Where would you go to borrow a book
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1. Porter’s desk and Issue desk
2. Issue desk and careers desk
3. Self-issue machine and issue desk
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Q2. What time does the Library close this Friday
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1. 4pm2. 5pm3. 8pm4. 10pm
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Q3. How much does it cost for an A4 B&W photocopy?
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1. 5p2. 3p3. 10p
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Q4. What subject do the books in the HV40 section cover?
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1. Social Work Law2. Social Work Practice3. Psychiatric Social
Work4. Social Services
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Why can’t I just use Google?
• Not everything is freely available• Too many results• Use the first couple of results that appear
- Try using Google Scholar (set to Swansea University subscriptions)
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No Full Text Access – What can I do?
• Document Supply Services http://www.swansea.ac.uk/iss/libraries/documentsupplyservices
• DALLAS Scheme http://www.swansea.ac.uk/iss/libraries/servicesforpart-timeanddistancestudents/
• Visiting other libraries http://www.swansea.ac.uk/iss/libraries/visitorsinformation
Disclaimer! – We don’t have full-text access to everything...
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Quiz!
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How many items can you borrow at one time?
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1. Fifteen 2. Twelve3. Twenty Five4. Ten
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The fine per day for an overdue one week loan item is?
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1. 20p2. 50p3. 30p
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Your Student Card is also your…
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1. Library card2. Photocopy card3. Printing card4. Access card to the
library in the evening
5. All of the above
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What can I do online, through the Library website?
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1. Read books2. Read journal articles3. Contact my
Librarians4. Access my Swansea
University emails5. All of the above
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If I’ve forgotten everything from today’s Library induction I will..
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1. Try and muddle through
2. I just won’t use the Library at Swansea Uni
3. Look at the information on Library Support for CHHS on Blackboard and ask the Librarians for help when I need it!
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