Sconul Access

 You said:

I am writing again to you in regards to the university visitors membership enquiry. Has there been any change in allowing visitors to the library? Or can you give me some indication when the university will allow visitors back to the library.

Further, can I ask if I have SCONUL Access can I use the library.

We said:

Thank you for your enquiry. The advice was to monitor our library pages where you will have seen that University of Bedfordshire has re-joined the Sconul Access scheme

 Please ask your home institution if they have re-joined the scheme and if you are eligible to  apply. If you are follow their advice and join the scheme.

When you get your email of authorisation follow the instructions on our website

 https://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libraryservices/membership/external-users/categories/

Job

 You said:

I want to find a part-time job in my free time, do you help me

We said:

Thank you for your enquiry. My best advice is to contact the University careers department

https://www.beds.ac.uk/careers/

 I hope this is of benefit to you

Library access

 You said:

I'm a part-time student at the Luton campus.

I was wondering if I could have access to the Milton Keynes campus library please?

We said:

Thank you for your email. As a student at the University of Bedfordshire you have access to all 3 main campuses: Aylesbury, Bedford and Luton. Be sure to take your University ID card with you and you should have no problem getting access

DISCOVER & EBSCO

 You said:

I try to log in on discover but it does not make me allow. I attached you what appears on my screen. Please I need help, I have an assignment to submit.

We said:

Thank you for your email. I regret to tell you that we currently have a problem accessing Discover and EBSCO databases via Shibboleth. It has been reported to EBSCO. Multiple libraries around the world seem to be having similar issues, so hopefully EBSCO will sort it quickly.

 May I advise you to test your access regularly

Reservations

 You said:

I wish to reserve a book but don’t seem to be able to do this online from my BREO.

 The book I wish to reserve is Deveiance and Medicalization:from badness to sickness, by Peter Conrad, ISBN: 0877229996.

 Can you let me know if im able to reserve this and collect Monday is possible?

 We said:

Thank you for your email. Reserving a library book is self service from the library catalogue

 Details are here: https://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libraryservices/using-the-library/loans-renewals-and-reservations/reserve/

This is a self service facility available on the library catalogue and via Discover. You can reserve up to 6 items at any one time and they can be collected from any campus library. Items will be delivered to the campus you specify when placing the reservation. External Associate members may reserve up to 2 items. Our campuses are up to 40 miles apart so please allow several days for an inter-campus reservation to reach the selected campus via our courier service. You will need your password to place a reservation. You may view your user record to see how your reservation is progressing. The message: "Ready for pick up" indicates that you may collect it from the specified location.

 I will say – on checking the catalogue that the item you want is available digitally.  Go to

Library.beds.ac.uk

Type the title of your item in the search bar (click on Title) and it will take you to this link

https://brum.beds.ac.uk/search~S20?/tDeviance+and+Medicalisation%3A+from+badness+to+sickness/tdeviance+and+medicalisation+from+badness+to+sickness/-3%2C0%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=tdeviance+and+medicalization+electronic+resource+from+badness+to+sickness+with+a+new+afterword+by+the+authors&1%2C1%2C/indexsort=-

 The print copy of the book is available to pick up off the shelves at Luton campus library – you do not need to place a reservation

 

Learning Materials

 You said:

Can you teach me how to use the resources effectively? How can we start?

We said:

Thank you for your email. May I ask did you miss your library induction in the first few weeks of the academic year? A lot of the basics of how to use the library and finding resources is covered in this session. Whether you did or didn’t it doesn’t matter there’s a couple of things I can suggest:

 1)      Make an appointment with your Subject librarian for specific help with Business learning materials

https://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/studyhub-library/what-is-study-hub/study-hub-teams/alls/claire-carter

2)      This online guide may help you
https://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/business-studies/

3)      When you are next on campus visit the library and ask for help at the Customer service desk (Luton Campus Library level 1) they will help you search the catalogue for subject specific books and give you some advice on how to find things in the library

 The Study Hub is available to you online or in person on Campus. Check this web page for

What’s On

Self-help Resources

What we offer

How to Contact Us

 https://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/studyhub-library/

 

Document Supply

 You said:

Good evening, could someone help please.  I am trying to gain access to the below article but cannot find it on the library website.  Can you tell me if it is possible to request it be added please?

 Home sweet home corner

We said:

Thank you for your email. As a level 3 undergraduate you are allowed limited use of the University’s Document Supply Services.

 Details are here:

 https://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libraryservices/using-the-library/docsupply/document-supply-q-and-a/

 Each underlined paragraph heading is a link to a PDF.

 When you are ready complete the Article Request form linked from this page

https://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libraryservices/using-the-library/docsupply/forms/

 You will be notified by email when the book is ready to collect

 Any queries please contact docsupply@beds.ac.uk

 I hope this helps