Library
GUIDANCE FOR THE USE OF THE LIBRARY
1. Entrance procedure:-
There is no special entrance procedure - books, bags, etc. may be brought in. Lockers are available on the first floor for the storing of personal items. Also on the first floor a selection of general magazines and newspapers is available.
2. How to look for materials:-
Materials on the shelves of the reading rooms are freely available. An item can be searched by title, author, keyword, classification number, etc., and its place within the library is displayed on the screen. Please use the OPAC guidance system where possible.
3. Borrowing and returning library materials:-
While no special procedures are necessary for using books and journals within the library, staff and students need their university ID cards for borrowing library materials. Students and staff should take library books and ID cards to the main counter for borrowing. Please return books to the main counter of the first floor, or, after closing hours, to the book mailbox outside the entrance.
4. Library services:-
(a) Reference services:-
Librarians are able to aid research by accessing a variety of Internet-based databases. Please consult staff on the first floor regarding social science and other humanities topics, and staff on the second floor for dental and other science-related topics. Workshops to help students learn basic research skills and specific database searching are offered regularly throughout the semester.
(b) Group study room, first floor:-
Please feel free to use this room.
(c) Seminar room, second floor:-
This room is intended for seminars, rather than individual use. Please apply to the main counter.
(d) Photocopying services:-
Coin/card operated photocopy machines are available in the reading room for the copying of library materials for study and research purposes only. (The copying of personal notes is not allowed in the library - please use a convenience store). The Copyright Act allows only one set of copies for each person.
(e) Audio Visual Center:-
The Audio Visual Center, located on the first floor of the basement of the library, holds DVDs, laser discs, CDs, VHS videos, etc.