The Library

SARA STEFÁNSDÓTTIR
Library and Information Services at RU | Student Orientation day RU 2010
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You need to be able to:

access the online catalogue and understand how to
locate and find resources in the library building (
www.gegnir.is and Dewey numbers)

use scholar.google.com and understand how it

interconnects to specific databases and journals in
subscription at RU

use bibliographies and find relevant information

according to citations and bibliographic references.

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Two ways in:

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Books and other print resources

• Course books are kept in the Reserve library at the
reception desk.
• Older editions of course books and other print
resources are kept in open shelves in the main
library.

• Course books are only lent within the library.

• Other books are for borrowing for up to 4 weeks.

• Books and other print resources are found by

looking in the catalogue gegnir.is (check link for
English version of Gegnir)
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Gegnir: the library catalogue

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Tækjastikur

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Service for MS students

• Book an information specialist for assistance

– assignments and projects
– Thesis

• LIRU can order books and photocopies of articles

from journals which are not available in the library.
These services are especially intended for RU
faculty and for students preparing a final thesis.

• Don’t hesitate to contact the library for help.

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Citing sources

The library’s symbolic example of

the quality of sources. Always use
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The library is everywhere

• reykjavikuniversity.is/library
/databases
/remoteaccess
/journals

• facebook.com/bokasafn

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facebook.com/bokasafn

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 This is how we connect with google scholar
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Off campus access

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What next?

• Go and visit the library building to familiarize

yourself
• Visit the library’s homepage
• Download the library toolbar
• Visit the library catalogue gegnir.is

• Printers and scanners are located in the print room

next to the library. Cards for scanning and
photocopying cards are sold at the main service
desk in Sólin /The Sun central building(not the
LIRU service desk).
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• library@ru.is

• Tel: 599 6235

• The Information Service Desk is located

at the service desk. Book an
appointment or drop in for research
assistance.

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