Meet your Academic Services Librarian #3

This term we will do a series of posts introducing you to the members of the Academic Services Team. This time it is the Psychology librarian.

Karl Drinkwater
I'm one of those people who came to Aberystwyth to do a qualification (in my case an MSc in Information and Library Studies) then stayed, because it was easier than trying to catch a train out of the town. That was over thirteen years ago and I have been working as a librarian at Aberystwyth University ever since. My areas of specialism include information literacy (how we find, evaluate and use information); electronic resources; resource discovery systems; social media; and support for international students. I am also the librarian for the Psychology Department. Until recently I worked part-time as an e-learning technologist for JISC RSC Wales too.

On the Ystwyth Trail

Holdings of printed journals collections

Please can you disseminate the following to colleagues in your Department:

Information Services is continuing to review holdings of printed journals collections in line with the IS Collection Management Policy.

The list of titles here has been identified for withdrawal under the UKRR scheme having had no demand in the last 10 years. Please review this list and let us know if you believe they should be kept at AU. Please bear in mind that titles offered to UKRR are accessible in perpetuity from the British Library where they are kept in environmentally sound conditions. You must state your reason for wanting to keep these titles by 30th March 2012.

Thank you.
Val Fletcher vvf@aber.ac.uk
Collection Management Team Leader, Information Services.

Why use your library?

The Virtual Training Suite

The Virtual Training Suite is a set of free Internet tutorials to help you develop Internet research skills for your university course. All of the tutorials are written and reviewed by a national team of lecturers and librarians from universities across the UK. The interactive, teach-yourself tutorials take around an hour to complete - you simply work through the material in your own time at your own pace. By the end of them you should have a good idea of how to find the best sites on the Web that are appropriate for university work, and you will understand how critical thinking can improve the quality of your online research. There are 60 tutorials in total, covering every subject, so don’t miss out on this resource!

Meet your Academic Services Librarian #2

This term we will do a series of posts introducing you to the members of the Academic Services Team. This time it is the Information Studies and Management and Business librarian.

Anita Saycell
Having spent many voluntary hours from the age of 14 working in my local public library (not all Essex girls spend their time going out) my library career was starting to take shape. Next step was a paid job in the public library before heading West and studying for a Librarianship degree in Aberystwyth. An Assistant Librarian post at the Home Office followed, and then I joined Information Services at Aberystwyth University in 2003. When not working I have an active toddler to keep up with and any spare time left I teach swimming and enjoy walking, cycling and generally being outdoors.

Sources For Courses: Primo (Part 2)

In my last post we had a look at the basics of Primo, the University's library catalogue. Hopefully that should have given you enough information about how to search for a book and locate it in the library. Let's now explore the more advanced and personalised features the catalogue has to offer, and how it can help manage your work in the library more effectively.

Before doing anything it's always best to Sign In using your Aber username and password. This is especially important now because it gives us access to the features we're about to look at.

National Library of Wales welcome sessions

Aberystwyth residents are lucky to have the National Library of Wales on our doorstep. The National Library has an amazing collection of resources and at the moment it is offering daily welcome sessions aimed at introducing the library and facilities to any new readers (along with sessions on other topics, all free). You can register for the sessions online and there is information about getting a reader's ticket here.