Quick Guide to Christ’s College

LibraryEmail library@christs.cam.ac.uk

Website http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/library

We’re open 24/7 and provide a comfortable and quiet place to work

Where are we?

We’re in First Court!

Meet the team!

We’re on hand from 9am to 5pm Mondays to Fridays

What do we do?• Buy core texts on reading lists for

Parts Ia and Ib

• Buy other books on request

• Provide advice on accessing electronic resources and other libraries

• Help with any general enquiries relating to the resources you need to support your studies

We also provide ...• PWF terminals (for internet access, word

processing etc.)• Printing, copying and scanning facilities

As well as books, we have ...

• A selection of journals

• A general interest section (fiction, study guides, cook books etc.)

• DVDs for loan

There’s also lots of music, including ...

• A large collection of sheet music and scores

• A music hire library providing free access to orchestral and vocal sets for Christ’s students

For medical students, we have a skeleton!

Accessing the library• Access is by university card, swiped

on the reader at the library entrance

• Your university card doubles as your library card

• You are automatically registered for borrowing at Christ’s

• You will need to register separately with your faculty library and the university library

Your library account is only activated after you attend a

tour!

Borrowing• You can borrow 15 items for two weeks• Books can be renewed three times• Books may be recalled by other users• Fines are 25p per day or 50p per day if the

book has been recalled• Check your @cam email address regularly for

reminders and other messages from the library

Our self issue system allows you to borrow and return books 24 hours a day

To find books, use LibrarySearch http://search.lib.cam.ac.uk

To check your account and renew books, use Library Search

http://search.lib.cam.ac.uk

To log in, click on “My library account” and enter your details

If we don’t have a book you need, please suggest it!

• Use the suggestions box in the reading room

or• Email

library@christs.cam.ac.uk or

• Complete the online form at http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/current-students/book-recommendations

Comfortable seating and spaces for eating and chatting are available in the corridor

below the library

Lockers are also available

• Keys available from the library issue desk

• Issued for an academic year• £35 charge if you fail to

return your key and / or empty your locker by the last day of term

• £15 charge for loss of key during the year

There’s not just one library at Christ’s ...

• We have a separate Law Library

• It’s open 24/7 to law students

• Access is by university card

• Contains law periodicals and study spaces

• Law books are in the main library

There’s also the Old Library (also known as the Bodley Library)

50 000 rare and early-printed books and manuscripts

Regular exhibitions and special events

Further information• Websitehttp://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/library • Twitter@christslibrary• Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/christslib • Email library@christs.cam.ac.uk

Or come and talk to us!