UWS Library You’ll be amazed at what you’ll find in here.

Mini Guide to the Campus Libraries www.uws.ac.uk/library

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UWS Library – where knowledge is free (just bring your own container) p.3 Using the Library p.4 Using the Electronic Library: www.uws.ac.uk/library p.6 Subject Librarians p.8 Ayr Campus Library p.10 Crichton Library, Dumfries p.12 Hamilton Campus Library p.14 Paisley Campus Library p.16 Contacts p.18

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UWS Library The Library is the University’s repository of knowledge. We provide access to the information that you’ll need to develop your knowledge of your chosen subject. We can advise you about where to find the most reliable sources of information, and we provide our services at your campus and on the web to ensure that the information that you need is available where and when you need it. Our team - based at Ayr, Dumfries, Hamilton and Paisley - is dedicated to helping you find the knowledge that you require to support your learning throughout your studies, whether you’re a part-time or full-time, undergraduate or postgraduate UWS student.

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Knowledge is free at the library. Just bring your own container. UWS LIBRARY AYR / DUMFRIES / HAMILTON / PAISLEY

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We have over half a million items on the shelves at our four libraries, and registered Library users have access to them all. Our collection includes textbooks, journals, DVDs, maps, law reports, novels and theses, to name just a few examples, and you may request items from any campus to be sent to the campus of your choice for you to collect.

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When you visit one of our libraries you’ll be able to: • Borrow items from our collection • Return or renew items that you already have on loan • Get advice from your Subject Librarian about the best resources for your studies • Study on your own in our quiet study spaces • Discuss your work with friends in our group study spaces • Use our PCs to type up and print off your essays or access the internet

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If you have any questions when you arrive, just ask any member of Library staff for assistance.

Using the Library

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For your convenience, many of our services are available 24 hours a day via the internet. The Library has arranged access to thousands of electronic journals and books for you, and we create guides and other such support material in electronic format too. From our website you can: • Search for items at any campus using our catalogue • Use ‘My Account’ on the catalogue to: o request items from other campuses o reserve items which are on loan to other users o see what you have on loan and the due dates for each item

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o renew the loan period for items that you have already borrowed o view your loans from the previous 12 months • View subject-specific support material in the Library’s section of the University’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) • Access electronic journal articles, e-books, newspaper archives and databases • Keep yourself up-to-date with news from the library

Full information about our internet-based services can be obtained from your Subject Librarian.



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Our dedicated team of Subject Librarians specialise in advising Library users about resources which are available in their area of expertise. The Subject Librarians also hold information literacy sessions to help you make the correct value judgements about resources for your subject, and they create guides and material for the Library’s section on the University’s VLE.

You can phone or email your Subject Librarian, or you can drop in to the Library at your campus for a chat. You don’t need an appointment, but if you would like to make one then contact your Subject Librarian directly. Visit www.uws.ac.uk/library for contact details for our team of Subject Librarians.

Subject Librarians

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The collection in the Library at Ayr reflects the subjects taught on campus, which include the creative industries, childhood studies, primary education, secondary education, nursing, computing, business and management. As well as books and journals, we have an extensive DVD collection, and the Ayr Campus Library is also home to UWS’s Scottish Poetry Library material.

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The Library is centrally located on campus, so it is the ideal place for you to discuss your coursework with friends in our group study areas. There are PCs and printers to help you produce your essays, and you’ll also find photocopiers and a scanner. Wi-fi is available throughout the Ayr Campus Library, so you can access the internet using your own laptop. Opening hours are available on the Library’s website: www.uws.ac.uk/library You’ll find our film and cinema resources by searching the Library catalogue.

Ayr Campus Library

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The Crichton Library is situated in the Dumfries and Galloway College Building at the Dumfries Campus. The Library is managed by UWS and provides library services to all students and staff of the 3 partner institutions: University of Glasgow, Dumfries & Galloway College, and UWS. The Library is the ‘hub’ of the building, and supports UWS courses in Dumfries in business, computing, nursing, childhood studies and social work. The Library has 3 distinct zones offering a choice of study environment, and there are

several PC clusters so that you can access University-wide Library and online resources. Adjacent to the Library is the Henry Duncan Building, which provides additional study and research space, including bookable rooms for group or individual work. The Crichton Library also benefits from self-issue machines, so no need to wait in a queue at the Service Desk. Opening hours are available on the Library’s website: www.uws.ac.uk/library You’ll find our health resources by searching the Library catalogue.

Crichton Library, Dumfries

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The Hamilton Campus Library is in the Almada Building and supports study in business, law, accounting, computing, engineering, science, sport, nursing, midwifery, social sciences and journalism. The collection includes a broad selection of law reports and excellent literature and history sections.

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The Library PC lab includes space for laptop users, and there are a number of PCs fitted with accessibility software. The Library has photocopiers, a printer, over 150 study spaces, and a dedicated quiet study room, and it is also WiFi enabled. Opening hours are available on the Library’s website: www.uws.ac.uk/library You’ll find our sport coaching and development resources by searching the Library catalogue.

Hamilton Campus Library

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The Robertson Trust Library & Learning Resource Centre is located on the edge of the campus, close to Paisley town centre. Over its three floors, the Library supports courses in business, computing, social sciences, engineering, science, languages, sport, health, nursing and midwifery, and is home to UWS Library’s Special Collections Department.

Library users can take advantage of around 1,000 quiet and group study spaces, including the vibrant Learning Centre and café on the ground floor. There are several networked PC clusters throughout the building, totalling around 60 computers, all with access to printers. The Library is also WiFi enabled. Opening hours are available on the Library’s website: www.uws.ac.uk/library You’ll find our science resources by searching the Library catalogue.

Paisley Campus Library

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UWS Library Contacts

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Ayr Campus: 01292 886345 Dumfries Campus: 01387 734323 Hamilton Campus: 01698 894424 Paisley Campus: 0141 848 3758 For Subject Librarian contact details visit: www.uws.ac.uk/library

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