Library Essentials

Learn Find Borrow Study

Your Keele Card is your Library Card
You must present your Keele Card every time you borrow items. Your Keele Card also allows you to: Use print and copy facilities Pay for items at Library Service Counters Book group or single study rooms There are Keele Card top up machines in both Library sites.

Open

Campus Library The Campus Library is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week during semesters Health Library Monday to Thursday 08.30 21.45hrs Friday 08.30 to 19.45hrs Saturday 10.00 to 16.45hrs Sunday 13.00 to 17.00hrs At both locations, during University vacation and on UK Bank Holidays, opening times may differ Visit the website www.keele.ac.uk/library/ or www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/ for details

Borrow
How many items? Undergraduates - 16* Postgraduates - 16* Research students/ staff - 30* How long? Standard Loan 2 weeks 7 Day Loan 1 week Short Loan 1 day For more help on borrowing, renewing or reserving items go to www.keele.ac.uk/library/

*includes up to 6 Short
Loan items

Renew and avoid fines

As long as an item is not reserved by someone else, you can renew a borrowed item as many times* as you wish. You can do this online via Catalogue Plus

http://encore.keele.ac.uk
Fines exist to encourage the return of items on time and avoid inconvenience to the next borrower. If you have any problems borrowing, reserving or renewing items please call us

Campus Library 01782 733230 Health Library 01782 679577

*You will be unable to renew or borrow items if you owe more than 10.

Study
Campus Library Health Library Laptop power points and wireless connectivity throughout the building Designated silent or group study areas Bookable group and single study rooms IT Suite IT Labs Laptop power points in the Rotunda Designated silent study room Access to Keele network in the IT Suite

Resources

The Library pays for access to a range of resources and databases that are made available to you via your Library account. These make searching for and storing information so much easier. TALIS Aspire is an online reading list system Encore the simplest way to search the Library Catalogue Refworks stores and manages your sources If you need any help making the most of these services please attend a scheduled training session or ask at the Service Counter or Info Point.

A good environment for all

Eating of take-away food can cause a stale, smelly environment so please restrict eating hot food to the Refreshments Area on the ground floor Drinking water is provided in the Refreshments area. Drinks consumed in other parts of the building must be in lidded containers to avoid spillages Noise if its noisy use our text service and staff will investigate call 07768 511143 (even in group study rooms)

Here to support you

Library staff will always be happy to help you. There is no need to make an appointment; just pop along to the Service Counter or Info Point during staffed hours. A designated Liaison or Training Librarian will normally meet you at Induction sessions set up by your School. In addition they provide a range of information skills sessions to help you throughout the year. Details can be found at

www.keele.ac.uk/library/ and www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/

For more complex queries, one to one sessions can be booked with a Liaison Librarian. Please ask at the counter to make an appointment.

When we need to get in touch with you

We will always use your University email account . We will send emails to let you know when reserved items are ready for collection, to remind you that an item is due for return/renewal and alert you about overdue items. Please check your University email account to ensure you dont miss important information from us.

Health Library
Located in the Clinical Education Centre, at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire (UHNS) Health resources for Keele University and NHS users Access to NHS Athens resources for eligible members Evening and week-end access is by Keele Card

Training:

See the Health Librarys website for details of regular training sessions; available via

www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/

Working o campus or studying at a distance?

When you are working off campus you can access many resources online. We will be able to answer most queries over the phone or by email during counter opening hours. We can arrange to post print items* (not journals) out to you and you can post them back ... so when getting into the Library is difficult there is an alternative. *there is a charge for postal loans You should also investigate SCONUL Access Scheme - it enables you to use other University Libraries that may be nearer to where you are based. Go to www.sconul.ac.uk/

Additional support
There is an accessible side-entrance on the ground floor Campus Library Hearing loop available at the Campus Library Library Essentials guide available in different formats from Disability & Dyslexia Support (01782 734105) Other services: IT Service Desk: 01782 733636 / 733838 Student Support & Development Services: visit www.keele.ac.uk/studentsupport/

Contacting us
Campus Library
Info Point: 01782 733535 library.help@keele.ac.uk Loans, reservations and Library account enquiries: 01782 734159 Other Library contact details can be found at:

www.keele.ac.uk/library/ Health Library

Enquiries: 01782 679500 Training Enquiries: 01782 679583

www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/