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Issue 4, December 2008Newsletter for staff and students

Newsletter for staffand students

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38,000 more e-books1Log on to Blog for latestnews1Positive feedback for onlineinterlibrary loans2You say, we say..2Learning landscapes in Hull3Library Tips4Full-text made easy4DVD of the week4

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e have now got access to many moree-books through a subscription to a newdatabase called 'ebrary AcademicComplete'. The ebrary site providesaccess to the Academic Complete collection of e-books,spanning all academic subject areas, and containing morethan 38,000 e-book titles.The records of these books will soon be available throughthe library catalogue. At the moment, they can beaccessed through a link to 'ebrary Academic Complete (e-books)' on the e-Library on the Portal.If it is not already installed on your computer, you will need todownload a special "ebrary Reader" plugin to read thesee-books. This can be downloaded from a link on the Portal.Go to the Portal at

https://portal.lincoln.ac.uk/Library

andclick on ‘e-Library’ and ’List of all subscription databases’. Scrolldown to the 'ebrary Academic Complete (e-books)' link.

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New landscapes in Hull—find out more on Page 3

about the inter-library loanservice, go to

https:// portal.lincoln.ac.uk/ Library

and click on‘inter-library loans’.Please follow the guidelinescarefully and download theSED test document beforeordering, to ensure a speedyand efficient service.

he newinter-library loanservice continuesto be popular withour users. Introduced inApril 2008, it enablesstudents and staff to makeonline requests for itemssuch as books and journalarticles not held by Libraryand Learning Resources.Once registered, theservice is easy to use andrequests can be trackedusing the ‘View Requests’option button.Our Secure ElectronicDelivery (SED) serviceenables journal articles tobe delivered via email. SinceApril, over 56% of journalarticles have been deliveredby SED with an averagedelivery time of just over 4days. Many arrive within amatter of hours ofsubmitting the request.To register and learn more

Positive feedback for online inter-libraryloans

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‘The online inter-libraryloan system is great. It issaving a lot of time and articles aren't getting lost in the post.

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You say, we say...

o help us improve the libraryservices that you need, wecarried out a survey in Spring2008 to find out whichservice areas and resources you wouldlike us to prioritise for development.The following is a summary of keyresults by campus, together with ourresponses.

University Library

We are very pleased that 90.5% ofrespondents think that we provide agood service. These are the areas thatyou asked us to address:

Number of course books, loan periods, range of e-books

We say: We will continue toimprove access to coursebooks by buying e-books (younow have access to anadditional 38,000 titles) andby digitising chapters of keytexts. We also use loanperiods to maximise access,including placing items in corecollection, where appropriate.

Cost of photocopying and printing

We say: The I.T. Services teamare currently reviewingprinting and photocopyingcharges; however, the chargemade for student printing isthe standard rate foundamongst other universities, at5 pence per sheet. Inaddition, the University doesprovide one of the mostgenerous initial allocations ofprinting credit, at £10 peracademic year. These creditsare to support initial printingrequirements and tocompensate for any remainingcredit when studentscomplete their studies. Thecharge to the student coversprinting costs, and is not usedas an income for theUniversity.

Time taken to reshelve books and journals

We say: This year, we deployedan additional member of staffto help with the volume ofreturned books during peakperiods. We have alsoundertaken a process review,to identify ways in which wecan increase efficiency, andwill continue to monitor thesituation throughout thisacademic year.

Riseholme LRC

We are very pleased that 95.5% ofrespondents think that we provide agood service. These are the areas thatyou asked us to address:

Range of e-books, range of print journals, range of e-journals

We say: We will continue toimprove access to coursebooks by buying e-books (younow have access to anadditional 38,000 titles) andby digitising chapters of keytexts. We are reviewing ourrange of print journals, toidentify possible cancellationsand replacement titles as thecampus portfolio changes.Last year, we started asubscription to ScienceDirect, and our range ofe-journals has improvedsignificantly, although thereare still some areas that needdeveloping. Please contactyour Academic SubjectLibrarian if you need adviceon identifying relevant journalarticles.

Library environment – noise

We say: We will work with staffand students to remind usersof the need to maintain aquiet study environment.Please approach library staff ifnoise levels are unacceptable,

Work academics to promoteour range of e-journals.

Content and availability of library workshops

We say: The Academic SubjectLibrarian has worked withacademic staff to arrangemore workshops withintimetabled teaching sessions,to enable students to attend.

Holbeach LRC

We are very pleased that 96% ofrespondents think that we provide agood service. These are the areas thatyou asked us to address:

Cost and quality of photocopying and printing

We say: Please see the responsefor the University Library.Also, from September 2008,Holbeach LRC staff have beenable to add printer credits tostudents’ accounts and this hasimproved the process.Students requested anadditional printer copiermachine; however, at present,the volume of copying meansthat this is not economicallyviable.

Loan periods, numbers of course books, range of print and e-journals

We say: We received additionalfunding from both the librarybudget and the Holbeachcentral budget, to supportnew course developmentsand improve the book stock.We have bought e-books asthey become available. Wehave also raised students’awareness of existinginformation resources, byliaising with academic staff tointegrate information skillssessions into the timetable.so that we can takeappropriate action.

Opening hours at the weekend

We say: Current use of the libraryat weekends is light, andlibrary funds to increaseopening hours are limited.However, we will discuss thisin more detail at the nextstudent panel, to get a clearerview of what is required.

Hull LRC

We are very pleased that 95.3% ofrespondents think that we provide agood service. These are the areas thatyou asked us to address:

Number of course books, range of books, range of e-books,range of e-journals

We say: To increase theaccessibility of key texts, allnew copies of print titles havebeen placed in the 7-day loancategory. In addition, we havebought e-books as theybecome available. E-journals – the Academic Subject Librarianhas been working with Social

“Thanks very much toeveryone who completed oursurvey”Lys Ann Reiners SeniorAcademic Librarian

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...You say, we say

ollowing the final transfer ofMedia Technology to Lincolnthis summer, space becameavailable on the ground floor ofthe Derek Crothall Building (DCB) atthe Hull Campus.Academic staff at the Hull School ofHealth and Social Care quickly spottedthe potential to provide a flexibleteaching and learning space, with thebenefit of an adjacent lecture theatresupported by Hull LR staff.Faculty staff moved quickly to ensurethat the space would be ready forreturning students in September. Thenew space, for up to 40 students,provides a room within a room,comprising a 10 workstation I.T. area,with data projector and audiovisualplayback facilities, ideal for smallteaching sessions and self-directedresearch. The larger part of the spaceis furnished with more relaxed seatingand round tables.Jenny Dagg, a senior lecturer at theHull School, explained that theinformality of the space and shape ofthe furniture facilitates the employmentof different teaching styles andencourages more interactivity than inconventional seminar rooms.The adjoining lecture theatre enablesstudents to move quickly betweenformal presentations and lectures toindependent study and groupdiscussion in the new informal space.The fledgling Learning Landscapesinspired space has been named theProfessional Training Suite and will beused primarily for Post Qualifyingstudents and those taking theEmployment Based route, with somefull-time undergraduate use later duringthe summer period. The setup of the I.T.area was undertaken by Steve Bealesfrom ICT Services in Hull and Hull LRstaff.It is intended that this space willcontinue to develop with plans to makeuse of a further adjoining room within thearea in due course. Watch this space!