The Peter Marsh Library
September 2012
NEW Library Developments
We welcome you back to the Peter Marsh Library. Over the summer we have been
making major changes to our learning spaces in order to provide you with excellent
new services and facilities, informed by feedback from our student users. Take a
look at these new developments.
24hr Opening
Access to T2 Computer Rooms
From 1st October we are planning to provide 24
hour, seven day access to the Library during term.
This means that outside of normal library hours
there will be security controlled access to self
service facilities.
The T2 (Tree) computer rooms are now part of the
Library. Access for staff and students to:
To use, you must show your University ID card to
the security guard. The night time entrance will be
opposite the Chaplaincy and through the Library
Green door.
NEW Computer area
The brand new Lower SLZ Computer Zone will
open on the 25th September following the
Freshers’ Week festivities.
The area contains 28 Dell Touch-screen
computers and eight iMacs running our site
licensed software packages including MS Office
2010 and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Larch, T2-56
• Juniper, T2-60
• Maple, T2-64
• Pine T2-66
• Rowan, T2-68
is through the main Library and up the Staircase 4
at the back of the library, next to the Quiet Study
Area. Timetables for each room will be posted on
the doors.
When not timetabled, the rooms can be used for
overflow open access computing. The Tree rooms
are available during normal library hours only.
Disabled Access will be through the card
controlled entrance on T2. Only students
registered with the Disability Service will be able
to use this entrance. This entrance is alarmed and
monitored.
Room 365 is Changing
Email and the Student Portal
With the new 24hour Library, all out of hours
computing access will be concentrated in the main
Library. Room 365 will now be renamed as The
Upper SLZ Computer Zone.
The University policy is that all email correspondence will be conducted through your University
email address only. Please ensure that you log in
and check your email regularly.
This will continue to be available during normal
library hours only, and will close at the end of the
day.
You can access email and a wealth of services
and information including timetables, past exam
papers, via the Student portal page:
The new term time hours are:
From off campus the email URL is:
• Mon-Thurs 9:00am- 8:50pm
• Fri 9:00am – 4:50pm
• www.bolton.ac.uk/Students/Home.aspx
• https:\\webmail.bolton.ac.uk
New Self-Service Laptop System
Further Library changes
You can now borrow one of our 60 new
Samsung Ultralight Laptops from the new
Self-Service cabinets in the Link Zone.
As we adjust to the new 24hour library we will be
continuing to enhance our services and adjust our
learning spaces to improve the study environment.
You will need to use your ID Card and follow the
instructions on the cabinets. The system
automatically issues and returns the laptop against
your library record.
During the year there will be a number of further
developments including:
The loan period is for 3 hours and there is an
escalating fine of £5 in each hour, for late
returns, to ensure we share the service as widely
as possible
New Software
We recently purchased a site licence for Adobe
Creative Suite (Master version) and MS Office
2010 and these packages will now be installed on
all student workstations across the Campus.
www.bolton.ac.uk/library
@BoltonUniLib
• A new secure second entrance to the Library.
• Improvements to the Law Library
• An increase in group study spaces
• Improved information on our resources
All our changes comes as a result of student
feedback. We thank you for your comments and
suggestions.
We apologise, in advance, that there may be some
minor disruption as more of these developments
are put in place.
Please check the Library website for further information including other opening hours.