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Ex LibrisThe Newsletter of Durham University Library
UK Libraries PlusBorrowing facilities for Part-time,Distance
Learning and Placement
Students.Durham University Libraryhas joined the initial trial
of
the UK Libraries Plusscheme.
UK Libraries Plus is anexciting new initiative by over50
universities and collegesacross the country to providereciprocal
library access. Thescheme will enable part-time,distance, and
placementstudents to borrow fromparticipating libraries close
towhere they live and work and
all students year-round access forreference only. The trial
schemewill initially last until the end ofthe academic year when it
willbe reviewed and extended on amore permanent basis.
For further details of the UK LibrariesPlus scheme and how it
could assistyou in your studies, please turn to ourfeature in the
centre pages.
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Volume 1, Issue 2Easter 2000
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InsideUK Libraries Plus Feature
Electronic ReservesProject
Rare Books go Online
New Electronic Services
Chinese CataloguingProject
Stockton Helpdesk
New Education Theses
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A four-year project, just completed,has added over 31,000
records tothe on-line catalogue for items inthe Routh and
Bamburghcollections. This material covers avast range of subjects
includingworks dating from the earliest daysof printing in the
later 15th centuryup to the early Victorian period.
Turn to page 6 for full details.
Rare Book Project Completed
‘The Retir’d Gard’ner’,Bamburgh Q.6.44
http://library.dur.ac.uk:/record=b1720818
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Don’t call us...!We would like to remind all Library users that
mobilephones should be switched off upon entering theLibrary. This
is to prevent other users from beingdisturbed by either
conversation or ringing phones.Please note that this rule affects
the entire librarybuilding including thestairwells, wherenoise
echoes and isamplified, and Level2 also. If you wish touse your
mobilephone, please beconsiderate and do sooutside the
building.
The Research SupportLibraries Programme(RSLP) has recentlymade a
substantial awardto Durham UniversityLibrary and five othermajor
British universitylibraries to construct aunion catalogue ofChinese
researchmaterials in the UK, andto promote this initiativeby a
programme ofretrospective catalogueconversion. In Durham,Ms Hua Zhu
has been appointed as the project officerand started working on the
retrospective catalogueconversion on 1 March 2000. The project work
isexpected to run for eighteen months in all and as aresult most
Durham catalogue records for Chineselanguage materials will have
entries in Chinesecharacters as well as in romanized form. For
furtherqueries about this project, please contact the
projectsupervisor Mamtimyn Sunuodula or the project officerHua Zhu
on extension number 3021.
Mamtimyn SunuodulaChinese Cataloguing Project Supervisor
Library News
This project began in June 1999 with the aim ofimproving the
availability of reading list materials tostudents, by supplementing
existing library materialwith electronic versions.Two modules from
the Department of Human Scienceswere used in the initial trial
phase. Reading lists wereobtained for the modules and copyright
permission wassought for each of the items with a moderately
highsuccess rate. Once permission was obtained, thearticles were
scanned into pdf format and placed on thelibrary server. Access to
the items was via a piece ofproprietary software (ERes) which
allowed forpassword control, a requirement made by thepublishers
concerned. The system went live inOctober/November 1999, providing
reading listmaterials in an electronic format for students on
theinvolved courses.
With the end of semester one and the conclusion of thetwo
modules, an extensive evaluation has beenundertaken. This
evaluation draws on the opinions ofstudents, lecturers and library
staff regarding both thecurrent system and how the service should
be improvedand expanded in future. The results of this
evaluationwill most likely be put into effect with the next phaseof
the project, which has expanded to include a modulefrom the
Sociology Department. The revised andexpanded service is expected
to be ready for the start ofthe next academic year in
September.
Any comments or queries about this article or theelectronic
reserve project should be addressed to theElectronic Reserves
Project Officer at;[email protected]
Margaret TurnerElectronic Reserves Project Officer
Electronic Reserves Project
Chinese Cataloguing Project
Hua Zhu, Project Officer
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If you are a final year undergraduate, you must ensureyou have
returned all Library books and paid anyoutstanding Library debts
before 23rd June or you willnot be able to register for your
degree. Research,PGCE, and Academic Staff should note that all
loaneditems will be recalled on 30th May. Either return theseitems
or have them renewed for the summer vacation.After renewal, the new
due date will be 31st October.If you have any queries, please
contact:[email protected]
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Information on Europe
These days, most academicdisciplines – and a lot of ourdaily
lives – call for someunderstanding of the EuropeanUnion at some
stage or other.In Durham the EuropeanDocumentation Centre (EDC)1is
well-placed to provide suchinformation, with runs of
EUdocumentation going back tobefore the time when the UKjoined the
“Common Market”as it was known then, andstacks of free information
on arange of key topics.
