Let us help you find the information you need to

teach your course, support your business and to

assist with teaching and learning within the college

Invest a little time in getting to know us and benefit

from the help and support we give

The library and study centres are as much about

supporting staff and teaching as they are about

students and learning

September 2012

Libraries for Staff

Your guide to Library Services

A selection of books available

within the library

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Welcome to Library Services

All you will need to borrow materials or make bookings is your

staff ID card (and not even that when you become a regular

customer!).

Please invest a few minutes getting to know the many ways in

which we can save you time and help your students to succeed.

Did you know that each of the staff in the library has a dedicat-

ed liaison area within the college? Let us introduce you:

Hello! As a new member of staff we would like to

welcome you to Library Services and hope

that we can provide resources for your

teaching, your students and your own

development.

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How to find us Hartford:

The library is on the top floor using the main entrance stairs.

The Learning Zone drop-in computer centre is on the first floor.

The HE Study Room is located within the library and has

computer drop in facilities

Winsford:

Room 101 on the first floor

Opening Hours Hartford Library - term-time

Monday & Tuesday 8.30 - 4.45

Wednesday & Thursday 8.30 - 7.00

Friday 8.30 - 4.15

Includes HE Study Room

Hartford Library - vacation opening

Monday - Thursday 9.15 - 4.45

Friday 9.15 - 4.15

Closed for lunch 12.15 - 1.15

Please phone beforehand to check opening times

Hartford Learning Zone (term-time only)

Monday to Thursday 9.00 - 4.45

Friday 9.00 - 4.15

Winsford Library (term-time only)

Monday, Thursday and Friday 9.00 - 4.00

Tuesday & Wednesday 9.00 - 7.00

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The basics

Requests

Any item we stock in the library may be reserved - we will email you

when it is available. We can also borrow books/articles formally from

the British Library. A charge may be made for this service. With any

loan from another library you will personally be liable for the full costs

of any fines, replacement costs etc incurred. If there are items that you

want that we don’t currently stock, please let us know and we’ll do our

best to get hold of them.

Borrowing

You may borrow up to 8 items which are

normally issued to staff for 6 weeks. Back

copies of periodicals, DVDs, CDs, etc may

normally only be borrowed for 1 week.

Current Magazines & Newspapers

Daily and weekly newspapers are available in

Hartford library and relevant magazines & journals

are available in all libraries. Back copies may be

borrowed. A full list can be found in a separate

leaflet available in the libraries or on Moodle

(http://moodle.midchesh.ac.uk).

DVDs, CDs, etc

We have a collection of off air and

commercial recordings on DVD. These may

be borrowed for up to a week. A small

collection of music CDs, language tapes and

audio books is also available.

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Online Catalogue

You can search our catalogue to find resources in any of our libraries.

Open a browser such as Internet Explorer and type this text into the

address field [NB no WWW] http://library.midchesh.ac.uk. Using the

Online Catalogue you are also able to reserve items and renew items.

Guides are available on Moodle.

Please remember that if you can’t find what

you need, then please feel free to talk to us,

we may be able to help or we can assist in

ordering items for you.

Enquiries

If you aren’t able to find the information

you need quickly and effectively why not

ask a specialist to do it for you? Our

professional staff will be delighted to do

the searching for you. Just give us a little

time and a clear idea of what you need.

Finding wha t y ou need

Finding what you need

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PCs are available for individual students

and staff to use on a drop-in basis in all

the Centres. The Learning Zone at

Hartford has 41 computers, 12 of which

are available for staff to book, to use with

students. Contact us to make a class

booking. Individual PCs can be booked in advance and online using

http://pcbooker.midchesh.ac.uk.

Computers

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Links to all our available resources can be found on the Library Central

Moodle pages: http://moodle.midchesh.ac.uk

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Online resources - (http://moodle.midchesh.ac.uk)

Gale Infotrac Powersearch

The library subscribes to Infotrac

which is a database of over 20,000

publications including newspapers,

magazines, journals, encyclopaedias

and other reference materials

available with full text. The link to

infotrac is available via http://bit.ly/infotrac within college but to use this

resources from home you will need to login using Shibboleth. To

log in via Shibboleth you will be asked for a username and password

and this will be the same as your network login.

