Library induction
- 1. AUO Library and Information Service Induction Presentation
- 2. Welcome to Azad University Library and Information Service This induction presentation provides a brief overview of the library, its facilities and the services that are available to you.
- 3. Essential Information • Location and opening hours •What the service offers •Membership •Floor plan
- 4. Location and Opening Hours Where are we located Opening hours The library is located on the The Library is currently open ground floor of the main during the following days and university building. between the following hours: Mon – Thurs 9am – 5pm (The library may be closed on certain days of the year. Details of any closed days will either be sent to students and staff via e-mail or posted on the library web pages)
- 5. What the Service Offers Access to a continuously growing physical collection of over 3000 books Access to a selection of hard-copy journals Access to a wireless network A dedicated reading room 7 open access computers Support by a professionally qualified librarian Dedicated website Library pages containing information on the service and links to e-Resources A printing, copying and scanning service Access to prospectuses and other related publications from our partner universities A document supply service
- 6. Membership Membership of the library is open to all staff and students at AUO. To become a member you first need to have an AUO card. This can be obtained from the Registrars office. Once you have this card you then need to complete a simple library registration form to become a member. (To make things simple your university card is used as your library card)
- 7. Floor Plan
- 8. The Physical Collection and Related Aspects •The physical collection •Finding items in the physical collection •Borrowing information •Returning loaned items and fines
- 9. The Physical Collection The physical collection consists of hard copy books on a range of subject areas. The main subject areas in the current collection are shown below: Architecture Business and Business Management Computer Science Engineering EFL (English as a foreign Language) Graduate Studies (Includes research methods)
- 10. Finding Items in the Physical Collection The physical collection is arranged in the Dewey Decimal system. To find items in the collection you can search using the catalogue or you can browse the collections using the Dewey Decimal System. General Dewey classifications are listed on the ends of the book cases and more specific subject locations can be found by browsing the Dewey Decimal hand lists, which are located at the help desk.
- 11. Borrowing Information How to borrow items To borrow items from the physical collection you need to present them at the Issue/Help desk where they will be checked out to your account. Borrowing rights Students are allowed up to 3 books Staff are allowed up to 5 books
- 12. Borrowing Information Loan types There are three main loan types available and are listed below Standard Loan 21 days Short Loan 1 week Overnight Loan (All items that currently fall outside these categories are reference only.)
- 13. Borrowing Information Renewing Items To renew items that you have on loan you need to contact the library either by coming in person to the issue/Help desk or by sending an e-mail or telephoning the library via the following:Tel+44 (0)1865 884350 – 884352 Library Ex No 209 The Librarian's e-mail address: p.rudd@auo.org.uk Renewal requests will be confirmed by e-mail. (Please note that it will not always be possible to renew an item on every occasion that it is requested
- 14. Borrowing Information Reserving Items To reserve items you need to contact library staff in the same way they would for renewing items. Once an item has been reserved it will be held for the user at the issue/Help desk. (Please note that the item will only be held for a period of 7 days.)
- 15. Returning Loaned Items and Fines Fines Returning Loaned Items All library users are liable for All items should be returned fines and all fines must be to the library in the main promptly paid. university building. Fine Rates Details regarding the amounts charged dependent on the type of loan period are listed below: Standard Loan 20p per day Short Loan £1 per day Overnight Loan £3 per day
- 16. The Library and Information Service Web Pages •Library web pages
- 17. Library Web Pages The library pages of the website have been designed to be easy to use and this is the primary place to find up-to-date library related information.
- 18. Library Web Pages The library pages of the website contain many guides and links to resources. All the links to resources on the website have been carefully selected to provide you with access to services and resources that are in the main freely available. (Please note: in some cases certain resources only allow access to a limited amount of content)
- 19. The Library and Information Service Bulletin Board •Bulletin board
- 20. Bulletin Board We have a bulletin board outside the library and you will be able to find key information related to the service on this board. Therefore, this is another good place to check for up-to-date library information.
- 21. Further Information • Finding further information
- 22. Finding Further Information Further Information about the Library and Information Service can be obtained from the library web pages at the following web address: http://www.auox.org.uk/ (For more detailed information on the service and on the rules and regulations please consult the library guide book, which is available as a PDF download from the ‘Library Guides Online’ web page that can be found from the library section of the University’s Website.)