Research Students: what the
Library can do for you
October 2015
Introduction
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Services we provide
Facilities on campus
Online resources
Resources for your subject area
Training and support
Searching for funding
opportunities
Services we provide
Collections
Online
E-journals, e-theses, databases,
e-books, statistical sources,
legislation, patents, conference
proceedings and much more
On campus
Access to Other libraries
Books, journals, Document Delivery (Inter
newspapers,
Library Loans), SCONUL
theses
Services we provide
Support & Training
Training
Reference Management, Advanced
Literature Searching, Managing
Research Data, Funding
Opportunities Databases…
Support
Speak to a librarian by phone, email, chat
or in person & use the FAQ pages on
Library Website
Online Resources
http://www.open.ac.uk/library/library-resources
Full-text Journals,
Biographies, Databases
Country Information,
Encyclopaedias,
Legislation, Statistics,
Ebooks, Datasets,
Conference Papers,
Dictionaries & Thesauri,
Law cases, News sources,
Patents & Standards,
Theses & dissertations
Joining the library
http://www.open.ac.uk/library/services/joining-the-open-university-library
Join to:
•Borrow from our print resources. Search
the collections held on campus using the
library catalogue.
• Use document delivery to borrow
materials the OU does not have
• Apply for a SCONUL Access card so that
you can access libraries at other universities.
On Campus Library
http://www.open.ac.uk/library/services/library-at-walton-hall
• Self-service
• Print collections
– Search using Library Search
• Study Spaces
• WiFi
• Course materials
• Open Monday-Friday
Searching across sources
Selected resources for your study
http://www.open.ac.uk/library/library-resources/selected-resources-for-your-study
Art History
http://www.browzine.com/libraries/810/
Open Research Online
http://oro.open.ac.uk/
• OU’s research
publications repository
• Etheses – cleared ©
Training
General Online Training
http://www.open.ac.uk/library/events/online-training-sessions
• Introduction to Library Services
• How to do a literature search
• Introduction to Reference
Management tools
Researchers Specific Training
• Research Career Development Support Programme
Help when you need it
Contact the Helpdesk…
Details are on every page of the
Library website
http://www.open.ac.uk/library
Funding Opportunities
http://www.open.ac.uk/library/services/funding-opportunities
• Research Professional
Funding opportunities and research news database, can
set up email alerts - useful for conference bursaries
• Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding Online
Over 600 alternative funding bodies which make
postgraduate grants
What if the OU Library doesn’t
have what I need?
• Document Delivery - order books and photocopies of
articles from the British Library and beyond
http://www.open.ac.uk/library/services/document-delivery
• SCONUL - Borrow from other libraries:
http://www.open.ac.uk/library/help-and-support/usingresources/libraries-near-you
• Suggest a book - Use the ‘suggest a book’ form
Where to go next?
http://www.open.ac.uk/students/research/
• Check the Library page on the
VRE
• Familiarise yourself with the
resources
• Think about attending the
Reference Management training
sessions
• Contact us if you need more help
and guidance
• Any Questions?
Reference Management training
• Introduction to reference management tools
• 6th & 13th October: face to face sessions 14:00 – 15:00
Library Seminar Rooms 1 & 2
• Tuesday, 6 October, 2015 via OU Live - 20:00
• An overview of how reference management tools can
help you keep track of your references and a brief look
at some of the better known freely available tools.
Links recap
Campus Library Page details
http://www.open.ac.uk/library/services/library-at-walton-hall
Funding Opportunities
http://www.open.ac.uk/library/services/funding-opportunities
Library Homepage
www.open.ac.uk/library
Library Resources Page
http://www.open.ac.uk/library/library-resources
Online Training Sessions
http://www.open.ac.uk/library/events/online-training-sessions
ORO
http://oro.open.ac.uk/
SCONUL
http://www.open.ac.uk/library/help-and-support/using-resources/libraries-near-you
Selected Resources for your Subject
http://www.open.ac.uk/library/library-resources/selected-resources-for-your-study