There are some books which are only available electronically....as I find it uncomfortable to read on screen and suffer from eye strain I assumed I would be able to print the chapters I needed however this does not seem to be possible???

 

I do feel this is a real concern for students as it can be off putting and a strain on the eyes to read on screen material.  Furthermore, for those students who have conditions such as dyslexia this can also be problematic.

I can sympathise with your concerns about reading text on screens and whilst ebooks do allow the library to make reading available 24/7 there are limitations to their use from both a personal perspective of reading on screen and copyright restrictions for printing.  Generally our policy is to use ebooks as a reference copy and we endeavour to purchase print copies as well to provide all our staff and students the opportunity to access reading in a medium that works for them. The Academic Liaison Librarians are responsible for purchasing stock and can always be contacted if you have particular concerns about resources. 

If any customer has problems with reading from a screen there are software adjustments available to make text larger have different contrasts etc that may help. Please ask at any LRC Customer Service desk for help

Printing

 am a study of the university from Dunstable campus.

I am just wondering if you could help me, I need to print on to A1 Card (doublesides) that I supply.

Would this be possible?

LRC printers cannot print to card and they do not print to A1. I would advise you to go to reprographics - in person or on-line. You would not need to supply the card. Please check this link for details:

 

http://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libraryservices/availableservices/photocopying/other

 

Park Square LRC level 3

I went to the library last night and was glad to see the regular patrols encouraged the students to keep the noise down.

I hope they continue with the regular patrols as it obviously has an impact.

I'm pleased this is working

Handing in work

I have been asked to submit some coursework to the portal by the LRC. Where a bouts is this located and what time is it open til on Thursday and Friday?

The Assignment Hand In hatch is by the barriers into the LRC on the ground floor of Park Street, Luton. You may access this when ever the building is open Mon - Fri 8am - 02.00am

 

At Polhill the Hand In hatch is on the outside wall of the Library opposite main reception.

 

I hope this helps

20 Renewals

I have always renewed my books on time however on this occasion it has told me that I am unable to renew a

book as it has been renewed 20 times already.  I don't mind being told this but not on the day it is due to be renewed. This means that I am expected to return it on that day or be issued with charges. I did not received prior warning and due to work and family committments I am unable to return the book until Saturday 12th at the earliest.

I did try to return it on Bank holiday day Monday, however, the library was shut.

This has happened to me once before, when I queried it, I was told that I should receive an email first. The lady checked she had my email address and said that I would be informed before hand in future.

Due to the circumstances, I feel it is only fair that I do not incur any charges and really hope that if this happens again, that I will receive notification before the book is due giving me time to be able to return it.

Books may be renewed up to 3 days after the due date. Having reached the maximum number of renewals you would've got an overdue notice via University e-mail. It is good academic practice to manage your loans and plan your visits to University. You have done a good job in managing your loans you just need to be aware (particularly with 7 day loans) that 20 renewals is a long time but once you reach 20 you may not renew the items again.

 

Notice that the University would be closing on Bank Holiday Monday was available for at least 6 weeks prior to the event. It would be worth noting that all University buildings will be closed for the Spring Bank Holiday and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Bank Holidays too (closed Mon 4th and Tue 5th June). Keep an eye on changes to opening times on the website here:

http://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/opening/pb

 

In this instance I have renewed the item for you. I would ask you to return the item a soon as you can. I would also encourage you to continue your good practice in managing your loans.

 

I'd like to order this book please:Beyond the Screen: Transformations of Literary Structures, Interfaces and Genre

 Thank you for this suggestion. If you want to borrow this book please look at our Document Supply service

http://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libraryservices/docsupply

If you'd like LR to buy a copy for library stock I will forward your email to Keith Daniels who is the Academic Liaison Librarian for Media Arts

 

In the mean time may I draw your attention to this:

 

http://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/contact/recommend-a-resource

Noise

Exams are approaching and I know I speak for all of us in the Division of Science about the unruly nature of some of our colleagues in the LRC. Unless one owns a good pair of headphones the LRC sounds very similar to a Starbucks or a Mc Donalds. I hope some sort of control can be implemented as it is very frustrating for those who want to do work and achieve high grades in their finals.

Thanks for contacting me and highlighting the problems you have in the LRC. I am sorry that you find the majority of the LRC too noisy to work in.

 

I would advise you to work on level 2 or level 3 these floors are designated Silent floors. We have noise monitoring equipment installed to help maintain the study environment

 

http://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libraryservices/whatshappening/sound-ear

Binding

I am not sure if this area is to do with you, but this contact was on the same page so I thought I would give it a try. I am just enquiring about having my dissertation bound at the polhill campus and was wondering if you have to book an appointment to get it bound or if you can just show up?

If you do not deal with this, would you be able to tell me who it is best to contact please?

Thank you for your enquiry. The University offers a reprographics service which will help you with this.

 

http://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libraryservices/availableservices/photocopying/other

 

The Copy Shop at Polhill is in PO:55 and is open

09.00 - 16.30

Monday - Friday

Overnight loans

i took book yesterday the book name is Mental health promotion and because of that self servive issues problem i didn't get any recipit and today i check in my home that due date is 2/5/12 but i bought yesterday so, my next class is on 8/5/12 i don't know what to do i need that book atlest 1week, if u could hepl me what to do about that book, plz

thank you so much

I have checked your account. You borrowed

Mental Health Promotion

on 1.5.12 it is an overnight loan book and so it was due back 2.5.12. High demand items are only available on restricted loan

 

Overnight loan items may not be renewed

http://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libraryservices/availableservices/renewals

 

I am sorry but you will have to pay a fine when you return the book. Please be wary of loan categories when you borrow books so this doesn't happen again