Christmas closure

Please note that the CLIC will close early at 12.30 pm on Friday, 21 December for the Christmas Holidays. We will reopen after the holidays at 8.30 am on Monday, 7 January 2013.

We would like to wish all of our users a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

Dawsonera downtime

On Saturday, 8th December 2012, Dawsonera will be performing an essential upgrade on the Dawsonera web service which means that our Dawsonera ebook collection will be unavailable from 10.00 am - 6.00 pm this Saturday. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause but this downtime is essential to improve the resilience and service provided by Dawsonera.

Moodle 2 Go survey

You can complete the survey at:
http://s.zoomerang.com/s/moodle2go

Free trial of online resources

We currently have free trials to the following online resources:

Grove Music Online at www.oxfordmusiconline.com until 21st November 2012.
Oxford Art Online (which includes Grove Art Online and Benezit Dictionary of Artists) at www.oxfordartonline.com until 21st November 2012.

Staff and students can access either of these comprehensive and authoritative online resources for music and art, until 21st November 2012, by visiting the above web addresses using any computer on the college network – unfortunately you can’t access this free trial from outside the College.

For more information on both resources then check out the following sections on the home page of both resources:

What’s inside: lists details of databases included in free trial with links to further details;
Find out more: includes links to FAQs; guided tour; what’s new etc.

October Week opening hours

Please note that during the October Week holidays we will be open as follows:

Mon. 15 October - Wed. 17 October: 10.00am - 4.00pm

Thu. 18 October - Fri. 19 October: CLOSED

September Weekend holiday closure

Please note that the CLIC will be closed during the September Weekend holiday from Friday 21 September until Monday, 24 September inclusive.

Booking station

We have now set up a booking station next to the Issue Desk which allows you to log in to the MyPC booking system and book a computer in advance. You can also access our online catalogue which will allow you to search for any resources we have including e-books.

Federated Access management log-in is back!

Good news the problems that we have been experiencing with Federated Access Management (aka Shibboleth) log-ins have now been fixed. This means that you can now access a wide range of our online resources at home by logging in with your network log-in details.

New online resources

We have added 4 new online resources to our collection:

Britannica Academic Edition
This award-winning resource provides fast and easy access to high quality and comprehensive information on a wide range of subjects. It also includes the Merriam-Webster's dictionary and thesaurus, large collections of magazine articles, historical e-books, biographies, quotations etc. as well as thousands of multimedia elements (images and video clips) all in one database.
Web address: www.britannica.com
Access:
(1) direct access - ip address authenticated (no log in required on campus);
(2) via UK Federation log in by clicking here.

Image Quest (Encyclopedia Britannica)
This resource, provided by Encyclopedia Britannica, gives access to more than 2 million rights-cleared images from over 50 of the best collections in the world which you can use in your coursework.
Web address: http://quest.eb.com
Access:
(1) direct access - ip address authenticated (no log-in required on campus);
(2) when off campus, you can access this resource from links in the VLE (these links will be added shortly).

Primal Pictures
This is a very useful resource for students studying human anatomy and physiology. Our subscription gives access to all 19 modules including Chemistry, Cell Biology, Blood, Histology, Metabolism and various systems of the human body. In each module you have clear 3D images which you can rotate, add and remove layers from, and label each structure. There are also interactive models, narrated animations and illustrations, dissection slides which you can label, clinical case studies, the impact of aging on each body system, a pronunciation guide, quizzes and much more.
Web address: http://ovidsp.ovid.com/autologin.html
Access:
(1) direct access - ip address authenticated (no log in required on campus);
(2) via UK Federation log in.

Theory Test Pro
A very useful resource to help you pass your driving test. Website tracks your progress and includes banks of official DSA test questions for all vehicles, an online version of the Highway Code and realistic hazard perception video clips. It also offers machine translation into over 40 different languages and speech-enabled tests so that you can listen to the questions.
Web address: langside.theorytestpro.co.uk
Access: log-in details available on request from CLIC staff.

You can see the full list of the online resources available to you on our online resources page at:

www.langside.ac.uk > College Facilities > CLIC (library) > Online resources

Unfortunately we are still experiencing problems with UK Federation log ins, whereby you can use your college network log in to access online resources off-campus, but are hopeful that this problem will be resolved very soon.

Opening hours

Please note that for the period Mon. 13 August - Fri. 24 August the College Learning Information Centre will open as follows: Monday 8.30 - 17.00 Tuesday 8.30 - 17.00 Wednesday 8.30 - 17.00 Thursday 8.30 - 17.00 Friday 9.00 - 16.30

Summer opening hours

Please note that during the summer holidays, from Mon. 25 June - Fri. 10 August we will be open Monday - Friday from 10 am - 4 pm apart from the following dates when we will be closed: Monday, 16 July Monday, 23 July - Friday, 27 July.

Upcoming public holidays

Please note that the CLIC will be CLOSED from Friday, 1 June - Tuesday, 5 June inclusive due to public holidays.

Easter holidays

Please note that the College Library will be open as follows during the Easter holidays:

Mon. 2 April - Thu. 5 April: 10am - 4pm
Fri. 6 April - Mon. 9 April: CLOSED
Tues. 10 April - Fri. 13 April: 10am - 4pm

CLIC Closed - Staff Development Week

Please note that the CLIC will be closed from Monday 13 February until Friday 17 February due to the Staff Development Conference which is being held that week.