tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77216939642579756552024-10-02T18:48:15.536+01:00Central Science LibrarySimon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-44708422655700402152015-03-06T08:59:00.000+00:002015-03-06T09:14:14.542+00:00Central Science Library closure and relocation plansThe Central Science Library in Cambridge will close in June 2015 as part of the planned redevelopment of the New Museums Site. The Library is currently consulting with its users and key stakeholders to ensure that essential library services for all science disciplines will continue. These library services will be managed from the Betty and Gordon Moore Library (BGML) which is situated on theAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09514309243062872554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-21567107621958725342014-11-24T10:22:00.002+00:002014-11-24T10:22:29.155+00:002014-15 Xmas Vacation: Undergraduate BorrowingChristmas vacation borrowing for undergraduate students will begin at the Central Science Library on Monday 24th November 2014.
The return date for books will be set at Thursday 15th January 2015. Undergraduates may borrow up to 10 books and must be aware that the books are subject to recall throughout the vacation.
Books may be returned by secure post to the following address: Book Returns, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09514309243062872554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-67110247901872860282014-03-03T09:47:00.003+00:002014-03-03T09:47:31.051+00:00Vacation borrowing March-April 2014Vacation borrowing is now operating at the CSL. Books, borrowed by undergraduates, will not be due back until 23rd of April.
Books currently on loan will need to be renewed if students wish to take
advantage of the extended loan period during the vacation.
Simon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-82186800729752053192013-11-22T10:45:00.002+00:002013-11-22T10:45:12.334+00:00Christmas vacation borrowing for undergraduate studentsChristmas vacation borrowing for undergraduate students will begin at
the Central Science Library on Friday 22nd November 2013.
The return date for
books will be set at Wednesday 15th January 2014. Undergraduates may
borrow up to 10 books and must be aware that the books are subject to
recall throughout the vacation.
Books may be returned by secure post to
the following address: Book Simon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-170252599701759612013-04-11T15:53:00.001+01:002013-04-11T16:51:51.984+01:00Re-launch of the CSL scanning serviceThe Central Science Library is pleased to announce the re-launch of its document scanning service.
With the re-launch comes a change of name. The service will now be known as Scan and Deliver. The other major change, that users will need to be aware of, is that we will now be charging for the service.There are two methods of payment, online and by post.
Remote payment for this service can be Simon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-62346225662491942332013-03-07T11:16:00.001+00:002013-03-07T11:21:39.342+00:00Vacation borrowing March-April 2013Vacation borrowing is now operating at the CSL. Books, borrowed by undergraduates, will not be due back until 24th of April.
Books currently on loan will need to be renewed if students wish to take advantage of the extended loan period during the vacation. Simon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-3717394874562620472013-01-31T16:15:00.000+00:002013-01-31T16:15:12.568+00:00Outreach@CSLThe CSL is very pleased to be hosting an outreach event on Monday 4th Feb.
The event will require the use of the 2nd floor and therefore after 6pm this will be closed to readers. You will be able to use the area and the DRA room until 6 after which you will need to move to the 1st floor, which will remain open as normal.
The ground floor toilets will be open for the evening.
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Simon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-66530754817097777922012-11-20T16:55:00.002+00:002012-11-20T16:55:06.043+00:00Vacation borrowingVacation borrowing is now in operation. All books borrowed from today will be due back 16th January 2013
This service is provided for undergraduate students only.Simon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-26848012113196607182012-05-18T14:59:00.002+01:002012-05-18T14:59:56.362+01:00Trial access has been set up to the SPIE Digital LibraryTrial access has been set up to the SPIE Digital Library by the Journal Co-ordination Scheme (in conjunction with ebooks@cambridge) and will run until 14th June 2012.
The SPIE Digital Library includes more than 310,000 conference
proceedings, peer-reviewed journal articles and ebooks from the areas of
astronomy, biophotonics, nanotechnology, sensors, lasers,
electro-optics, communications, Simon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-35827174106940687672011-11-23T15:20:00.002+00:002011-11-29T17:23:51.756+00:00Vacation borrowing 2011Vacation borrowing for all undergraduates is now in operation. Undergraduates can borrow books over the Christmas vacation period until 20th January 2012Simon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-86988151443788249542011-09-02T09:16:00.000+01:002011-09-02T09:16:12.066+01:00CSL Inspection week 5th - 9th September 2011 The Library will be closed for the above dates. There will be no access to the library for any reason during this period.
Books, currently on loan, should be returned when we re-open on the 12th of September - readers should not attempt to return them during the closed period or leave them outside the library under any circumstances.