Ebrary is the collection of 2981 e-books we have

available. They are accessible through the library

catalogue or direct at http://www.bit.ly/mccebrary.

There is a quick guide at http://bit.ly/mccebrary_guide

for your pleasure and enjoyment.

We also have a selection of ebooks that

the library have purchased which are

also accessible through the catalogue (as

above) but you can also access them

directly at http://www.dawsonera.com/

by selecting the institution and entering

your network login and password.

Ebrary and Ebooks

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Mid Cheshire College Resources 4 Courses

We have a netvibes page which is a collection of recommended free

online resources - mostly web sites. These are also available under the

subject guides on the Library Central Moodle course.

We check the links regularly and are confident that the information is

good quality but your own critical evaluation must be used with all

information, especially that found on the web.

Marketline Marketline offers a comprehensive and

unique collection of company, industry,

financial, product and country

information, research and data extending across every major

marketplace and industry. You can access this using your normal

network login via Shibboleth. For a video guide to using this resource,

click here.

Anatomy & Physiology Online

This online resource covers all a student

needs to know and learn about Anatomy

& Physiology. It includes 19 modules with

clear 3D images and interactive models,

narrated animations and illustrations,

dissection slides you can label, clinical case studies, the impact of aging

on each body systems, pronunciation guide, quizzes and much more.

Learning objectives guide the student through essential facts.

Narrated animations show physiological processes in a

memorable way. Accessible online 24/7.

Interactive 3D models you can rotate, add and remove layers

from, and label each structure. make learning detailed anatomy

fun and easy to remember and retain.

Quiz questions designed in several formats, help you check your

progress.

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Online resources - (http://moodle.midchesh.ac.uk)

JISC MediaHub JISC MediaHub is a multimedia

platform offering a wealth of digital

image, video and audio collections.

Log in by firstly finding your

institution i.e. Mid Cheshire College and then by putting in your

network username and password. For a guide to using this resource,

click here.

JISC Historic Books

JISC Historic Books contains the full

text or page images of over 350,000

books published in Britain from 1475

to 1900. For a guide to using this

resource, click here.

JISC Journal Archives JISC Collections has licensed a

selection of journal archives for

perpetual access by member

institutions. For a guide to using this

resource, click here.

British Library Sounds Listen to a selection from the British

Library’s extensive collections of unique

sound recordings, which come from all over

the world and cover the entire range of

recorded sound: music, drama and literature, oral history, wildlife and

environmental sounds.

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How you can help us.

Suggestions for new resources

If you have any suggestions for purchases

please pass this information to the Library

staff. Purchases are made throughout the

year so new materials are added to stock

regularly. We would also appreciate your

help when books etc are no longer up to date - again just let us know if

we have missed withdrawing something “past its sell-by-date”.

We look forward to working with you and hope you will soon be one

of our best customers.

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Keeping the libraries as quiet

learning environments

We always appreciate the support tutors

give to us, especially when we occasionally

have to ask for your help in managing

inappropriate student behaviour.

Please feel free to bring classes into the

libraries, but do ensure they have something to do and are supervised.

Hairdressing Training

Hairdressing Training provides

exemplary step-by-step guidance

videos, self-evaluation tests,

worksheets and guides relating to an

expanding collection of hairdressing styles and techniques; the service

is also mapped to the NVQ Hairdressing curriculum.

Never be afraid to ask a librarian

Phone: 01606 720646

E-mail: library@midchesh.ac.uk

Library Catalogue: http://library.midchesh.ac.uk

Hartford Campus - Second Floor

Mid Cheshire College

Chester Road, Hartford

Cheshire, CW8 1LJ

Winsford Campus - Room 101

Mid Cheshire College

Weaver Street, Winsford

Cheshire, CW7 4AA

Phone: 01606 720652

E-mail: winsfordlibrary@midchesh.ac.uk

Library Catalogue: http://library.midchesh.ac.uk

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