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Your guide to LIbrary servicesTRANSCRIPT
Information on:
Library services at Mid Cheshire College
Books and other resources for your
course
Help to find the information and
support you need to get top marks
September 2012
Library Central
Your guide to Library Services
A selection of books available
within the library
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Welcome to Library Central
Hello! You can be sure of a warm welcome in our
libraries from all of the library team. We are
here to help you find information from
books, journals or online so that you can get
the best marks you can. We can also help
you to use any of the resources in the library.
Please remember to always bring
your STUDENT ID CARD with
you—you may want to borrow
something from the library.
How to find us Hartford:
The library is on the top floor using the main entrance stairs.
The Learning Zone drop-in computer centre is on the first floor.
The HE Study Room is located within the library. Winsford:
Room 101 on the first floor. Students are welcome to use any of our libraries regardless of
which campus they are based at. You can email us at [email protected]
At Hartford Campus library our phone number is 01606 720646.
At Winsford Campus library our phone number is 01606 720651.
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Opening Hours Hartford Library - term-time
Monday & Tuesday 8.30 - 4.45
Wednesday & Thursday 8.30 - 7.00
Friday 8.30 - 4.15 Hartford Library - vacation opening
Monday - Thursday 9.15 - 4.45
Friday 9.15 - 4.15
Closed for lunch 12.15 - 1.15
Please phone beforehand to check opening times Hartford Learning Zone (term-time only) Monday to Thursday 9.00 - 4.45
Friday 9.00 - 4.15 Winsford Library (term-time only)
Monday, Thursday and Friday 9.00 - 4.00
Tuesday & Wednesday 9.00 - 7.00
The basics
Books
We have about 25300 books across the sites and an expanding
collection of ebooks which are accessible through the library
catalogue http://library.midchesh.ac.uk. The books are divided up so
they support the courses being taught at each site. The library
catalogue is available from anywhere where you can access the in-
ternet (college, home, work etc.).
If you enjoy reading, we have a collection of fiction and children’s
books and welcome suggestions from students of what can be
added to stock.
If you can’t find what you need, ask a member of staff!
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The basics
Current Magazines & Newspapers
Daily and weekly newspapers are available in
Hartford library and relevant magazines & journals
are available in all libraries. Back copies may be
borrowed. A full list can be found in a separate
leaflet available in the libraries or on Moodle
(http://moodle.midchesh.ac.uk).
Enquiries
If you aren’t able to find the information you need quickly and
effectively why not ask a specialist to do it for you? Our professional
staff will be delighted to do the searching for you. Just give us a little
time and a clear idea of what you need.
DVDs, CDs, etc
We have a collection of off air and
commercial recordings on DVD. These may
be borrowed for up to a week. A small
collection of music CDs and audio books is
also available.
Borrowing
You may borrow up to 6 items at a time (8
for Higher Education students). You must
bring your student ID card with the items
you want to borrow to the issue desk.
Most things can be borrowed for 3 weeks. A small number of the
most popular books, back copies of journals, DVDs, CDs, can only be
borrowed for one week. If you need anything for longer you can
renew your items ONCE by email, online, by phone, or over the
counter.
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PCs are available for students to use on a
drop-in basis in all the Centres. The Learning
Zone at Hartford has 41 computers, Hartford
library has 20, plus 5 in the HE Study Room,
Winsford campus library has 24 computers.
Individual PCs can be booked in advance and
online using
http://pcbooker.midchesh.ac.uk.
Please remember that computers are provided for students to do their
coursework. If you are not doing coursework and the centre is busy
you will be asked to log off and free up a computer. Please also be
aware that college staff can monitor what you are doing on your
Computers
Reserve, Renew and Request Using the Online catalogue
http://library.midchesh.ac.uk you are able
to reserve items and renew items.
Guides are available on Moodle (http://moodle.midchesh.ac.uk) under
the Library Central logo.
Please remember that if you can’t find what you need, then please feel
free to talk to us, we may be able to help or we can assist in ordering
items for you.
We can also borrow books on interlibrary loan, informally from
Cheshire County Libraries, or books/articles formally from the British
Library. A charge may be made for this service.
The Username is your student ID number printed on your student
card
Your password is your postcode (all lowercase and no spaces)
Click ‘Login’
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Online resources
Gale Infotrac Powersearch
The library subscribes to Infotrac
which is a database of over 20,000
publications including newspapers,
magazines, journals, encyclopaedias
and other reference materials
available with full text. The link to
infotrac is available via http://bit.ly/infotrac within college but to use this
resources from home you will need to login using Shibboleth. To
log in via Shibboleth you will be asked for a username and password
and this will be the same as your network login.
Ebrary
This is the collection of 2981 e-books we have available.
They are accessible through the library catalogue or
direct at http://www.bit.ly/mccebrary. There is a quick
guide at http://bit.ly/mccebrary_guide for your pleasure
and enjoyment.
JISC MediaHub
JISC MediaHub is a new multimedia platform offering a wealth of digital
image, video and audio collections. Log in by firstly finding your
institution i.e. Mid Cheshire College and then by putting in your
network username and password.
We also have a selection of ebooks that the library have purchased
which are also accessible through the catalogue (as above) but you can
also access them directly at http://www.dawsonera.com/ by selecting
the institution and entering your network login and password.
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How you can help us.
Suggestions for new resources
If you have any suggestions for purchases
please pass this information to the Library
staff. Purchases are made throughout the
year so new materials are added to stock
regularly.
Mid Cheshire College Resources 4 Courses
This netvibes page is our collection of recommended free online
resources - mostly web sites.
We check the links regularly and are confident that the information is
good quality but your own critical evaluation must be used with all
information, especially that found on the web.
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Datamonitor (formerly Marketline)
Datamonitor offers a comprehensive and unique collection of company,
industry, financial, product and country information, research and data
extending across every major marketplace and industry.
You can access this via Moodle using your normal network login, if
you’re outside of college you will have to login using Shibboleth. To
log in via Shibboleth you will be asked for a username and password
and this will be the same as your network login.
We look forward to seeing you and hope you will soon be one of our
best customers.
Never be afraid to ask a librarian
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Phone: 01606 720646
E-mail: [email protected]
Library Catalogue: http://library.midchesh.ac.uk
Hartford Campus - Second Floor
Mid Cheshire College
Chester Road, Hartford
Cheshire, CW8 1LJ
Winsford Campus - Room 101
Mid Cheshire College
Weaver Street, Winsford
Cheshire, CW7 4AA
Phone: 01606 720652
E-mail: [email protected]
Library Catalogue: http://library.midchesh.ac.uk