land economy library

Land Economy Library

UndergraduateInduction

1. Where is the Land Economy / Mill Lane Library?

In the Mill Lane Lecture Room Building ...

On Mill Lane

Access through main door ...

Or through the side door ...

2. When is Land Economy Library / Mill Lane Library open?

Term /Vacation

Monday - Friday

9 am – 5 pm

Saturday / Sunday

Closed

Library starts to close down from 4.30 pm

4. How many books can you borrow, for how long & what fines are charged?

A total of 10 books ...

Book status

Loan Dura t ion Overdue Charges

Term Vacation Term Vacation

2 Hour2 hours (non-renewable)

1 day (renewable x5)

.50p per book per hour

.50p per book per day

1 Day1 day (renewable x5)

For period of vacation (non-renewable)

.50p per book per day

.50p per book per day

7 Day7 days (renewable x2)

For period of vacation (non-renewable)

.50p per book per day

.50 per book per day

14 Day 14 days (renewable x2)

For period of vacation (non-renewable)

.50 per book per day

.50 per book per day

5. Are there exceptions to these loan periods & fine rates? ...

9 am£2.5

0

12 am£10

3 pm£17.5

0

Yes, during the end of term recall of books in the last week of Michaelmas & Lent Terms

Final Wednesday

All Open Shelf books due by 7pm

Final Thursday Vacation borrowing begins

Books not returned by 7 pm on Wednesday will accrue fines at .50 per hour per book from 9 am on Thursday ... So 5 books returned by 3

pm would be very expensive ...

5. Temporary vacation Reserve Collection

Books are temporarily added to the Reserve Collection behind the Issue Desk. What does this mean?

• Available for 1 day loans

• The books stay in Cambridge

• Can be renewed online up to 5 times

• Can be borrowed over the library closure period

• You are not reserving them for vacation borrowing!

6. How do I find books in the Land Economy Library?

Firstly, lots of libraries in Cambridge ...

3 way of searching for books in these libraries ...

LibrarySearch LibrarySearch+

•‘Traditional’ catalogue / 8 separate databases

•University Library & Dependent libraries•University theses catalogue

•Dept. & Faculty Libraries A-E

•Dept. & Faculty Libraries F-M

•Dept. & Faculty Libraries O-Z

•Colleges A-N

•Colleges P-W

•Affiliated institutions

Land Economy

•Clear search results

•Most efficient way of placing holds on books ...

Newton Advantages

Newton Disadvantages

•Unable to search all libraries simultaneously

•Cannot search for journal articles

Newton

LibrarySearch

Advantages

•Searches ALL libraries simultaneously

•Results can be refined by location

Disadvantages

• Holds don’t work efficiently

• Cannot search for journal articles

LibrarySearch

•Searches within newspapers (via Factiva)

•Searches within ejournals (JSTOR, ScienceDirect)

LibrarySearch+

Advantages

•Searches ALL libraries simultaneously

•Results can be refined by location

Disadvantages

• Holds don’t work efficiently

LibrarySearch+

7. Can I renew books?

Yes, books can be renewed ...

•At the Issue Desk

•Online via ‘My library account’ in LibrarySearch

• Do not use ‘Your Newton Account’ in Newton

Books cannot, however, be renewed if ...

•They are already overdue

•You have outstanding fines

•They have been requested

•You have reached your maximum renewal limit

•They are Open Shelf vacation loan books

(Library closing time : 7pm)

Always leave yourself with enough time to return your books to the library if ...

FOR ANY REASON

... you cannot renew them online.

8. Can I place holds / requests on books?

Yes, you can place holds on books ...

•At the Issue Desk

•Online via the Newton Catalogue

Points to note...

•Email / text notification when book available

•Books not kept for you indefinitely!

•Please cancel requests if no longer required

9 am 1pm 6.30 pm 7 pm

Books kept until 6.30 pm of day returned

Books kept until 12.30

pm the following

day

Kept until 6.30 pm the following day

Uncollected books are

returned to the shelves or kept

for the next person in the

queue

8. Can I return books when the Library is shut?

Yes ... using the the Mill Lane drop box

For dropping off books before 9 am in the morning ...

Or ... the one outside the Marshall Library

Open whenever the Marshall is closed ...

7 pm deadline ...

No access when building is shut ...

9. What else do I need to know?

Wireless networks

Lapwing• wifi enabled laptop

• Raven account

Eduroam – requires setup but many advantages :• doesn’t require frequent logins

• eresources

• roaming access at other institutions

Computer room next to Library

Combined colour photocopier / scanner / laser printer

Photocopying / Laser printing / Scanning

A4 B&W : 5p / 10pA4 Colour : 25p / 50p

Scanning to email -- FREE

DS Print Utility – Mobile devices

Swipe card against card reader

Registering your University Card to use the photocopier / scanner

Input your PWF / Desktop Services username & password into touch sensitive screen

Swipe card against reader again – your card is now registered

Next time just swipe card

Newton / LibrarySearch

•ejournal@cambridge

On / Off campus access

Wireless : Lapwing / Eduroam (setup required)

•ebooks@cambridge

Individual publisher’s www sites

ejournals@cambridge

LibrarySearch+

Further information ... ebooks@cambridge

•ecounteritems@cambridge (CamTools)

Scanned chapters from books on reading lists

Reading lists

Mill Lane CamTools site

Newton / LibrarySearch

•Bloomberg / Datastream

1 Bloomberg / 1 Datastream

Booking required at Issue Desk / Online via Marshall www page (where you can check availability)

Example

•Stationery for sale

•Free comb binding

•Seminar room

•Keep noise levels low

•Do not bring food & drink into Library

•Do not mark library books

•Lost books will be charged at the cost of replacement, any accumulated overdue charges, plus an administration fee

Library Rules ...

Finally, any problems... You can always get help by:

Emailing : landecon-library@lists.cam.ac.uk

Going to the Issue Desk ...

Newton Catalogue

Newton Catalogue

LibrarySearch

Macroeconomics / Blanchard

LibrarySearch +

Journal Article : “Pessimism perpetuated .. “ / Feinstein

Or an article from the FT ...