Libraries for Staff A selection of books available within the library
Your guide to Library Services September 2012 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
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Welcome to Library Services
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. 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 dedicated liaison area within the college? Let us introduce you:
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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 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. 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.
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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Finding wha t y ou need
Finding what you need Links to all our available resources can be found on the Library Central Moodle pages: http://moodle.midchesh.ac.uk 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.
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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.
Computers 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 Xandert IMG_8852.JPG Morguefile.com students. Contact us to make a class booking. Individual PCs can be booked in advance and online using http://pcbooker.midchesh.ac.uk.
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Online resources
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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 and Ebooks 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.
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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. 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.
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Online resources
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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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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.
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 Image from: beyondcreativity.blogs.com/.../index.html 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�. 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. We look forward to working with you and hope you will soon be one of our best customers.
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Hartford Campus - Second Floor Mid Cheshire College Chester Road, Hartford Cheshire, CW8 1LJ Phone: 01606 720646 E-mail: library@midchesh.ac.uk Library Catalogue: http://library.midchesh.ac.uk
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