But increasingly, a range of detailed EU information isavailable
on the internet, which you can access withoutcoming into the
library. Staff from the EDC havedrawn together the most useful of
these informationsources, and this is available
at:http://www.dur.ac.uk/Library/inf/eurolink.html.
Some – but not all - of the sources listed here areofficial EU
sources, carrying many official EU texts;and some less official:
very few of them are withoutbias! Here are our “top five”:
Europahttp://europa.eu.int/index-en.htm – the official websiteof
the European Union, with links to all its Institutionsand
Offices.
The European Commissionhttp://europa.eu.int/comm/index.htm
–information on all the key areas of EUactivity.
Eur-Lexhttp://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/index.html –with full
texts of many of the key EUpublications, including recent issues of
theOfficial Journal2 and preparatorylegislation.
European Access Plushttp://www.europeanaccess.co.uk/ - asimple
bibliographic database based on thepopular print journal, which is
held in theEDC.
Eurotexthttp://eurotext.ulst.ac.uk:8017/ - a collection of
EUtexts and references based on academic taught courseson
Europe.
Finally, not all the best EU resources are on the web:no serious
Eurobuff can afford to miss EuropeanVoice – the weekly newspaper on
Europe. Enjoy!
The European Documentation Centre.
1 The EDC is located on Level 2 of the Main Library – youcan
contact it on ext 3041, and its website is at:
http://www.dur.ac.uk/Library/edc/edc.html
2 Complete backsets of the OJ are available within the EDC,and
on the CD-ROM service OJCD.
The End Of BIDS ISIThe BIDS ISI service came to an end on 31
March 2000.Though the database remains accessible to members
ofDurham University until 31 July, there will be noupdates after
the end of March.Users are instead recommended to use the Web
OfScience service, featured last issue. The name ismisleading in
that it includes the same data as the BIDSISI service; the Science
Citation Index, Social SciencesCitation Index, and Arts &
Humanities Citation Index.As with BIDS ISI, access is controlled by
Athensaccounts. You can connect to Web of Science at:
http://wos.mimas.ac.ukUsers of the separate BIDS IBSS service
will beunaffected by the closure of BIDS ISI.
Electronic Services New Online ServicesSeveral new online
services are now available toDurham Users. At the end of last year,
the libraryvastly increased its range of electronic journals
bysubscribing to Elsevier ScienceDirect. This serviceprovides the
full text of recent volumes of more than1,000 Elsevier Science
journals in the life, physical,medical, technical, and social
sciences.New reference sources include Grove’s Dictionary ofArt and
Dictionary of Opera. Both titles offer fullycomprehensive coverage
of the subject areas with thebenefits of online access.KnowUK
provides key information about people,institutions and
organisations of the United Kingdom.KnowEurope achieves the same
for the EU and thewider European community also.Further details of
all new services can be found at:
http://www.dur.ac.uk/Library/news.html
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Introduction.With the continued growth of part-timeand distance
learning courses in theUK, reciprocal borrowing access hasbecome
very much an issue. There isa clear need for library access
forthese students who study at a distancefrom their home
institution.
Although some regional schemespresently exist, UK Libraries
Plusrepresents the first attempt to spreadreciprocal borrowing
nationally.
What is UK Libraries Plus?
UK Libraries Plus is a co-operativeventure between higher
educationlibraries. It enables part-time, distance,and placement
students to borrowmaterial from other libraries in closeproximity
to where you live or work. Inaddition, there is a provision for
full-timestudents and for staff to use otherlibraries on a
reference only basis.
Who can use UK Libraries Plus?• Registered part-time and
distance learning studentsYou may join up to 3 libraries as
aborrower. You must be registered
on a course (or researchprogramme) leading to a Universityaward
running for a minimum ofone year. This is also open to fulltime
students on a placement often weeks or more.
• Staff and full-time studentsmay access other libraries on
areference only basis.
Registration
Registration to use the scheme is verystraightforward.
You can apply to the Library for a UKLibraries Plus card in
person or by post.For your application to be accepted, youmust be a
registered user of DurhamUniversity Library and be in
‘goodstanding’ (i.e. have no outstanding finesor overdue
books).
You are able to join up to three otherlibraries as a borrower.
You will be askedto complete a registration voucher foreach
institution you wish to use.
Part of the blue registration voucher willbe returned to you
after being stamped.You must present this to the library youwish to
visit along with your DurhamUniversity Library card.
