U3A RESOURCE CENTRE INFORMATION BOOKLET L – R Odette Coram (Senior Library Assistant) Cassy Langley (Library Assistant) Susan Radford (Resource Centre Manager) The Resource Centre We do DVDs and CDs but we do not do books The Resource Centre is open Mondays – Thursdays 9.30am - 4pm We can be contacted by telephone, e-mail, mail, and internet Resource Centre Unit,1, 52 Lant Street, London SE1 1RB Tel: 020 8315 0199 Email: [email protected]
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U3A RESOURCE CENTRE
INFORMATION BOOKLET
L – R
Odette Coram
(Senior Library Assistant)
Cassy Langley
(Library Assistant)
Susan Radford
(Resource Centre Manager)
The Resource Centre
We do DVDs and CDs but we do not do books
The Resource Centre is open Mondays – Thursdays 9.30am - 4pm
We can be contacted by telephone, e-mail, mail, and internet
Resource Centre Unit,1, 52 Lant Street, London SE1 1RB
Individual lists can be generated for subjects not
shown here, such as ‘Shakespeare’ or ‘Genetics’
We have an online catalogue, a link to which can be
found in the members’ area (www.u3a.org.uk) Example of our printed list... and a screen shot of the online page for the same ‘list’
A factsheet is available for help with online access
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Every week we change the
‘DVD of the Week’ which
sometimes shows a chosen
website.
New
resources are
shown here.
Information boxes
are on the left.
Our Illustrated user guide helps you to source the resources!
Please send us
your email address for
an electronic copy
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Ode to Sticky Mitts and Wobbly Discs!
Sticky mitts on DVDs
Cannot be cleaned off with ease.
So hold its edge and carefully place...
...it in the middle of the case.
Secure it well until it’s clicked
Then package and post with stamp affixed!
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We have over 8,500 registered borrowers and 3,200 resources. These include DVDs, CDs and CD-Roms, including Power Point Presentations.
The Resource Centre is always looking to add new stock to help our users. We welcome suggestions from group leaders about what they would like us to buy. We also check our current suppliers for new material as and when it is produced. When considering requests there are several factors we have to take into account. We have a fixed budget so price is always a factor. Then we have to consider whether an item is something that would be of interest to other U3As as well. We also think about whether items fit with our current collection and stock policy, for example we do not have feature films apart from foreign language ones for the language groups. And the vital factor – is the item actually available on DVD! Unlike books, not every topic is covered in non-book form. Experience of our collection helps us to spot new material that we think and hope will be of interest to our users, and we also like to hear from the U3A subject advisors.