Online access to complete Mary Ann Liebert e-journals collection

The Library has arranged online access to the complete collection on Mary Ann Liebert e-journals for the remainder of 2008, in addition to ongoing subscriptions to the Liebert titles Tissue Engineering (as of 2008 published in three parts) and AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. This collection covers subject areas such as biotechnology, biomedical research/life sciences, clinical medicine and surgery, alternative and complementary medicine, law, philanthropy, environmental science and sustainability. Please note that these titles are available off-campus via the University's proxy server, and therefore must be accessed via the Library's A-Z list of e-journals off-campus in order for proxying to work.

Whitechapel closes early 2pm Monday

Apologies to all users of Whitechapel Medical library. Whitechapel is closing early this coming Monday (01/09/2008) at 2pm. The long serving library manager for the Medical Libraries, Mr Paul Hockney, will be enjoying his retirement party.

Library system upgrade - Wednesday July 16th

The library system will be upgraded on Wednesday July 16th, and this will affect access both to the catalogue and to some lending services. We will do our utmost to resume normal service as quickly as possible, but you should assume unexpected breaks in service on this and the following day.

This upgrade gives us an opportunity to tidy up the catalogue and introduce a number of changes. These include:

(1) A clearer, less cluttered Search Page. All extraneous information has been moved to linked pages.

(2) Location and browse links added to single record location/availability displays (NB for Main Library only for the time being). Location will open library floor plan pop-ups which should aid users in locating material; while if all copies are on loan browse will display a shelflist of material at the same location as alternatives should all copies of a title be out on loan.

(3) "Try Also" MetaLib and SFX searches: this will carry over your search to MetaLib [Quick]Search or the SFX a/z ejournal titles list.

We apologize for any inconvenience the upgrade process may cause and will endeavour to keep downtime to a minimum.

New Archives Webpages

The Archives webpages have now been expanded to include guides, leaflets and collection descriptions. Information about how to order photocopies and scans of archival material is also available. Discover a treasure trove of previously unseen historic material: http://www.library.qmul.ac.uk/archive

From 11th June, Main Library Issue Counter will open at 10.30am each Wednesday

Starting next week, until the end of the vacation, the Main Library will be opening its doors as usual at 9.00am on Wednesday mornings, but the issue counter will open at 10:30am. This is to enable us to do some staff training.

Books can be borrowed using the self issue machine and books can be returned in the book drop during this time.

Your feed-back on problems you might encounter would be useful for future planning.

26th May - Spring Bank Holiday

The Main Library will remain open for QM users only throughout Bank Holiday Monday, but this will be for reference and self-service only. The Short Loan Collection will not be available. No visitors will be admitted on Bank Holiday Monday.

Whitechapel Library will be open with basic services between 9am and 5pm.

West Smithfield Library will be closed.

Medical and Dental Libraries Loan Period Survey

We want your opinions about the length of time you should be able to keep the books you borrow from the Medical and Dental Libraries, and about related issues like renewals, reservations and their effects on overall book availability. We also have a few changes in mind and value your views on those too.

The survey is not intended to influence policy about loan periods applied at the Main Library.

It is very short and will only take 5 minutes of your time.

>> Start the survey <<

If you find the current loan periods do not meet your requirements - here is your opportunity to do something about them.

If you have any difficulties accessing the survey please contact Jacquie Thomas