Library Matters

Due to essential training, the IT helpdesk will be running a reduced service on the afternoon of Wednesday 23^rd of May. To support us in assisting you during this period, could we please ask you to log all non-essential calls using the email address: IThelp@gcu.ac.uk , and use the 0141 273 1234 number for emergencies only during this time.

We will return to normal on Thursday 24^th of May. Thanks for your patience and consideration during this time.

Work on level 0 of the student’s association building will start on Monday 21st May. The 24 hour computer lab and student social space will be closed.

Over the next two weeks there will be building work on level 1 of the Saltire Centre. This is to construct our new video wall. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

The Library in  Saltire Centre will not open till 12 noon on Saturday May 26th. This is because of essential maintenance. We will try to minimise the inconvenience.

Proquest will be carrying out maintenance on their site on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 03:00 for twelve hours. There may be some disruption to services.

Bank holidays: The library will be closed on Monday 7th May, Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th June. We will be open as normal on the previous weekends.

The Library has a trial to the following two archives until the 23rd May

The Vogue Archive

A complete searchable archive of American Vogue, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month, reproduced in high-resolution colour page images. Every page, advertisement, cover and fold-out has been included, with rich indexing enabling you to find images by garment type, designer and brand names. The Vogue Archive preserves the work of the world’s greatest fashion designers, stylists and photographers and is a unique record of American and international fashion, culture and society from the dawn of the modern era to the present day.

Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive

An archival research resource containing the essential primary sources for studying the history of the film and entertainment industries, from the era of vaudeville and silent movies through to 2000. The core US and UK trade magazines covering film, music, broadcasting and theatre are all included, together with film fan magazines and music press titles. Magazines have been scanned cover-to-cover in high-resolution colour, with granular indexing of all articles, covers, ads and reviews.

This archive includes the following (full current list available on the trial page)

• Billboard (1894-2000)
• Broadcasting (1931-2000)
• Screen International (1976-2000)
• The Stage (1880-2000)
• Variety (1905-2000)

And the following Archive content will follow in the next few months, on a weekly basis

• Melody Maker (1926-2000)
• New Musical Express (1946-2000)

Access is available through Proquest Central – Arts Collection  http://search.proquest.com Log on using your Athens username and password.

Let us know what you think!

We have a trial subscription to Blackwells Reference Online until 2nd July. You can use it if you are on campus.

Please visit: http://www.blackwellreference.com

Blackwell Reference Online is a vast online library of reference material giving instant access to the most authoritative and up-to-date scholarship across the humanities and social sciences. With its unbeatable functionality, undergraduate and graduate students, lecturers, and researchers will find Blackwell Reference Online an invaluable learning and teaching resource and an indispensable addition to any university library. With 470 reference volumes, Blackwell Reference Online is the largest academic reference collection of its kind available online.

To see a full list of titles included in Blackwell Reference Online visit: http://www.blackwellreference.com/public/whats_in_it_public

We have a new Director of Library Services. His name is Robert Ruthven. He is based in the staff area on level 1 of the Saltire Centre.

You can contact him by email on Robert.Ruthven@gcu.ac.uk

The library has recently launched two new ways to connect to the library catalogue, through Facebook or on a mobile device using LibraryAnywhere.

Facebook

Features

1. Search the library catalogue
2. Access ebooks and ejournals
3. Place holds
4. Access your library account to -
1. Renew books
2. View Checkout history
3. View account details

Access

1. Direct link – www.facebook.com/GlasgowCaledonianUniversity/app_206603099350429
2. From the University Facebook page – www.facebook.com/GlasgowCaledonianUniversity (click on down arrow to the right of page as in screenshot below)

LibraryAnywhere

Features

1. View library news
2. Contact the library
3. Search the library catalogue
4. Place holds
5. Access your library account to
1. Renew books
2. View account details

Access

1. Visit www.libanywhere.com/m/455 to view the mobile site on any web-enabled device
2. Download the app for Apple or Android devices
1. Visit Google Play or Apple App Store and search for “LibAnywhere”
2. Download and install app
3. Select Glasgow Caledonian University as your default library and select campus
4. The app version also allows you to scan the barcode of any book and search for it in the library catalogue