Library Central 2012- 2013 Full of surprises
Information on‌ Library services at Mid Cheshire College Books and other resources for your course Help to find the information and support you need to get top marks Never be afraid to ask a Librarian!
Library Central at Mid-Cheshire College Welcome! You can be sure of a warm welcome in our Libraries from all of the Library team. We are here to help you to find information from books, journals or online so that you can get the best marks you can. We can also help you to use any of the resources in the library. Please remember always bring your student card in with you - you may want to borrow something from the library
When? Hartford opening times Term time Monday & Tuesday 8.30am - 4.45pm
Winsford Campus library opening times Term time Monday, Thursday & - Friday 9am – 4pm
Wednesday & Thursday 8.30am - 7pm
Tuesday & Wednesday 9am – 7pm
Friday 8.30am - 4.15pm
Hartford library is open half term breaks, Easter and summer vacations. (Closed bank holidays). Please ask for details of the opening times
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Where is Library Central? At Hartford the Library is on the top floor of the main block. Take the stairs from reception and follow the signs
The Learning Zone is on the first floor just along from the middle staircase
At Winsford Campus we are on the first floor, room 101 Students are welcome to use any of our centres regardless of which campus they are based at.
How? You can email us on library@midchesh.ac.uk
At Hartford our phone number is 01606 720646 At Winsford our phone number is 01606 720652
So now to tell you a little bit about what we have for you‌
We have books. The Library has about 25000 books at Hartford and about 5000 at Winsford. The books are divided up so they support the courses being taught at each site.
How do I find a book? Search our library catalogue from anywhere where you can access the internet (college, home, work etc). Available online @ http://library.midchesh.ac.uk If you can’t find what you want on the shelves please ask a member of staff who will be pleased to help you.
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Books from other libraries If a book you need for research is at the other site and you are unable to collect it, we may be able to arrange for it to be brought to your site for you.
Music and Sound We have a range of music CDs and audio books. You can borrow these free of charge. Most of these are at Hartford but can be sent to Winsford on request.
Film and recordings We stock a range of DVDs for both entertainment and to support your learning. DVDs are held at both campuses; some of these we have bought and some are recorded from the television. The subject related recordings are housed with the subject areas and the entertainment DVDs are located on carousels within the libraries. Again you can borrow these free of charge. These resources are here for your use - So if you think we are missing something, let us know!
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Borrowing You may
borrow up to 6 items at a time (8 for Higher Education
students). You must bring your student ID card with the items you want to borrow to the issue desk. Most things can be borrowed for 3 weeks. A small number of the most popular books, all the journals, DVDs and CDs can only be borrowed for one week. If you need anything for a longer period you can renew them.
Renewals You may renew ONCE by email or phone (See contact information on page 3). Alternatively or you can bring them in to any library and renew them over the counter (No limit unless item is reserved for another user). You can also renew online using your Library account – log in through the Library catalogue using your network username and password.
Overdues A few days after an item goes overdue we will send you a letter to remind you to return the items you have on loan. Please be aware that we do charge fines for all overdue items. We don’t charge much, just 5p a day per item. But if you have several items overdue it quickly mounts up. Non- return of items will result in us contacting your Tutor and blocking your computer access
Back to the books… Factual books A majority of our books are factual and are bought to support the subjects being studied in college. Winsford has a collection that reflects the subjects being taught there so it has books mainly for care, health, education and uniformed public services. Hartford has a more general collection and a very large collection of art books.
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Fiction If you enjoy reading you are welcome to borrow from our fiction collections. We buy new books regularly and always welcome suggestions from students of what can be added to stock.
Children’s books We have a small children’s book collection at Winsford.
So if you have
a small person at home who loves books feel free to dip in to this collection.
Magazines and newspapers We have newspapers and magazines covering various subject areas. The latest edition is kept as reference only, but back copies can be borrowed for one week. We subscribe to Infotrac, an online database, through which you can access all UK newspapers; some as far back as 1990. Access through Moodle (see page 9).
E Books Copies of full text, online textbooks available 24/7 through the College Moodle pages and the Library catalogue. Click on Ebrary to access, or the title of an E book on the catalogue.
Remember that the libraries are the only places in college where people can come and work quietly. To allow other people to concentrate, please turn your MP3 player down and switch your mobile on to silent. Thank you.
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On to Computers… Library Central has computers in all its centres. Normally computers are available on a first come first served basis. However you can reserve a computer in advance online for up to 3 hours a day. Go to http://pcbooker.midchesh.ac.uk to make a booking.
Please remember that the computers are provided for students to do their coursework. If you are not doing coursework and the centre is busy you will be asked to log off and free up a computer. Be aware that college staff are monitoring what you are doing on your computer!
How many are there?... The Library at Hartford has 20 bookable computers (HE students can book 5 in the HE study room). The Learning Zone on the first floor at Hartford has 41 computers, 28 of which can be booked. Winsford Campus has 24 computers in the Library, 12 of which can be booked by students.
The Learning Zone (First floor at Hartford) Opening hours for drop in computing (term time only) Monday – Thursday
9.00 – 4.45
Friday
9.00 – 4.15
Do come up to Hartford Library outside these hours or if all the computers are being used.
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How to log in‌ The log in box on the screen has two lines. Where you are asked for a name, type in the six digit number off your student ID card. For the password type in your postcode in lower case with no spaces.
Eg CW8 1LJ becomes cw81lj To make your account secure we recommend you change your password to something you can easily remember.
Do not tell anyone else your password. Everyone has to agree to the network acceptable use policy before they can proceed.
If you have any problems with your account, or think it might have been misused, go and see the IT Technicians on the first floor.
What can you do on the computer?... Search the Library Catalogue, College Moodle pages, online databases or the Internet Use programs to prepare your work, print off and check your e mail Access your college e mail account – logon number@student.midchesh.ac.uk Download work and resources from Moodle
Online resources Click the Internet button and the College Moodle home page appears. To access online resources, click on the Library Central logo at the top and log in. Choose the access electronic materials.
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online resources box on the left to
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There are also links to a collection of recommended freely available websites sorted by subject.
You must check all facts carefully, particularly with any information you find on the Internet. Remember, anyone can put anything on the Internet! Please ask library staff for help. To use these resources from home you can access via Moodle using http://moodle.midchesh.ac.uk
Printing Every student gets a printer allowance of 300 pages free at the beginning of the academic year (That’s 300 sheets of A4 black and white printing). If you use them up you will need to buy more! Ask the Library staff how to do this.
Colour printing is available over the counter at Hartford and Winsford. Bring your work to us on a memory stick or e mail it as an attachment to: library@midchesh.ac.uk. We do charge 30p a sheet for this service and we can only print out in A4.
Photocopying Colour or black and white copying can be done in both libraries. (The Learning Zone is black and white only). On the back of your student ID card there is a magnetic strip. You buy photocopy credits at the Library desk, which are added on your student ID card and then you can swipe the card at any photocopier to copy. At Winsford Campus you need to buy a photocopy card to make photocopies, these are available from the Library desk.
Photocopying costs A4 A3 A4 A3
B&W B&W Colour Colour
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3p 6p 15p 30p
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At
The Library Mid-Cheshire College Chester Road Hartford Northwich CW8 1LJ 01606 720646
Email library@midchesh.ac.uk
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