Library services
Help with finding, using and citing.
What the Library does for readers, researchers and teachers.
Reference and reader services
Personal help for every reader, without discrimination: registration of new readers, the front desk and enquiries, referral, and the selection of print and electronic sources.
Information literacy skills programme
Required training that shows students how to judge a website and plan a search that finds the most appropriate information.
Library instruction and training
Orientation and user-education programmes, so that you know your library and its resources.
Literature searches
Help with searching the literature on a topic.
Electronic support services
The online catalogue, subscribed databases and internet access, with guidance on using them for research.
Inter-library loans and document delivery
Library staff borrow books from any Central University library and from other libraries on request.
Reprographic services
Photocopying and printing, within copyright law. Only 25% of a book can be photocopied at a time, and project work and dissertations cannot be photocopied.
Turnitin plagiarism services
Similarity checking of written work with Turnitin. Ask library staff how to have your work checked.
Library computers
Using the Library's computers.
Book a computer with library staff before you use it.
- The first booking is one hour. It can be extended if no one is waiting.
- Library staff supervise the use of external drives such as pen drives, CDs and diskettes.
- Do not install programs.
- Ask library staff before you download any document.
- Games, films and browsing social media are not allowed.