Information for University staff
New staff
All University staff are welcome to join the Library.
For an introduction to our services, please read the Making the most of guide (PDF).
For further information explore our website. The Using the Library section in particular gives lots of basic information about using our services and facilities.
Enquiries
If you are in an academic school/department please contact your subject liaison librarian with any query regarding our resources or services.
If you are in one of the directorates please use our general enquiry service.
Support for your teaching
We can support your teaching by helping make resources available to your students and by offering them information skills training at all levels - from induction to starting research projects.
Making the most of Blackboard
- Blackboard and Library resources - information on making library resources available on Blackboard and using Blackboard for teaching your students about the Library and finding information
Helping your students access the materials they need
- If you are making reading lists available via Blackboard, make your subject liaison librarian a teaching assistant on your course so that they can check all the items are available
- What should I do with my reading lists? - tips on creating the most effective reading list for your students
- How do I get items I want into the Library?
- How do my students get material not held at Reading? Via the Inter-library loans service
- Recording broadcasts from television, radio and the Internet to make available to your students
- New programmes or modules - consulting the Library
Ways we can help meet demand
- 7-day loans
- Course Collection - 6-hour loans or Reference only
- Digital options - e-books, e-journals and scanning course materials to make available in Blackboard
- Off-prints collection - photocopies in the Course Collection
- Course packs
- Course Support Co-ordinator
Developing your students' information handling skills
- How do I arrange library instruction for my students? - we are happy to run training sessions for your students
- CyberLibrary - Blackboard training course
- Training sessions
- Blackboard question pool - questions you can use in your Blackboard courses on finding and using information
- Netskills training materials - self-study or group study materials in a range of topics including evaluating information on the Internet
- Jorum (teaching and learning materials) - JISC-funded collaborative venture in UK Higher and Further Education to collect and share learning and teaching materials
FAQs
- How do I join the Library?
- Who is my subject liaison librarian?
- What can my subject liaison librarian do for me?
- Who is my Library representative?
- What resources are there in my subject?
- How do I access e-resources?
- What should I do with my reading lists?
- Can I link from my reading list on Blackboard to specific books and journals on Unicorn?
- How do I get items I want into the Library?
- How do I arrange library instruction for my students?
- Can my research students join the Library before enrolling?
- Can I access resources beyond the Library?
- What is the periodicals review?
If you have any other questions about the Library please contact your subject liaison librarian - Who is my subject liaison librarian?