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Get to Know the Library

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Podcasts - Listen at your leisure


2008 Welcome

Duration: 3:13 minutes
mp3 file
Greg Anderson University Librarian

     
AIC

Duration: 3.25 minutes
mp3:  lectopia file
All about the Auchmuty Information Common.


Using the Library: a beginner's guide     

Duration: 3mins

size 4.11mb
Flash Movie


See how to use our web pages

Duration: 4 mins

size 7.12MB
Flash movie

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Library top 10 things to know

  • Logging In

    Important! You cannot write to the C: drive Once you log out all work will be DELETED!
  • Activate Access

    For the Internet, Intranet, Studentmail, Blackboard.
  • Create a PIN

    Access your Library record and databases from home.
  • MyLibrary

    Log into NEWCAT to renew loans, check due dates and place reservations.
  • Short Loans

    Access to essential reading material on Course Reading Lists.
  • PrintCopy System

    To print or photocopy add credit to your card at an autoloader.
  • Access from Home

    The dial-in modem service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There is a limit of 2 hours access per day.
  • Wireless Network

    How you can setup your laptop to the campus network.
  • Ask a question

    Chat live, email a reference query.
  • Self-Service Options

    Book study rooms, online forms, self-check loans etc.

Get up to speed

  • Newcat tutorials

    Simple and easy to use self-paced tutorials.
  • Infoskills

    Infoskills is an Information Literacy and Academic Integrity tutorial. Learn important research and writing skills.
  • Subject Resource Guides

    Resources in the Library, databases, online journals and websites.
  • Referencing

    Find help to use the different kinds of referencing styles to correctly cite sources of any ideas, quotes, or material you have used in your essays.
  • How do I

    Help with scanners, CD burning, saving your work to USBs, & printing.
  • Endnote

    Creates and automatically formats citations and bibliographies. Online tutorial & training sessions.
  • Itskills

    Over 100 self paced modules for computing skills.
  • Virtual Tours

    Find your way around the libraries and learn about their collections.
  • Learning Support Program 

    a variety of study, research, and writing skills workshops and free resources via blackboard.