External Customers - Sconul Access

I am emailing as I was wondering if it would be possible to use the library as I am a University of York student home for Christmas and need a study space to work for the next week. At the York library we have a scanning system so you can only get in if you are a student and I was wondering if this is the same at your library, if so, would it be possible for me to come in on a temporary pass? 

Thank you for your enquiry. University of Bedfordshire does not operate the kind of system you describe. We do however welcome external customers via the Sconul Access scheme. I am pretty sure York is a member of this scheme. I appreciate that Sconul Access and then University of Bedfordshire may not process your application in time for this holiday but membership lasts until the end of your course so it would be worth doing it anyway.

https://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libraryservices/exusers/free

Thanks

Praise for staff - Bedford

The library staff are very helpful and polite (Bedford Campus)

Thank you for your kind words. Its always nice to know we're doing something right.

Renewals

Library renewal emails - I was sent 1 after the first week, so renewed and then never heard again until a letter with a 'fine' notice

Learning Resources does not send renewal emails only overdue item emails. I have tried to investigate this for you but there are no items on loan on your account. This means that I am sorry but I cannot help you further

Referencing Twitter

Can you help me with referencing from Twitter in my MA in Medical Education dissertation? Can it see anything in the guides

Thanks for your email.  To reference Twitter, you need to include:

-Author
-Year tweet posted (in round brackets)
-[Twitter]
-Day/month tweet posted
-Available at: URL
-(Accessed: date)

For example:

Trump, D. (2017) [Twitter] 2 January. Available at: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump (Accessed: 3 January 2017).


Hope this helps,

External Customers

I am enquiring about the University of Bedfordshire library. I am currently studying a distance learning course online through Arden University. Is it possible for me to get access to your facilities?

Thank you for your enquiry as your University is not a part of the Sconul Access scheme there is no free membership route for you.

You may pay for membership on a reference (£30 per year) or borrowing (£65 per year) status if you wish. Fee details are here

https://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libraryservices/exusers/categories

If you would like to progress membership please read the information on our External Customer pages and complete the application form

https://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libraryservices/exusers

https://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libraryservices/exusers/cond-of-memb

https://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libraryservices/exusers/codeofpractice

https://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libraryservices/exusers/walkindigitalresources

eJournals

I was informed by a lecturer that we would be able to access articles on the IEEE database with an institutional login.
How do I obtain the login details?

Thank you for your enquiry:  starting from the library catalogue click on the purple “Digital Library” tab

http://library.beds.ac.uk/search/D

In the ejournals field click on the drop down arrow and select IEEE/IET and click GO

http://0-ieeexplore.ieee.org.brum.beds.ac.uk/Xplore/home.jsp

If you are on Campus you will go straight into the ejournal collection if you are off campus you authenticate with your standard University username and password.

There is a subject guide to support your studies on LRWeb I think you may find this useful

https://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/computing-and-info

Opening Times

I was just wondering is the library opened today?

Thank you for your enquiry. Library opening times are available on our web site please click on the Campus you require (in the panel on the left of the screen)

https://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/opening