Borrowing facilitiesfor Part-time, Distance
Learning andPlacement Students.
UK Libraries Plus
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They will then exchange your voucher fora library card. Please
bear in mind thatyou may be required to provide aphotograph for the
issue of a library card.
Full-time students and staff wishing to useanother institution’s
library for referencepurposes should obtain a UK LibrariesPlus
reference card from the Main Libraryenquiry desk. This can then be
used togain access to another institution’s stock.
Membership of the scheme expires at theend of the summer term.
You are able torenew your membership to allow loansover the summer
vacation if you remain ingood standing.
What Facilities will I be able touse?
Part time, distance, and placementstudents may apply to borrow
books fromthe general lending stock but the libraryyou are visiting
may restrict the range ofmaterials that can be borrowed
(e.g.audio-visual or short loan material).
UK Libraries Plus does not normally allowaccess to institution’s
IT and computerfacilities.
Can I expect help with findingmaterials?
If you do need help, you are stronglyrecommended to seek advice
from yourhome institution first, i.e. Durham. We cangive you advice
on how to successfullylook for the information you require. Ifyou
need special help at the library youare visiting, please phone for
advice andif necessary, book an appointment.
Using other Libraries?
It is always advisable to check opening
hours and facilities before visiting thelibraries, particularly
at weekends andduring vacations.
Students are subject to the normal libraryrules of the host
library, and are responsiblefor any fines or replacement costs
incurred.You card can be withdrawn if you infringethe rules of the
library you are visiting.
How do I find out more?
If you want have any questions about thescheme or want further
details, pleasecontact the enquiry desk at eitherEducation, Palace
Green, Stockton or MainLibrary. You can also contact Main Libraryby
e-mail:
[email protected]
We will be happy to represent any issuesand suggestions that you
may raise abouthow the scheme is run on a day to daybasis to the
organisers. Further informationabout the UK Libraries Plus scheme
canalso be found at their homepage:
http://www.lisa.sbu.ac.uk/uklibrariesplus
Which libraries are participating inthe scheme?A list of the
participating libraries can beobtained from any Durham
UniversityLibrary enquiry desk, or online from the UKLibraries Plus
homepage (URL above).
Remember!You must take your Durham Library cardand UK Libraries
Plus card with you to visitthese libraries.
Future of the SchemeAlthough the initial trial ends in the
summer,it is hoped that the scheme will becontinued in the new
academic year.
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http://www.lisa.sbu.ac.uk/uklibrariesplusmailto:
[email protected]
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Rare books go on-line!
A major advance has been achieved in makinginformation about the
University Library’scollections of early printed books more
readilyavailable. A four-year project which has just beencompleted
has added to the on-line catalogue over31,000 records for items in
the Routh and Bamburghcollections. This material covers a vast
range ofsubjects and includes works datingfrom the earliest days of
printing inthe later 15th century down to theearly Victorian
period.
The Routh collection was the personalLibrary of Martin Joseph
Routh (1755-1854), President of Magdalen College,Oxford. Routh was
an avid book-collector throughout his lifetime ofnearly a hundred
years, and on his deathleft his collection to Durham
University,then a new institution. His chiefscholarly interests
were patristics (thewritings of the church fathers) and
thepolitical and religious quarrels whichbeset 17th century England
from the CivilWar to the Glorious Revolution, but hecollected books
on every topic under thesun.
The collection includes a wide range ofearly travel books, many
of themillustrated; some of these relate to areaswell off the
beaten track, such as Icelandand the Middle East. As might be
expected, there aremany early editions of classical texts and of
the churchfathers, as well as biography, autobiography and
history.There are also smaller groups of material on subjects
suchas Law and Medicine. Endearing glimpses of some ofRouth’s
personal concerns appear in books on thetreatment of gout, and the
causes of longevity, a topicwhich clearly intrigued him as he
approached his owncentenary. Although much of the material was
publishedin Europe there also items from places much further
afield,such as New York and Calcutta.
The Bamburgh Library is the collection of the Sharps, aleading
northern clerical family of the later 17th and 18th
centuries, including John Sharp (1645-1714), Archbishopof York,
and Granville Sharp (1735-1813), a notablecampaigner against
slavery. It numbers just over 8,500items, and, like the Routh
Collection, covers all topicsand all periods of printing down to
the mid-nineteenthcentury. The Sharps were a scientifically-minded
family,and their library is notably rich in first and early
editionsof the writings of Sir Isaac Newton, Robert Boyle,
Robert
Hooke and other leading figures from theperiod of the foundation
of the RoyalSociety and the birth of modern sciencein England. The
collection also reflectsthe wide interests of Granville Sharp
andhis associates in humanitarian andreforming causes of his day.
