Rethinking induction

Interactive Maps...

Don't give them everything...

I no longer plan teaching around what the library has!

Any questions? Now it's your turn...

The majority of the books you'll need are here

You'll find Plays in the Literature section

Every department has a dedicated Academic Liaison Librarian to help you find what you need and use the Library effectively. Watch this video on getting help in the Library to hear more about what they do.

Get help with anything IT-related, from Monday to Friday, 9-5.

If the book you need is showing up as available on YorSearch, but you can't see it on the shelves, check the re-shelving area.

Individual and Group Study Rooms, bookable online:

http://informationbookings.york.ac.uk/booking/studies

Find out more about what the IT Support Office an offer (which includes arranging computer repairs) via http://www.york.ac.uk/it-services/help/itso/

A dedicated area for music students, LFA014 contains music-related books, journals, scores, and folios, PCs with Sibelius and other software plus midi keyboards, as well as facilities for listening to CDs and even vinyl.

For useful IT videos, go to http://bit.ly/ITplaylist

More on how to book:

The study area contains flexible furniture and big screens for group use - watch the video to find out how to use them.

If you want to develop your IT skills, you can find out more about training materials at: http://www.york.ac.uk/it-services/training/students/

From any PC, off campus or on, you can access online materials for your subject via http://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/

There are IT rooms all across campus: http://www.york.ac.uk/it-services/it/rooms/locations/

As well as the PCs in the Library, there's wifi everywhere.

There are over 1200 study spaces throughout the building

The Library fills up fast during term time - find other study spaces across the University here: http://www.york.ac.uk/library/study/university-study-spaces/

Floor 1 of the Fairhurst is all about flexible group study space.

There's more than just books, though.

Almost all of our books are on the upper floors of the Morrell Library - Social Sciences are on Floor 1, Arts & Humanities are on Floor 2 (with the exception of Music resources, found next door in the Fairhurst Building) and Sciences on Floor 3.

Some books relating to photography may be useful to Post-Production students, are here

Need to watch a DVD for a group project? Book the viewing room with a wide-screen.

Any CDs and DVDs you need will be here

CDs and DVDs

As well as audiovisual resources, the A/V room also has dual-screen PC and

DVD player

setups

Come to this area for completely silent study - not even laptops are allowed in here, to allow total concentration.

A Thin Client is a type of computer, and there are lots on this floor - watch the video for more info.

There is a dedicated Research Lounge for Postgraduates - ask at the Help Desk for more information if you're a postgrad.

The solutions

Rethinking Induction

We provide lots of services for Researchers - for more info see:

http://www.york.ac.uk/library/informationfor/researchers/

The problem

Ned Potter

a virtual tour

orientation games

interactive maps

reworked teaching

@theREALwikiman

Spy Game!

Virtual Tour

Every seating preference can be found in the Fairhurst.

The Compact Stores hold all our print journals. Wherever possible we subscribe to electronic journals online, so you can access them from anywhere with an internet connection, at any time - see our Electronic Resources Guide for thousands of e-journals: http://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/e-resources

Student presented, no high concept, short as possible, delivered to camera

Large footprint, covers all resource types

Floor 2 of the Fairhurst focuses on catering for every individual style of study

For more info on how to use the Compact Store, watch this short video:

The University's Special Collections and Archives hold materials from the C13th to the present day, and are accessed here. Watch the video for a more in-depth introduction to our collections.

The whole area is dedicated to silent study

Returning books is easy - just place them into the machine. Watch this short video for more guidance:

You can take books out via the self-issue machines. Here's how to use them:

At various points on

each floor there are

multifunction devices from

York Print Plus which allow you to

print, copy or scan using your Library card. You can put credit on your account online or via kiosks in the Library.

The Morrell Library Ground Floor

More on how to print:

More on how to copy / scan:

This area contains a lounge to relax in, the Help Desk, printers, facilities to take books out and return them, and PCs which run YorSearch, the Library search tool (which you can also find at http://yorsearch.york.ac.uk).

Whatever you need, ask at the Help Desk. It's staffed during full-service hours - more info on that: http://www.york.ac.uk/library/locations/service/

You can also get help online via LibAnswers:

http://libanswers.york.ac.uk/

Use this to find books, CDs, DVDs, articles - watch this video for more info:

If a book is essential for a module and lots of people need it, your lecturer may ask that we put it in Key Texts - this means it's only available for four hours at a time to ensure everyone gets a turn. You can book your 4hr slot via YorSearch.

More info:

The Burton Library is particularly good for quiet or silent study.

Undergraduates can borrow 20 items at a time, Postgraduates 50. We operate a Flexible Loans system, where you can keep books for as long as you like without being fined, as long as no one else requests them. More info here:

Refreshments (including Costa Coffee) served from 8:30 am - 8pm during the week and 11am - 4pm at the weekends.

If you would rather watch a video than view this map, here is a virtual tour of the Library

This Prezi presentation will take you on a tour of the Library, which includes embedded video. You can keep pressing the right-arrow on your keyboard or screen to move through the whole tour, or go straight to what you need - move your mouse to the right of the screen and then use the icons to zoom in and out, clicking on any floor to see more info.

We'll start with the ground floor of the Morrell Library.

Welcome to the Library!

The first thing you need to know is that the Library is open 24/7, and that your University card IS your Library card.

The Library website is full of useful info

What do we have at York?

Thanks for watching! Here are some final pieces of useful info.

http://www.york.ac.uk/library

You can also find us on social media

What goes where?

https://twitter.com/UoYLibrary

http://www.youtube.com/yorkinformation

http://digitallearningblog.york.ac.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/UoYLibrary

If you need any more help, just ask...

A guide to the different zones

The one website for all Library-related TFTV things is the Subject Guide. As well as information, tips and presentations, it contains links to all the relevant online resources we pay for on your behalf. This is good quality academic information Google can't find!

http://libanswers.york.ac.uk/

subjectguides.york.ac.uk/tftv

Those 5 key things to keep in your head:

TFTV students! This presentation contains a LOT of information - if you only remember 5 things, make it these 5 things...

1) Most TFTV books you'll need are on the 2nd floor of the main Morrell Library

2) The DVDs are on the ground floor of the Fairhurst building

3) You can find out exactly where books, journals, DVDs and more are located using YorSearch (http://yorsearch.york.ac.uk)

4) The TFTV Subject Guide is really useful - bookmark it now: http://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/tftv

5) My name is Ned and I AM HERE TO HELP! Email ned.potter@york.ac.uk if you need anything

1) Most of the books you'll need are on the 2nd floor of the main Morrell Library

2) The DVDs are on the ground floor of the Fairhurst building, along with DVD players and a viewing room

3) You can use YorSearch (http://yorsearch.york.ac.uk) to find materials (and links to online journals) - just type in keywords as you would to Google

4) The TFTV Subject Guide contains all the crucial information you need, including links to fantastic online resources (http://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/tftv

5) Your Liaison Librarian, Ned Potter, is here to help - email ned.potter@york.ac.uk if you need anything