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Information Services and SystemsWelcome / Croeso Information Services & Systems
A photo tour of the Library to help you find your way around.
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Your Libraries
Library & Information Centre @ Singleton Park
Bay Campus Library
South Wales Miners’ Library
Saint David’s Park Library
Banwen Library
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Your Library• 890,000 books and journals
• 24 hour opening (except Christmas day, Boxing day and New Year’s Day)
Staffed hours Mon – Fri 8am–8pm Sat – Sun 10am–6pm
• Helpful staff!
The Library also provides you with IT help and a dedicated careers team.
Library & Information Centre @ Singleton Park
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Library Desk• The Library Desk is in the
Central Hall.• Ask here for help and advice
on:– Borrowing, returning and
renewing books– IT and password queries– Careers adviser appointments– Locating print and online
materials for your course
• Undergraduates can borrow up to 15 items at any one time.
• Postgraduates and staff can borrow up to 30 items at any one time.
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Self Issue Machines
• The Self Issue machines are in the Library’s Central Hall.• Avoid Library Desk queues to borrow books by simply scanning your student card and the items you want to borrow. • You will be issued with a receipt.• You may also renew your items at these machines and pay any fines you may have either by card or cash.
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Self return machines• The self return unit is
located around the corner from the Library entrance at the top of the stairs.
• Return your items at this machine.
• Follow the on screen step by step instructions. You will be issued with a receipt as proof of return.
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Central Hall Bookcase• Careers books, guides
and leaflets.
• New books – recently added to library stock.
• Study skills books.
• College resources guides – prepared for you by your subject librarians. Help yourself to the database guides.
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iFind – the Library catalogueiFind can be quickly accessed via
the PCs and NetBooks in the Central Hall and via the ISS home page anywhere.
This is a big, multi-subject library. iFind is the only effective way to find out where the items you need are located.
You can: SEARCH RENEW REQUEST
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Finding books on the shelvesUse iFind to find out the call number
for a book.
Each call number represents a subject, e.g QA = Science
Identify the Floor where the call number is found.
Call numbers are found on the spine of a book and are a series of letters and numbers eg QA76.16.L2 2006 for computer science books.
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Not just books …•You will also find DVDs, journals, newspapers, PCs, photocopiers, printers, scanners, study areas, databases…
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Study Hall
On the left and right side of the Hall are individual study places and group study areas.
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…and the Study Hall Reference Collection
In the centre of the Study Hall and around some of the perimeter is the Reference Collection. Here you will find encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference works.
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Zoning – silent study areasLook out for different areas
for silent, quiet or group study:
Silent study area Quiet study area Group study area
Please turn your mobile phone to silent whenever you come into the Library.
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Printing, Photocopying & Scanning
• There are self-service machines in each library which will copy, print and scan (in black and white or colour).
• Can be found in the Study Hall, Gallery, PC rooms and on Level 2
• Pay for your printing and photocopying by putting money on your student card (using a Revaluer machine – on Levels 2 & 4)
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MyUni/ MyHub
Click on Current Students on SU home page to login to MyUni.
Use MyUni to access:• Email• Blackboard• Library resources• Intranet• File space;• Pebblepad• Wireless Account
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Saving your work
All university students have 100MB of space on the P drive (the Open Access network.) This is the safest, most secure and cheapest place to save your work.
E drive can be used by students who have USB memory sticks.
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Swansea Wireless Internet ServiceThe Swansea Wireless Internet Service (SWIS) allows
Students and Staff to connect wireless enabled devices to the network at our campuses and also in all the Halls of Residence. Go to: swis.swan.ac.uk and follow the instructions.
Any problems please come to our Library Desk, ring 01792 295060 or email [email protected]
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Costa @ the Library
• There is a Costa coffee shop at the entrance of the Library.
• Enjoy a cup of coffee with classmates or have a light snack to keep you going!
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Contact us
Telephone 01792 295697 Email [email protected]
Web http://www.swan.ac.uk/iss
Facebook /swanuni.iss
Twitter @swanuni_iss