A guide to the UB Labour Relations Library Academic year

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1 A guide to the UB Labour Relations Library Academic year

2 Contents: The UB Learning and Research Resources Centre (CRAI) The Labour Relations Library Lending services The Library Catalog, search engines and thematic guides The Virtual Campus Additional services offered by CRAI Where to find us Get involved!

3 The UB Learning and Research Resources Centre (CRAI) Our mission The CRAI offers support to university teaching, learning, research and extension studies, facilitating access to and distribution of information resources, collaborating in processes of knowledge creation and contributing to the University s overall goals.

4 The Labour Relations Library holds all of the UB s general and specialized research material related to the EHEA bachelor s degree and diploma courses in Labour Relations and the llicenciatura degree in Labour Sciences (old national plan) taught at the Faculty of Law. Thereby, it assists the teaching and learning of theoretical and practical knowledge in the areas of labour law and social security, industrial relations and personnel management. The Labour Relations Library

5 Facilities: 108 study places 1 scanner (at the lending desk) 7 desktop computers and 26 laptops WiFi and Eduroam networks throughout the library 1 self service copier/ network printer Self access English learning centre 2 computers for self access English learning Specialized video/dvd library

6 Lending services The library allows members to borrow material for study outside the library premises for determined periods of time. A SomUB card or another document granting the right to borrow material from the library is required to make use of this service. All correspondence regarding lending is conducted by , including: courtesy notices three days before the expiry of each loan; reservation pickup notices; loan recall notices.

7 Graduate students at the UB Graduate and postgraduate students at affiliated or attached centres Students of UB specific master s degree and diploma courses Students in national and international mobility programs Students at the UB School of Modern Languages (EIM) Students at the Institute of Hispanic Studies Students of UB extension courses Students in interuniversity programs UB Alumni members Teaching and research staff, postgraduate students, and administrative and service staff of the Consortium for Catalan University Libraries (CBUC) 5 items 10 day loans 7 day loans for items on recommended reading lists Students of UB doctoral programs and university master s degrees and postgraduate courses Visiting teachers and researchers Associated and contracted teaching staff UB administrative and service staff Hospital Clinic and Bellvitge Hospital healthcare personnel UB Group administrative and service staff 10 items 20 day loans 7 day loans for items on recommended reading lists

8 Reservations Reservations for items that are out on loan can be made in person at the lending desk in the library, or via the Library Catalog webpage, signing into your My Account login on that page. If you require an item that is not held in your regular library but can be found in another UB library it can be obtained by: Renewals There is no limit on the renewal of loans, unless the item in question has been requested for loan by another library user. Renewals can be made in person at the lending desk, by telephone, or by Internet through your My Account login ( on the Library Catalog webpage. a) visiting the library that has the item and requesting the loan in person, presenting your SomUB card; b) requesting the loan at the lending desk in your regular library, which will normally be able to provide the item within three or four days.

9 My Account Through My Account you can see which items you have on loan, check the status of outstanding reservations, view your loan history, make renewals and save preferred searches. To login you will need to provide your name, surname and the barcode number of your SomUB card, or a local username and password. Once logged in you can change your personal details, such as postal address, telephone number or , so that this information is always up to date. Penalties Keeping items beyond the expiry date of a loan implies an obvious disadvantage to all library users. Not returning items on time triggers a suspension of lending services, per day late for each item as follows: Normal loans: 2 days Restricted loans: 4 days Recommended reading (BR) loans: 4 days Weekend BR loans : 6 days

10 Items not available for loan Magazines Reference texts Some items from recommended reading lists (denoted BR in the catalog and with a red sticker on the spine of the item) Restricted loans Due to library needs and the characteristics of the material, certain items can only be borrowed for three days at a time. DVDs These items are identified with a redbandon the cover. Special loans For teachers and researchers: loans/

11 The UB Library Catalog The online Library Catalog is your main tool for access to all items available in the UB libraries, including books, journals, online resources, sound recordings, videos and multimedia, as well as a significant amount of archival material, which includes manuscripts, incunabula, scrolls, prints and printed works from the sixteenth century through to the year The Catalog provides: Quick search: by author, title, keywords, subject and publisher; Advanced search: by author, title, keywords, subject and footnotes, with the options of Booleansearchand specification of location, language, year of publication and material type; Other searches : by ISBN/ISSN, topography, collections, etc.

