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The
College Library Committee has decided that from the start
of the 2000/2001 session Library Services should work towards
sending all communications between itself and users by e-mail
to UCL e-mail addresses.
The benefits
to users will principally be speed of notification. Staff
and students who would prefer to continue to receive print-on-paper
notices via the internal college post may opt for this by
contacting any Library Issue Desk.
Further information from
v.matthews@ucl.ac.uk
Current Contents now available online
Current Contents Connect (produced
by ISI) is a current awareness database that gives information
on new journal articles in the fields of science, social science,
technology, and arts & humanities. The files are updated
weekly.
As well as allowing on-demand
searching of the database (by subject, journal, author, etc.),
the service offers E-mail Alerts; users can set up a profile
of research interests, and once a week the results are automatically
forwarded to their chosen e-mail address. (This may be of
particular interest to those who have relied upon the now-defunct
Autojournals facility in the BIDS ISI databases.)
Current Contents Connect is
available via the Web of Science website at MIMAS.
http://wos.mimas.ac.uk
Users need an ATHENS username
and password to gain access; (ask at a Library enquiry desk
for further details).
Further information from
j.spiers@ucl.ac.uk
New Group Study
Area
Library
Services is aware of the importance of groupwork and teamwork
for UCL students as part of their development of key skills.
In order to support this trend it has designated a special
group study area in the Science Library.
This can
be found on the first floor of the Science Library outside
the entrance to the Petrie Museum. Students can use this area
for group discussions linked to their studies, without the
fear of disturbing other users engaged in quiet study.
Further
information from e.clear@ucl.ac.uk
New Colour Copier
The Main
Library now has a colour photocopier situated at the end of
the Catalogue Hall. It takes normal library copycards at the
following rates:
A4 deducts
10 units from a card - cost = 66p
A3 deducts
15 units from a card - cost = £1
Help with
using the copier is available, on request, depending on the
availability of staff.
Further
information from e.clear@ucl.ac.uk
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