THE LIBRARY OF TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, THE UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN LEABHARLANN CHOLÁISTE NA TRÍONÓIDE, OLLSCOIL ÁTHA CLIATH Library Presentation for Postgraduate Students of English Isolde Harpur (with contributions from Estelle Gittins M&ARL and from Shane Mawe EPB) Michaelmas Term 2015
LEARNING OUTCOMES Learning Outcomes: At the end of this session you will know about: The Library s catalogues Databases Early Click Printed to edit Master Books and subtitle Special stylecollections Manuscripts and Archives Other key resources and facilities
CATALOGUES
LIBRARY CATALOGUES
STELLA SEARCH Esther Johnson aka Stella
MORE ABOUT STELLA SEARCH Works like a search engine You don t need a username and password to access it Includes printed and electronic resources Most relevant results can be retrieved and then refined Gives direct links to articles (where available) Click on to Library edit Master Catalogue subtitle Only style to find titles of printed/electronic books and journals held in the Library Tip: Do not rely on Stella Search for database searching as currently Stella Search does not index all our databases:
STELLA SEARCH - FACETS
STELLA SEARCH - FACETS Library Catalogue Only: Searches for titles of books or journals that are available in the Library either in printed or electronic format Articles and More: Searches for journal articles (incl book reviews) indexed by Stella Availability: In The Library: Physically available in the Library Online: Off campus access
STELLA SEARCH BOOK REVIEW EXAMPLE Sometimes it looks as though Stella is telling you we have a book but it may just be a review of the book. If we don t have a book and you think we should, please contact me. Let s see what happens when you look for this in Stella:
STELLA SEARCH BOOK REVIEW EXAMPLE Once you don t see Library Catalogue Only under the Refine by section it means we don t have the book either in printed or electronic form. What you are getting here is a review of the book in a journal called Library Journal.
DATABASES
DATABASES Trinity College Dublin Library subscribes to 350+ databases Most databases cover a range of publication types Material is reliable, authoritative and scholarly You can access them from home with your College username and password By searching only subscription databases and limiting your search to scholarly Click to edit or peer-reviewed Master subtitle sources, style you can virtually guarantee that all materials retrieved will be appropriate for a research paper
WHICH ARE THE BEST DATABASES TO USE? There are links to the FULL list of dozens of databases for English on the Databases and E-Books page, and on my web page This can be a bit overwhelming, so On my web page, look for Subject Librarian Recommends for a short Click list to edit of the Master most subtitle useful ones style
SUBJECT LIBRARIAN PAGE
LITERATURE ONLINE LIterature ONline: Major online resource for the teaching and study of literature in English Includes primary texts, full text journal articles, criticisms, reference resources, author biographies and more
E-BOOKS E-book collections are listed with our databases under Databases and E-books on the Library s homepage Most e-book single titles, within those collections, can be found by searching Stella A small percentage of e-books in our collections can only be found by searching the provider or publisher s database or platform
EARLY PRINTED BOOKS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Location & Opening Hours: Find us via the Berkeley Library tunnel Remember to use the online library maps http://www.tcd.ie/library/maps-floorplans/old-library/epb.php 10 am - 5 pm plus late opening on Tuesday & Wednesday till 8 pm and Saturdays Click to edit 10 Master am - 1 pm subtitle style
EARLY PRINTED BOOKS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS What Has To Be Consulted In EPB? All the material in the Long Room Pre-1950 material in Santry Modern Irish fiction and poetry Limited Click to editions, Master vulnerable subtitle style items and privately printed material 18th -20th c. Irish Newspapers
EARLY PRINTED BOOKS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Sourcing Material three main catalogues: Online Library Stella Catalogue Accessions Catalogue via Library Homepage Printed Catalogue via Library Homepage
EARLY PRINTED BOOKS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Tips For Using Our Catalogues: All books with a prefix of OL or OLS are in EPB think Old Library and Old Library Stacks Other call numbers/locations include FAG., Papyrus Case, Long Room material e.g. F.a.12, Gall. and pre-1950 material located in Santry
EARLY PRINTED BOOKS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Tips For Using Our Catalogues: Remember: The catalogue can guide you. Look for notices such as: Early Printed Books Stacks (use call slip) Also, if in doubt just ask!
