Welcome to the Library

Welcome to the Library

Janice Hill, Oscail Librarian

Where is the Library?

Entering the Library Building

Name: Joe BloggsStudent No: 123456789Course: AZ1

You will need

Set your phone to silent

Opening Hours – Semester 1 & 2

Monday to Thursday08:30 to 22:00

Friday08:30 to 21:00

Saturday 09:30 to 17:00

What can I do in the Library?

• Find a comfortable place to work and study on your own or in a group17 Collaborative Study Rooms

• Borrow books, DVDs

• Use a library PC or your laptop

• Print, photocopy and scan

• Get help from Information Deskand ISS Desk for all your IT quries

Library Website

Library Catalogue

Journals and Databases

Keep up to date with LibraryNews via our Blog

Lots of information – borrowing, printing, guides, tutorials, policies

Subject pages

LETS tutorial

Virtual Tour

24/7 access to DCU online library

Oscail Subject Page

Contact details

Oscail Subject Page

• General – LETS (Library E-Tutorial for Students); off campus access; accessing other libraries

• Books- using library catalogue / ebooks

• Journals- finding journals / A-Z of journals list / newspapers

• Databases - using databases / list of databases covering your subject area

• Websites - selection of useful websites

Off Campus Access

• Library Catalogue- look up books and ebooks- renew and reserve books using My Account

• Collaborative Study Rooms – booking through your student portal page

• Library databases and journals - you will need to enter your network username and password (issued by ISS when you register)

Journals and Databases

A-Z of journals - a listing of all print and electronic journals - use when you know the title of a journal

Journals and Databases

Databases

- allows you to easily search for journal articles using keywords- some databases are full-text and others just abstracts.- link will bring you to the full-text in another database if it is available

You can use to access most of the library databases from a single search

Other Databases -

Online Help and Support

• Subject Librarian - email or phone Janice Hill

• Information Desk- email or phone

• New Students page- library videos

• Library Guides• Library tutorials

- library tutorials- all databases have help guides or tutorials

LETS tutorial

DCU Library E-tutorial for Students

Four modules to help you get the best from your library

Janice Hill

Contact details: Phone: 700 8758 Email: [email protected]