Welcome to the Hallward Library
This guide introduces you to the Hallward
Library.
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Welcome to the Hallward Library. As
you enter the library you will need to have
your University Card or library card ready
so that you can pass through the access
gates. If you are a visitor please announce
yourself to the Information Assistant at
the Information Desk.
1. Services on Level 2
Take the book you wish to borrow,
together with your card, to the self-issue
machines, where you may issue the book
to yourself and receive a receipt with the
due date. Books are subject to recall if
requested by another borrower. Returned
books should also be returned via the selfcheck machines. Please wait until the loan
record has been cancelled. Follow the
instructions as to where to place the
returned book. Remember that you are
responsible for books issued in your name
if the loan record remains un-cancelled.
The ‘book return’ boxes outside the Library
may be used to return books when the
library is closed.
You may self-renew items that you
currently have on loan, with the following
important exceptions:
 Short Loan Collection items
 overnight loans
 manually issued items
 Inter-library loans
Certain items will still need to be issued
via the Lending Desk staff
If you have problems with this service,
please enquire at the Lending Desk.
Material requested from Central Store can
also be collected here.
The Short Loan Collection is situated to
the right of the Lending Desk. It contains
books in heavy demand which can be
borrowed, using the self-issue machines,
for short periods during the day, or
overnight, or for the weekend – see the
separate guide available at the Short Loan
Counter. It also hold photocopies of many
periodical articles mentioned on your
reading lists and a large collection of videos
and DVDs. Short Loan items may be
reserved in advance using the library
online catalogue (UNLOC).
Inter-library loans If your research
requires material not in our own library you
can use this service. Please see IS guide
IS2005 Availability of the Inter-Library
Loans Service for details of quotas, charges
and authorisation needed by
undergraduates. Applications for these
loans are normally made via the library
online catalogue (UNLOC) in the library, or
remotely over the internet. Library staff
will be pleased to give you guidance when
you are making these applications.
Photocopying Self-service machines are
available on this floor. The machines are all
card-operated, using credited University
Cards or copy cards purchased from the
Lending Desk. Copy credits can be
purchased from the kiosk located nearby,
from the Lending Desk or from the
Computer Room service point. Remember
that all photocopying is subject to the
Copyright Regulations.
The Reference Collection contains
general encyclopaedias, directories,
atlases, street plans, dictionaries and other
quick reference works. Subject
bibliographies and specialised reference
material are kept in the reference
collections on other levels.
Microfilm copies of various newspapers,
including The Times and Financial Times,
are available. Printed indexes to these
newspapers are kept nearby.
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The Computer Room has 48 PCs and two
pre-paid laser printers. It provides access,
for those registered, to networked facilities
including electronic information sources,
UNLOC, internet, email, word processing
and other software.
The Computer Room is open 24 hours, with
University Card access outside normal
library opening hours. A service point is
staffed at core times during the day
(Monday to Friday) for the purchase of
copy credits and general IT assistance.
The IS Training Room and the
Conference Room are situated to the left
of the entrance. When not block-booked for
teaching purposes, the Training Room PCs
are available for general use. A notice
giving details of bookings will be displayed
in advance on the entrance doors.
Useful telephone numbers:
(off campus prefix = 95)
Lending Desk:
14555
Counter Supervisor: Lynn Brown
14580
Inter-Library Loans: Alison Stevens
14556
Information Desk:
14514
Short Loan Collection:
Enquiries:
Supervisor: Ciara Kearney
18905
14544
Level 2, Service Point for
general enquiries:
or,
14514
14557
2. Services on Level 3
Books and periodicals on this floor cover
Geography, Planning and Anthropology (GGV), Economics, Economic History (H-HJ),
Psychology (HL), Sociology, Applied Social
Science (HM-HX), Politics and
Constitutional History (J-JX), Law (K-KY),
Architecture (NA). Books are arranged on
the shelves in classified order. Oversize
books are shelved in a separate section at
the end of the main book sequence.
Planning and social work dissertations are
kept at LZ and Architecture dissertations at
NZ.
There are a further two self-service cardoperated photocopiers located on this
floor. Copy credits can be purchased from
the kiosk located on Level 2, from the
Lending Desk or from the Computer Room
service point. Remember that all
photocopying is subject to the Copyright
Regulations.