Inter-library loan requests can be made at the Simon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-5706801599034121262011-05-16T16:47:00.002+01:002011-05-16T16:47:29.197+01:00THE BIG BOOK VISITS THE BIG LIBRARY: 19-21 May 2011Already home to more than seven million books, Cambridge University Library will host one of the world's biggest books for three days this month. Visitors to the Library can let their imagination run wild with a huge 2.2 metre high, walk-in book, placed at the entrance to the building as part of an innovative art installation. The Big Book, entitled Imagine, is a leather-bound Simon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-86008250983838554852011-05-02T11:16:00.000+01:002011-05-02T11:16:28.253+01:00Late opening at CSLThe CSL is now open till 8pm each weekday evening. Access to the library after 5.15 is from the New Museums site. See mapSimon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-7585198251028508692011-03-09T10:50:00.000+00:002011-03-09T10:50:13.971+00:00Vacation borrowing at CSLVacation borrowing is now in operation for all Undergraduates at the CSL. Any book borrowed between now and the end of term will not be due back until the 29th April.Simon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-33543218995914868362011-02-28T09:40:00.000+00:002011-02-28T09:40:20.961+00:00Undergraduate borrowing at CSLAs from the 1st of March, all undergraduates will be able to borrow from the CSL. 1st and 2nd year undergraduates will now be able to borrow 10 books for two weeks, with the option to extend the loan by a further two weeks.Simon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-62763620612989093062010-09-01T16:56:00.000+01:002010-09-01T16:57:14.392+01:00CSL Annual InspectionThe CSL will be closed for the library's annual inspection 6th - 10th September inclusive. As with previous years the library will be closed to all users. Books on loan will not be due back during this week and any fines incurred due to circulation system errors will be waived.Simon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-64353536525911908122010-06-11T10:30:00.004+01:002010-06-11T11:30:46.676+01:00Feedback from CSL library surveyMost readers will recall that in November-December 2009 we ran an online survey, LibQUAL+, asking you what you thought of us. The results have now been analysed and can be read hereSimon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-29894498829442387842010-05-18T10:38:00.000+01:002010-05-18T10:39:29.449+01:00Postgraduate surveyPostgraduates!!The Arcadia porject would like your views on information skills and which online tools you use. Take the online survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/cambridgepostgraduate_survey2for a change to win an ipod nano or £20 Amazon voucherSimon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-89627654876938800182010-04-19T15:33:00.003+01:002010-04-19T15:45:25.908+01:00Library RedecorationFor three days, from Monday 19th April 2010, some parts of the book collection and the first floor reading room will be closed off as these rooms are undergoing redecoration. If you need any material fetching from these areas please ask a member of staff.Please note: The main second floor reading room and Digitial Resources Area are still open for use as normal.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09514309243062872554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-73658279740257388472009-11-20T15:51:00.003+00:002009-11-20T15:54:57.208+00:00Vacation borrowing @ CSLVacation borrowing for undergraduates with borrowing rights at the CSL (3rd year and above) is now in operation.All books borrowed will now be due back 15th January 2010.See our Reader Services section on the CSL website for further information regarding borrowing.Simon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-15038749481472456302009-11-16T09:59:00.006+00:002009-11-16T12:54:30.641+00:00Library SurveyThe Central Science Library is always keen to improve our service and to that end we are currently conducting a survey of our users.We are committed to improving your library services. Better understanding your expectations will help us tailor those services to your needs.We are conducting this survey to measure library service quality and identify best practices through the Association of Simon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-30516238374487871802009-10-26T11:03:00.000+00:002009-10-26T11:04:23.323+00:00Scopus Training 5th of November 10.30 Issac Newton InstituteScopus is the largest abstract and citation database of research literatureand quality web sources and is aimed at the scientfic researcher.This session is aimed at graduate students and staff who want to learn howto use Scopus to both locate research in their area and to manage theirresearch output.Places are limited so please email Yvonne Nobis (yn235@cam.ac.uk) if you are interested in Simon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-7394010699629939082009-10-13T10:57:00.000+01:002009-10-13T10:58:30.139+01:00Workshop: How to get publishedAuthor workshop held by BioMed Central and PLoS Public Library of ScienceThis Author workshop is aimed at young scientists and provides guidelines on how to write a 4* research paper with these Open Access publishers.Wednesday, 21st October, 10.00 - 12.30, University Centre. Please notify Barbara Bultmann (bb342@cam.ac.uk) if you wish to attend.Simon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721693964257975655.post-81509615567341662052009-09-21T14:52:00.001+01:002009-09-21T14:54:34.400+01:00Publishing WorkshopInternational publishingWith the aim to support young scientists in their academic career, a lecture on Scientific Publishing will be given on 19 October 2009 under the title: How to write a world class paper.During the presentation, the audience will gain insights in the way publishers, editors and reviewers look at their manuscripts, which may help to better submit papers.The lecture will coverSimon Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666931674525664945noreply@blogger.com