24 hour access to the MLC from week 3

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From Monday 27th of May, the MLC will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the remainder of the semester.

A few reminders about using the MLC: 

• You will need to have your student card with you for access between 6pm-7am everyday
• Equipment borrowed from the main library needs to be returned to the desk in main library half an hour before the main library closes (click here to see the full opening hours)
• Covered drinks and packaged, dry snack foods are permitted in the MLC - please enjoy all other food before entering the MLC. Food and drink must not be consumed when using University computers.
• While the MLC is not a silent zone, please be considerate of other students and keep unnecessary noise to a minimum.

Got something else to tell us? Get in touch on facebook, or get creative and share it with us on Instagram - our username is @bondlibrary

Online Library Orientation

Whether you are a new student getting to know the library, or a current student with questions about using the library, our Online Orientation is for you.

The orientation will walk you through everything you need to know about the library including borrowing, using the online resources, doing research, referencing, and where to go for assistance. 

If you have any questions about using the library, you can use the Ask-a-Librarian service to reach us by phone or email, or to chat to us online.

Library & Information Week News Bulletin

May 20 – 26 is Library and Information Week in Australia.

To celebrate we have put together a news bulletin to let you know what has been going on in Library Services recently, and some of the innovations to improve services.

Read the Library Services News Bulletin

Hint: there is a special event on Thursday in the Main Library. Details in the bulletin. Get your tablet, smartphone, e-reader ready for downloading library ebooks – roughly 150,000 titles in the collection.

 

 

The theme for the week is Share Your Story. Why not leave a comment on this post to share your library story?

Today is also Library Technician’s Day – a big shout out and thank you to Ingrid, Chris, Tim, Sara, Tania, Nick & Rowena.

Events in week 2

Our library events continue in week 2, and the focus this week is referencing.

In this week's classes we will show you how to use EndNote and RefWorks - and you'll wonder how you ever lived without them. 

Events this week:

• Monday 12th May - 12 pm: EndNote: Introduction 
• Tuesday 21st May - 12 pm: EndNote: Advanced
• Wednesday 22nd May - 11 am: RefWorks
• Thursday 23rd May - 1pm: RefWorks

Secure and powered lockers in the MLC

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Looking for somewhere to recharge your device – but don’t want to wait while it charges? The lockers in the MLC are powered so you can lock away your laptop or device to charge while you’re out and about on campus. 

The lockers are located near the notice board and vending machine in the MLC, and are available for 24 hour periods. Keys can be borrowed from the service desks in the main or law libraries. 

Remember: don't leave your belongings unattended on campus - even in the libraries or the MLC. Bags, laptops and other belongings left unattended are an open invitation. If you’re heading out for a break, take your valuables with you, or hire a locker and charge your device at the same time.

Events in Week 1

Welcome all new and returning students to week 1 of semester 132! 

We have a range of events this week for both new and current students. 

Take a tour, learn how to use the library resources or save yourself time when compiling your references with RefWorks. 

Events this week:

Step 1 to be an email ninja

Although I had to compete with free pancakes (a popular Orientation Week activity) seventeen new students demonstrated their desire to make ninja-like with their inboxes and showed up yesterday for a short session on how to use email rules (also known as filters) to tame the deluge of messages that being a university student entails. Wouldn’t it be nice to have your inbox look like this one when you log in?

At the end I asked each of them to tell two other students what they had learned so it’s hoped that before too long our new students will be totally organised when it comes to email. For those who don’t benefit from the word-of-mouth campaign, here is the low down.

1. Figure out how you’d like all your email messages sorted into folders. Suggestions include: 1 folder for each subject you are enrolled in; 1 for messages from the student associations or clubs.
2. Create new folders in your inbox.
3. Go to the options menu and choose ‘create some inbox rules’
4. Figure out the criteria for choosing which message goes where. Suggestions: Every message with a subject code in the subject line of the email should go into the respective folder. Every message from my lecturer or tutorial group members should go in the respective folder.
5. Configure the rules

Bonus tips:

• Information Technology Service email information – how to set up mobile devices or Outlook to read your messages, distribution lists and more email goodness.
• Office365 email works better in Internet Explorer

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