Brynmor Jones Library Redevelopment update

What’s going on?

·         The 5^th floor opens today at lunch time. This means that there are five fully refurbished floors in the tower, the Reading Room and part of Second floor east completed and open for business 

·         The decant area on the ground floor is now closed and work will begin on the gallery and exhibition space

·         As a result of the closure of the decant area, the principal route to the Reading Room and the 2^nd floor east between 09.00 and 18.00 will be through the entrance on the south side of the building, facing Larkin West.  After 18.00 the only access to these areas will be via the lift adjacent to the reception desk at the front of the Library

·         The 2^nd floor is on schedule and the floor is expected to open, including the postgraduate research lounge, in early April

When’s it happening?

·          The 5^th floor opens today

·          The decant area is closed and new access arrangements have started

·          The 2^nd floor is due to open in early April

 

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Brynmor Jones Library redevelopment update

What’s going on?

·         The 5^th floor is due to open next week. The books for that floor have now been moved from ground floor decant.  Library staff will continue to assist users to locate items and also offer a retrieval service until the 5^th floor opens next week.

·         All books have been moved from the decant area to the redeveloped floors in the tower.  This means that the decant area, which has played such a vital part in the successful management of all the book moves over the past twelve months, is no longer needed.  It will therefore be closing next week to allow work to start on the development of the gallery and exhibition spaces.

·         As a result of the closure of the decant area, the principal route to the Reading Room and the 2^nd floor east between 09.00 and 18.00 will be through the entrance on the south side of the building, facing Larkin West.  After 18.00 the only access to these areas will be via the lift adjacent to the reception desk at the front of the Library.

·         The new access arrangements are expected to start on Monday, any change to this will be announced

·         The 2^nd floor is on schedule and is expected to open, including the postgraduate research lounge, in early April.

When’s it happening?

·          The 5^th floor will open next week

·          The decant area will close week commencing Monday 24^th February and new access arrangements will start

·          The 2^nd floor is due to open in early April

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Circulation: cardiovascular interventions is now available via the University of Hull

Access to the ejournal Circulation: cardiovascular interventions is now available from the University of Hull e-journal A-Z at http://zc7xc9dq8b.search.serialssolutions.com/?V=1.0&L=ZC7XC9DQ8B&S=T_AZ&C=C&N=100&B=1900 and will be listed on the library catalogue from mid-March.

Good news re study spaces at the Brynmor Jones at UoH

The 6th floor of the Brynmor Jones Library is the latest floor to be open to staff and students, offering further study space and PC facilities. The 5th floor is also due to open week commencing the 24th February.

Further information about the redevelopment and timscales are available at http://www2.hull.ac.uk/lli/PDF/LibraryRedevelopmentLeaflet.pdf

Information about alternate study spaces available at the University of Hull during the library refurbishment are available at http://www2.hull.ac.uk/lli/PDF/AlternativeStudySpaces.pdf

New journal titles available via the University of Hull

Two new journal titles are available via the University of Hull:

Phlebology (2003-present) http://zc7xc9dq8b.search.serialssolutions.com/?V=1.0&L=ZC7XC9DQ8B&S=T_AZ&C=P&N=100&B=1200

Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology (2010-present) http://zc7xc9dq8b.search.serialssolutions.com/?V=1.0&L=ZC7XC9DQ8B&S=T_AZ&C=N&N=100&B=200

They are currently listed in the E-journal A-Z and will appear in the library catalogue from mid-March.

Love eBooks and a member of the BMA?

We've just introduced the option to search for BMA eBook titles as part of our eBook cross-search facility at:


http://libguides.hull.ac.uk/medicine/FindBooks.


This follows student suggestions (keep them coming!) made to HYMS Library during 2013.


And remember too, for general advice on using eBooks you could do worse than look at the Information for using eBooks and other digital documents links on our Find Books page as well.

Web of Science masterclass at University of Hull

Finding quality articles with Web of Science, Wednesday 19 February 2014, 2.15pm-3.05pm, Derwent Computer Suite 2

Web of Science is useful for its coverage of general and multidisciplinary titles, and can be used for searching for articles or tracking citations – i.e. seeing how a known work or author has been cited by other authors. Learn how to use the advanced features of this database.

Workshop requirements:
Use of search engines and/or databases would be useful.

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Search for material effectively in Web of Science
• Track citations and create citation alerts
• Export citations to bibliographic software like Refworks or Endnote

This masterclass is ideal for students who wish to use Web of Science to research topics.

Book at http://libguides.hull.ac.uk/content.php?pid=508012&sid=4446564

'MoreBooks' initiative at UoY

MoreBooks in February

Throughout February the Library at The University of York will again be running its MoreBooks scheme, encouraging students to request we buy titles the Library doesn't have and more copies of the books they need.

A MoreBooks button (above) will appear alongside book titles in YorSearch and all users need to do is click it and enter their details in the form. To suggest an item we don’t currently have, go to the New titles through MoreBooks form. The Library will then purchase a copy of the book you want. As before, we’ll try to buy e-books wherever possible to improve availability.

Last year we purchased over 1,800 books through the scheme, so don't miss your chance to tell us what to buy.

 

For further information see: http://www.york.ac.uk/library/borrowing/morebooks/. If you have any questions, please contact lib-orders@york.ac.uk.