malyon college library orientation. the librarian … jill walker usual hours: tuesday – thursday...

Malyon College Library

Orientation

The librarian …

Jill Walker

Usual hours:Tuesday – Thursday 9am – 5pm

Monday + Friday 9am – 3.00pm

What we offer …

25,000+ volumes500 journal titles

PrintOnline

Various multimedia

To search the catalogue …

Online database (web-based)Online you can:

Search (basic and guided)Reserve items currently borrowed Check and renew loans

Warning: Automatic suspension from borrowing when items are 1 week overdue.Let’s have a look … Library catalogue

To find an item on the shelf Note the ‘Call number’ (or ‘Spine number’)Dewey classification system (decimal):

230231231.1231.3231.7231.74231.745231.74509015!

Usually followed by first letters of author’s name:

230 ABU230 DEV 1230 DEV 2

On shelves in order of number, then alphabetIf preceded by:

‘R’, a Reference book (e.g. R 230 SER)‘RA’, on the Atlas stand

Borrowing and returning

Self serve loans

In your online account:Loan detailsRenewalsAlerts

A few rules to help us share …

No food or drink, please (exception: water in a screw-top bottle is OK)After using items, do not re-shelve them … leave them on a shelving trolley.Don’t take items out of the library without registering them as ‘borrowed’ in the database.Try not to hoard.

Journal databases online

The ATLA Religion Database and the Religion and Philosophy Collectionhttp://search.ebscohost.com

Username: MalyonCollegePassword: WELCOME

All this information and more from the library site …

From the College website http://www.malyon.edu.au Follow the library links for:

CatalogueMoodle

And now …the library awaits you!