EARLY PRINTED BOOKS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Access To The Collections: The College Community (Staff, Post Graduates, Under Graduates etc.) Academics & Researchers from outside the college visiting professors etc.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONS www.digitalcollections.tcd.ie Trinity College Library s Newest Digital Resource Online Digital Library FREE FREE FREE!!! Accessible by anyone anywhere with an internet connection What Click Does to it edit Do? Master subtitle style Digital Library Collections access with zoom tools Direct download of pages as JPEGs Direct Download of whole volumes as PDF QR codes to provide PDF downloads to mobile devices
DIGITAL COLLECTIONS www.digitalcollections.tcd.ie (continued) A rapidly growing digital content resource Special collections focus Early Printed Books & Manuscripts Many TCD Collections and Exhibitions Samuels Collection Medieval Manuscripts J.M. Synge Collection
DIGITAL COLLECTIONS www.digitalcollections.tcd.ie (continued) Email: digitalcollections.tcd.ie Facebook: Digital Collections Trinity College Library Dublin
MANUSCRIPTS AND ARCHIVES RESEARCH LIBRARY (M&ARL) What is in the M&ARL Collection? The Book of Kells and beyond Over 400 years of collecting has resulted in over 20,000 collections of manuscripts and archives dating from the 13th century BC to the present day Collections can range from a single fragment of papyri to hundreds of boxes Click to of edit estate Master papers subtitle style Collections can be in many languages
M&ARL What is in the M&ARL Collection? Literary collections include: Jonathan Swift John Millington Synge Samuel Beckett Joseph Click to Campbell edit Master (1879-1944) subtitle style J G Farrell (1935-79) Denis Johnston (1901-84) John B Keane (1928-2002) Thomas MacGreevy (1893-1967)
M&ARL What is in the M&ARL Collection? (continued) Seumus O Sullivan (1879-1958) and The Dublin Magazine archive Pike Theatre Somerville and Ross James Stephens (18[80/82]-1950] Continuing to collect: John Banville, Jennifer Johnston, Tom Murphy, Leland Bardwell and Michael de Larrabeiti
M&ARL How do I search the Collection? MARLOC online catalogue available from Library home page
M&ARL Copyright Watch website
M&ARL
M&ARL AND EPB CONTACTS Manuscripts & Archives Research Library: mscripts@tcd.ie http://www.tcd.ie/library/manuscripts Blog: https://manuscriptsattrinity.wordpress.com/ Early Click Printed to edit Master Books: subtitle style epbooks@tcd.ie http://www.tcd.ie/library/epb Blog: https://mysterypagination.wordpress.com/ Changed Utterly: http://www.tcd.ie/library/1916/
OTHER KEY RESOURCES AND FACILITIES
THESES
THESES For more info see: http://www.tcd.ie/library/using-library/theses.php
INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES
INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES Forms a permanent record of all digital output from an institution Enables a university to compile a complete record of its intellectual effort Fulfils a university s mission to engender, encourage and disseminate scholarly work Marketing tool for a university
TARA
RIAN
GOOGLE AND GOOGLE SCHOLAR Both are good to get you started Google Scholar is useful for finding a particular article you already know about, or others that cite it BUT CONSIDER: No-one outside Google really knows how Google assigns relevancy It s very likely articles you want but don t know about are listed in Google Click to Scholar edit Master but finding subtitle them style is another matter The ability to search Google Scholar like other databases just isn t there at present
GOOGLE SCHOLAR Google Scholar: Use the link on the Library website for 2 reasons: You can connect to the full text if we have it You can import the citation into EndNote
USING OTHER LIBRARIES Inter-Library Loans ALCID Card
INTER-LIBRARY LOANS SERVICE For more info see: http://www.tcd.ie/library/using-library/inter-library.php
ALCID CARD For more info see: http://www.tcd.ie/library/using-library/other-libraries.php Entitles you to access the collections (without borrowing rights) of these libraries:
COPAC COPAC (http://copac.ac.uk/): Searches over 70 UK and Irish academic, national & specialist catalogues Useful if you need to locate material not held at Trinity College Library Helpful with recent query about sourcing American women s magazines Click to edit in Master the 1950s subtitle style
WORLDCAT WorldCat (https://www.worldcat.org/): Searches more than 10,000 libraries worldwide Useful if you need to locate material not held at Trinity College Library
PRINTING, PHOTOCOPYING & SCANNING
PRINTING, PHOTOCOPYING & SCANNING Photocopying, printing and scanning facilities in the Library and IT Services Computer Rooms are provided by a company called Datapac Your College ID Card acts as your identification card for the Datapac service. Once you have registered, a PIN for your printing account will be e-mailed to your TCD e- mail account by Datapac with the subject heading: New PIN for Trinity Printing, Photocopying and Scanning There are helpful Datapac guides that you can collect from the Library. If you have any questions you can e-mail Datapac or call in person to meet the Datapac Technician Click to (details edit Master are in subtitle the guide) style
ENDNOTE
ENDNOTE
CARRELS
CARRELS For more info see: http://www.tcd.ie/library/using-library/carrels.php
FURTHER TRAINING For more info see: http://www.tcd.ie/library/support/skills-training.php
THANK YOU!
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