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Pt 1: Dave’s essay crisis: a day in the life of a History Masters student
Isabel Holowaty, OULS History [email protected]
1am Saturday morning and Dave has just returned to his digs in Cowley to find waiting for him…
…an essay crisis!
Need to find bookClive Holmes: Why was Charles I executed (2006)
Need to find journal articleKevin Sharpe: “So hard a text? Images of Charles I, 1612-1700”, in Historical Journal, 43(2), Jun 2000
GE Aylmer: Buckingham as an administrative reformer, in Journal of ??? (1990?)
Finding books
SOLO (Search Oxford Libraries Online)
24/7 remote accesshttp://solo.ouls.ox.ac.uk/
Introduction to Bodley, catalogues, databases & eJournals
Tomorrow 15:30-16:30
Isis Room, OUCS
> Stack Request?
> Member of college?
> Reserve?
> Opening hours?
Bodley tour
Mon-Fri. 14:30
Book online at http://www.eventsforce.net/bodtour
“How Alice grew tall”, Bodleian Library, University of Oxford,
(The Nursery “Alice” 1890)
Finding libraries
• 100+ libraries in Oxford• Oxford University Library Services
(OULS) 40+ libraries• Bodleian Library & dependents• Faculty & departmental libraries
• College libraries
Libraries’ directory online
• Contact information• Opening hours• Link to website
http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/libraries/
Finding journal articles
• SOLO • Oxford University eJournals (electronic copy)
• Bibliographical databases (find reference, link to electronic copy)
Kevin Sharpe: “So hard a text? Images of Charles I, 1612-1700”, in Historical Journal, 43(2), Jun 2000
GE Aylmer: Buckingham as an administrative reformer, in Journal of ??? (1990?)
Information Skills Minimum Kit
29 Oct, 14:00-16:00
IT Room, History Faculty
Book via http://www.eventsforce.net/minimumkit
Bibliographical databases
GE Aylmer: Buckingham as an administrative reformer, in Journal of ??? (1990?)
Search Historical Abstracts via OxLIP+
Information Skills Minimum Kit
29 Oct, 14:00-16:00
IT Room, History Faculty
Book via http://www.eventsforce.net/minimumkit
Dave uses his own laptop…
• Single-Sign On (SSO)• Wireless being rolled out in OULS libraries• Internet access in libraries: “scan” laptop
At 2am Dave finally goes to bed…
It is 11:30 in the morning…
• Visits the HFL (open till 1pm)• Brings University card (ID, borrowing)
• Brings Common card (photocopying & printing)
• Brings own laptop
HFL collections
Late Roman to 1989
Strong in British history, good in European & US history, some world history
Historiography, Palaeography
Lending copies for History of Art and History of Science
Other History collections in OULS
• British & European history, Special Collections (Central Bodleian)
• History of the USA (Vere Harmsworth)
• History of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Commonwealth, and former British colonial territories (Rhodes House)
• History of the Indian Sub-Continent (Indian Institute)
• History of Science & Medicine (Radcliffe Science Library)
• History of Art, Ancient History & Archaeology (Sackler)
HFL services
• Lending & enquiry service
• Photocopying, printing & IT
• Training & support
Lending services
Taught Masters• 10 books for 7 days• 20 books for Xmas & Easter Vac• 30 books for Long Vac
Research students• 10 books for 28 days• 20 books for Xmas & Easter Vac• 30 books for Long Vac
Renewals & reservations
• 1st renewal online via Patron Record• Reservations for item already out on
loan
Late returns
• Please return book if you don’t need your book – others might do!
• E-mail reminder sent day before it is due back
• Late returns: 20p per book per day
4 books overdue for 2 days =
Photocopying
• University Common card
• 3 xerox machines & 1 networked printer
• £1 for card, 7p per A4 sheet
• Buy cards & charge up at Enquiry desk
• Remember the copyright restrictions!
IT facilities
• 20 reader workstations• Networked printing (EMOS card, 7p)• Wired up tables with powersockets• Internet access for laptops, scan laptop
every week (up-to-date virus software!)
Dave is considerate…
Toilets & Common Room in basement
Other training sessions
Tomorrow / 15:30-16:30: Intro to the Bodleian Library, online catalogues & databases
Mon-Fri. week 1 / 14:30-15:30: Bodley tours for new graduates
Tues. week 1/ 15:00-15:20: US History:Vere Harmsworth Library tour for new graduates
Wed. week 1 / 11:00-12:00: African & Commonwealth History: Intro to Rhodes House Library
Wed. week 2 / 14:00-16:00: Information Fair for graduates
Wed. week 3 / 14:00-16:00: Information Skills Minimum Kit
Tues. week 6 / 15:00-15:45: US History: Sources seminarWed. week 6 / 13:00-14:00: Parliamentary Papers online
Seek help if you are stuck!
HFL staff: Valerie, Stephen, Ambessu, Bethan, Ian, Tom
Phone: (01865) 277262/264E-mail: [email protected]
Isabel: [email protected]
