Information for Professional Services Staff
Basic information about the Library is provided in the "Welcome to the Library|" booklet. However, as a new member staff, you may also find the following information about the services the Library can offer useful.
Your library representatives for professional services staff are Jane Corrigan and Anne Crowther.
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General Information
Computing Services
Joining the Library
As part of the university's Staff Induction Programme you need to visit the Library for a brief introduction to our services. If you have not already done this please contact Anne Crowther or Jane Corrigan to make an appointment on ext 3092 or 3264.
Staff will need to contact the Library Desk to make an appointment for a Staff ID card on ext 3094. Please bring your proof of employment with the University, your Staff ID card can then be made up for you while you wait. Your Staff ID card is also your Library Card. Please also ask for a Library PIN as you will need this to make reservations and renewals on the Library catalogue.
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Borrowing
As a staff member you may borrow a total of 15 items at a time this includes books and DVDs. The standard loan period is 3 weeks, but there are 1 week, 3 days and 1 day loans as well for material in high demand. Copies of some items can only be borrowed by part-time students. All items can be issued on the Self Service machines which are located in the Link Zone witihn the Library. There is also material which can ONLY be used within the Library, and this includes journals, theses, textbook collection items and reference books.
Loans can be renewed up to 20 times providing they have not been reserved by someone else. Renewals can be done on the Self Service machines, at the Library Catalouge, or by telephone on ext. 3094.
Both students and staff are required to pay fines for overdue material - this enables stock to circulate quickly amongst everyone who needs it. Fines are as follows:
3 week loans
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10p per day for first 2 weeks, then 25p per day
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1 week loans
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10p per day for first week, then 25p per day
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3 day loans
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50p per day
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1 day loans
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£1.00 per day
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Desk Reference
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50p per hour
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High Demand Desk Reference
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£5 per hour or part of hour
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Inter-library loans
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50p per day
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High demand
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£5.00 per hour
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Getting a Computing Account
New members of staff should fill in a form, available at the Information Desk in the Library, to apply for a staff account. A good time to do this would be at your Staff Introduction to the Library. You will be given your account details usually within 7 working days.
You will need to bring your Staff ID card or proof of employment with the University. This will allow you use of all University facilities including licensed software (on the bolton.ac.uk domain), printing and electronic resources such as online journals, databases and e-books. Using any computer connected to the University network you can access the internet and use e-mail worldwide.
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