12 The ReCercador The ReCercador is a single point of access to numerous online resources, including bibliographic databases, book and magazine portals, library catalogs and online journals. It provides an easy method of searching diverse online resources through a single user interface. With the ReCercador you can: find UB e resources and a selection of independent freeaccess e resources; search specific bibliographies on various subjects and access complete texts to which the UB has subscribed; make simultaneous searches of selected resource groups, where the groups allow this. These are metasearchable resources denoted with the icon: ; find e journals and access the full text of articles they contain.

13 Thematic guides resources/guies tematiques/ These guides provide a selection of information resources related to specific teaching and research topics at the University. Created by the library staff, the guides will help you: systematically locate web shortcuts to information around the world on specific themes, including blogs, mailing lists, etc.; access specialized databases, electronic books and journals that the library has; access online manuals and tutorials; find papers on related material in the UB Library Catalog.

14 The Virtual Campus The Virtual Campus is an online learning environment tailored to the needs of face to face, blended and distance learning at the University of Barcelona and for the entire UB Group. The dynamics of the Virtual Campus develop in virtual classrooms identified by academic year, which you can log into with a MonUB code to access learning materials published by teaching staff, participate on work with other students and teachers, and communicate via mailing lists, forums, chat, etc. Recommended reading lists provided by teachers in the Virtual Campus are linked to the UB Library Catalog, so you can quickly and easily view the availability of these items in the UB libraries.

15 Usernames and passwords For access to... Username Password Computers WiFi Local username Eg.: jram7. alumnes MonUB password Virtual Campus UB MonUB Proxy Server My Account Username (4 characters) Option 1 Name and surname MonUB password Option 1 SomUB card barcode number Option 2 UB (for students) Option 2 MonUB password

16 Accessing CRAI resources from outside the UB acces/ All electronic information resources provided by the Library can be accessed from any computer outside the UB by means of the Proxy Server. This requires the proper configuration of your Internet browser and a username and password that grant access to the UB Intranets PDI (for teaching and research staff, or TRS), InfoPAS (for administrative and service staff, or AdSS) and MonUB and your UB . The settings for remote access can be activated and deactivated as required.

17 Laptop loan loan/ The Labour Relations Library has 26 laptop computers available for loan to students, teachers and administrative and service staff, to enable access to online services through the UB WiFi network. In order to borrow a laptop you must: complete and sign a laptop loan request form; have a current SomUB card; have no outstanding penalties for the delayed return of loan items from the library. Laptop loan request forms are available and can be submitted at the lending desk in the library.

18 Free photocopy service free photocopy service/ Through this service you can obtain free copies of articles, in hardcopy or electronic form, from journals to which the UB subscribes that are not available in your regular library or online. This may be of use, for example, if you study at the Faculty of Medicine and need an article held in the Pharmacy Library. Interlibrary loans interlibrary loan/ Interlibrary loans are available to locate and obtain originals or copies of any type of documents that are not held in the UB libraries. There are fees applicable to the use of this service. The service is specifically aimed at: teachers and researchers; UB administrative and service staff; postgraduate students.

19 Library user training usuaris/ We provide this service to help make the university communtiy aware of the information resources available through the UB Learning and Research Resources Centre (CRAI). A timetable of training sessions is available at the following webpage: Regular library user training sessions are of a general nature, but customized sessons may be requested in order to learn about specific themes or resources.

20 Self service copying, printing and scanning The library has a self service photocopy machine, which also serves as a network printer for all computers in the library and all computer rooms in the Faculty. It is operated with a photocopy card, and these are dispensed from the machine located by the new items display in front of the lending desk at the library. 1 card + credit for 10 copies = 1.20 Once you have purchased a card it can be recharged as necessary at a cost of 0.04/copy To print a document go to: File > Print, and select OCE 1 Each computer is identified by a user number on the OCE printer. Take note of the number for your computer, find that number on the copier screen, select the correct document and press the green button to make the print.

21 Where to find us carrer de Corsega, Barcelona Opening hours Monday to Friday 8:30am to 8:30pm Tel. (+34) Fax (+34) address: + information: relations/

22 You can also help us in our work in the following ways: Suggesting new resources or proposing new book purchases Contributing to themed activities in the UB libraries Visiting the Facebook and Twitter pages that some of our libraries run Get involved! Library users are invited to submit any questions or concerns in the suggestion box located in the library entrance, or through the CRAI Ask the librarian (PaB) portal. See our Twitter account at and our Facebook page at