The Reference Collection contains
material marked 3/ before the class
number. It contains the reference and
bibliographic tools for the specific subjects
represented on this floor. Atlases
(geographical, economic and statistical) are
kept on atlas stands near the entrance to
the floor. Indices, directories and
encyclopaedias in law and social sciences
are shelved along with the bibliographies.
General reference works are kept on
Level 2.
The Documents Division contains
national and international statistical
sources, British government publications
and publications from the major
international bodies. The Division also
houses the European Documentation
Centre with its collection of European
Communities publications. The Documents
Division card catalogues (containing entries
for the older material) are near to the
Enquiry Desk. (Most Documents Division
material added after 1995 is entered only
in the library online catalogue. Please ask
at the Enquiry Desk if you would like help
in using the Document Division.)
There are several workstations provided
for accessing the library online catalogue
(UNLOC). Further computer room-style
workstations are available, linked to the
printers in the IS Computer Room
on Level 2.
Microforms, including microfiches and
microfilms, are located near the Reference
Collection and reading machines are
provided nearby.
Lockable carrels (normally available only
to postgraduate students) and a group
study room are located on the floor. These
can be booked at the Lending Desk on
Level 2.
Periodicals are arranged in broad subject
groups and are shelved alphabetically by
title within each group.
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Useful telephone numbers:
(off campus prefix = 95)
available, linked to the printers in the IS
Computer Room on Level 2.
Level 3, Service Point
for enquiries:
14560
Subject Librarians:
Law:Laurence Bebbington
14568
Social Sciences: Susan Heaster
14579
Staff are at the Service Point for enquiries
during the day (although not during the
evening and at weekends) and will be glad
to help you with any queries or difficulties.
3. Services on Level 4
Books and periodicals on this floor cover
Philosophy (B-BJ), Theology (BL-BX),
History (C-F, U-V), Fine Art and
Photography (N,TR), Philology (P),
Classical languages and literatures (PA),
European languages (PB-PF + PH),
Slavonic languages and literatures (PG),
African and Asian languages and literatures
(PK-PM), General literature (PN), Romance
literatures (PQ), English literature (PR),
American literature (PS), Germanic
literature (PT), and Bibliographic studies
(Z). Books are arranged on the shelves in
classified order. Oversize books are
shelved in a separate section at the end of
the main book sequence. M.A. dissertations
from a number of departments are kept at
PZ oversize.
Periodicals are arranged in broad subject
groups and are shelved alphabetically by
title within each group. New issues are
displayed in the central area for one week.
Most are then shelved with their backrun; a
few (as listed nearby) are shelved behind
the display shelves.
The Reference Collection contains
material marked 4/ before the classmark.
It comprises subject and biographical
encyclopaedias, dictionaries, bibliographies
and language dictionaries. Historical and
linguistic atlases are on atlas stands near
the entrance to the floor. More general
reference works, such as general
encyclopaedias and biographical
dictionaries, are kept on Level 2.
There are several workstations provided
for accessing the library online catalogue
(UNLOC). Further c-style workstations are
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Microforms, including microcards,
microfiches and microfilms, are located at
the end of the Current Periodicals section
and reading machines are nearby.
Lockable carrels (normally available only
to postgraduate students) and three group
study rooms (two with multimedia viewing
facilities) are located on the floor. These
can be booked at the Lending Desk on
Level 2.
Useful telephone numbers:
(off campus prefix = 95)
Level 4, Service Point for enquiries:14561
Subject Librarian: Mary Dawson
14584
Arts and Humanities staff are at the
Service Point for enquiries during the day
(although not during the evening or at
weekends) and will be glad to help you
with any queries or difficulties.
4. Conduct in libraries and
IS Computer Rooms
Information Services (IS) is committed to
providing a friendly, service that responds
to your needs and helps you to study.
We ask that you respect the needs of all
other library and IS Computer Room
users, and treat IS staff with respect and
courtesy at all times.
Generally
- bottled water is allowed
- cold food and drinks other than water
are allowed in some areas
- use of mobile phones is permitted in
some areas but should not disturb other
library and Computer Room users or staff.
Please switch ring tones off and vibrating
alerts on when entering the building.
Check each area/building for local
guidance.
Smoking is not permitted in any area.
More information about the regulations
governing the use of facilities can be
found at
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/is/support/k
nowledgebase/guides/IS2006.pdf
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