Strongholdings of early periodicals andnewspapers are another
important featureof the Sharps’ library, including long runsof The
Gentleman’s Magazine, the RoyalSociety’s Philosophical Transactions
andLondon Chronicle.
All this material is a valuable source notjust in relation to
historical questions, butalso for topics such as early science,
theview which travellers took of the placesthey visited, and the
social and politicalissues of the 16th to 19th centuries. It isused
regularly by teaching staff andpostgraduates, and increasingly
bystudents writing dissertations. Thecatalogue records can be found
in the on-
line catalogue by the usual searches (author, title,keyword,
etc.). In addition it is possible to search, usingthe Rare Book
indexes, for items in particular forms, suchas plays, poems or
travel literature, or for items publishedin particular places. The
books are not available for loan,but may be consulted in the Search
Room of the PalaceGreen Section of the Library.
Palace Green Library
Palace Green Library
‘The Danger and Uncertainty ofInnoculating the Small Pox’,
Bamburgh - F.6.50/1
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http://library.dur.ac.uk:/search/cbamburgh+f+6+50+1/1,1,1,B/frameset&cbamburgh+f+6+50+1&1,,0
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The Information Resources Centre at the StocktonCampus has just
passed the first anniversary of itsopening. Occupying almost all of
level 2 of theEbsworth Building, the IRC houses the
InformationServices team – Library, ITS and audio-visual staff.The
Stockton branch of the Careers Advisory Serviceshares the premises,
which are spacious and bright, andcommand a good view of the River
Tees and theCleveland Hills.The IRC is also home to a branch of
Waterstone’sBookshop, and the European Resources Centre forschools
and colleges.New this academic year is the Information
ServicesHelpdesk – a ‘one-stop-shop’ for queries relating
toLibrary, ITS or audio-visual matters. It is staffed from9-5,
Monday – Friday, with opening to 8 on Tuesdaysand Thursdays.
Outside of those hours, voice-mail ande-mail queries may be
made.
The Helpdesk staff rota includes people from all threestrands of
Information Services - truly a multiskilledteam - and if it happens
that a query can not beanswered on the spot, then it will be
referred to a
Education Library
colleague. The Helpdesk also works closely in liaisonwith the
ITS Helpdesk in Durham, and uses the samecall-logging system.
Situated in a prominent position in the IRC, theHelpdesk is
ready to help you.Ext. 5314, (01642 335314);e-mail:
[email protected]
Christine PurcellCampus Librarian, UDSC
Stockton Campus InformationServices
When research theses are completed, copies areautomatically
deposited in the University Libraryand its satellite libraries, and
quite considerablecollections are available for reference
andconsultation.
Theses supervised within the School of Education aredeposited in
the Education Library. They are shelvedthere in Rooms 4 and 6, and
are all listed on the OPAC.The OPAC records for the collection can
be checkedby typing ‘S’ for Subject Headings, then typing thewords
theses education.
Theses completed in the School of Education thisacademic year
and available for consultation within theEducation Library
include;
M.Abdulrahman, The educational philosophies ofteachers in the
United Arab Emirates. (MA)
M.Cin, Influence of direct experience of the physicalenvironment
on concept learning in physicalgeography. (Ed.D)
A.M.Davidson Lund, Professional development andEuropean projects
in education. (Ed.D)
N. Iredale, Work related education in primary schools:a study of
industry’s attitudes and teacher motivation.(Ed.D)
M.Kshir, An evaluation survey of the role of inset inmanaging
educational innovations in Libyan schools.(Ph.D)
E. McLaren, An investigation into students’ self-perceptions of
their approaches to study in furthereducation. (Ph.D)
Further information on these or other School ofEducation theses
can be obtained from the EducationLibrary.
Joyce AdamsEducation Librarian
The Stockton Helpdesk in action
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Contact DetailsThe University Library is always pleased
toreceive feedback and suggestions about theservices we offer our
users. If you haveany comments or issues that you would liketo draw
to our attention, please addressthem to;
[email protected]
General enquiries about Library servicescan be sent to;
[email protected]
All comments and suggestions about thecontent of this Newsletter
are, of course,welcome and can be sent to;
[email protected]
Opening Hours: Easter Term
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20th - 25th April and for SummerBank Holiday on 28th August.
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updatedinformation about the services we offer. Theyalso have many
links to sources of electronicinformation available to members of
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internet browser at:
http://www.dur.ac.uk/Library/
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