Our Library Guide

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university library services online and on-campus

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Making a real difference to your University of Sunderland experience is at the heart of all that we do. Our support, collections, technologies and spaces are all designed so that they can be tailored to your individual needs and tastes, making sure you achieve your true potential.

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You will always find a very warm welcome at the library and expert, friendly support to help you make the most of all the great things we have to offer you:

HELP OFF CAMPUS

Facebook Twitter, LiveChat Email, Phone Library guides

HELP ON CAMPUS

Expert Library Staff, Study Support Service, Fix-IT IT Zones

Enhancing your learning Our libraries are the gateway to a huge range of high quality resources. On campus, your subject collections are based at The Murray Library and St. Peter's Library: On Campus Collections The Murray Library at City Campus • • • •

Cultural Studies Health, Natural and Social Sciences Performing Arts Secondary and Post-Compulsory Education • Arts & Design • Special Collections St. Peter’s Library at Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St. Peter’s • • • • • •

Business Law Psychology Computing and Engineering Primary Education Tourism and Media

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My Library You can manage your library account online via our My Library webpages. Manage your loans (undergraduates may borrow up to 15 items and postgraduates up to 20 items) reservations and charges, bookings for library study spaces and laptops and create and view your personal Discover profiles.

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Wherever you are, whenever you need us

You can visit both of our libraries. The Murray Library on City Campus is open 24/7 and St. Peter’s Library until midnight during core teaching weeks. You can also make the most of our services and collections online at University Library Services webpages.

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New for this year is our exciting Discover search tool enabling you to quickly and easily search across all of our online collections wherever you are 24/7.

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When the hard work is done the library is also the place where you hand-in and collect your assignments. You can check our Assignment Blogs to see if they are marked and ready to collect.

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Imaginative spaces & interactive technologies Our libraries are the learning and sharing heart of each campus and offer a range of imaginative, flexible spaces. Spaces to help you meet, think, discover, create and share. Many of our spaces offer exciting interactive technologies including Macs, PCs, Smart Technologies and X-Box enabling you to discover resources, create learning materials and share with your colleagues in flexible and imaginative ways. If you choose to use your own laptop or mobile device we offer plentiful power supplies and wireless access. Find help getting connected at our Library Fix-IT Zones. Your file security is our priority. Using My Share will not only keep your files safe but will also let you access and edit them worldwide 24/7.


GETTING STARTED how to start using your library services at University of Sunderland

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You'll need to activate your University account before you can use our online library and IT services. Change your default password to activate your account.

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ACTIVATE YOUR UNIVERSITY ACCOUNT

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VISIT US LIKE US FOLLOW US Online and on-campus

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connect to our network to use: student email online printing online file storage (My Share) library computers (Mac and PC)

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Search for online and on-campus books, articles, journals and more

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Our Discover search tool lets you search for journals, articles and books online

Your library staff are based at The Murray Library, City Campus and St Peter's Library, St Peters Campus - we're looking forward to meeting you!

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KNOW YOUR CAMPUS CARD

Connect your mobile devices to our University network. Call in to our Fix-IT Zones or use our online help guides and webpages

KNOW HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH US

Please ask us, we're waiting to help you

Live Chat at our library webpages telephone 0191 515 3691 email library@sunderland.ac.uk twitter.com/UniOfSunLib facebook.com/UniOfSunLib

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Our quality promises to you We promise to make a real difference to you by continually developing and delivering the best quality services we can. Throughout this year you will see the difference we are making to you in many ways but especially in the areas of Customer Care . Customer Support . Resources . Skills For Learning . Learning Spaces . Feedback . Communication . Equity . Knowing Our Customers


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