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Information for East15 |
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Facilities for East 15 Library Quick links  |
Library facilities at East 15 Acting School in Loughton Library facilities for staff and students at East 15 Acting School are provided jointly by the Albert Sloman Library (ASL), based at the Colchester campus, and by the library at the School in Loughton. The Library is situated in the Brown Room which is on the first floor at the Hatfields campus and is run by students at the Acting School. At present the Library is open as a postgraduate study room Monday to Friday 10.30-1pm and 2.30-4.30pm, and for borrowing and IT support from 1-2pm and 5-8.30pm (closed 5-6.30pm on Fridays). The Library is also open for borrowing and IT support on Saturdays from 12-3pm. Books and other materials on reading lists for courses at East 15 are available from the shelves of the library at East 15. All library materials at East 15 are included in the Albert Sloman Library catalogue. It is possible to search only materials held at East 15 by selecting "East 15" instead of "Full Catalogue" or "View Entire Collection" from the drop down menus next to the search boxes. Users wishing to check the current availability of an item held at East 15 should visit the library there in person. At present up to five items can be borrowed at any one time for a period of a week. Please note that this may be subject to change as the collection grows so please ask at the library in person for the latest information. The library has issues a number of journals which can be browsed, including The stage and Theatre record. There is a photocopier in the library and printing facilities are available on the ground floor at the Hatfields campus. Students on East 15 courses based at Southend should refer to Information for Southend campus. The Albert Sloman Library (ASL) is situated at the Colchester campus. Students and staff based at East 15 are eligible to borrow books from the ASL as well as the library at East 15. They may visit the ASL to borrow books directly and make use of resources. However, any book borrowed directly from the ASL must be returned to the ASL, whether in person or by post. Information on ASL opening hours and borrowing conditions is available from the library website. Books can be renewed through the My Library Record option in the library catalogue, as long as they are not overdue and have not been requested by another user. All books must be returned once a year in the summer term. It is also possible to request books from the ASL to be sent down to the library at East 15. Please ask at the library in person for more information about this service. Online resources - e-journals, e-books and databases Students registered on courses at East 15 can access online resources through the Albert Sloman Library website, including e-journals, e-books and databases. All of the resources which the Library subscribes to are detailed in the catalogue. Most resources can be accessed from home by entering a University network username and password. For more details, see the e-resources page on the ASL website & e-resources help. Other libraries - Inter-library loans, visiting other libraries If a student or a member of staff wants to get access to an item which is not available from the East 15 library, they can suggest that it is purchased for the library by filling in the online book suggestions form available from the ASL website. Please use the comments box at the bottom of the form to state that the item should be purchased for East 15 rather than the ASL. If a copy of the item is already held at the Albert Sloman Library it is possible to request that the book be sent down to East 15 via the daily van service. Please ask at the library in person for more information about this service. Alternatively, there is an inter-library loans service, via ASL, through which items can be obtained from other libraries. Details of this service and online request forms for items are available from the inter-library loans page on the ASL website. If the item is a book, the requestor will be notified when it has arrived and may have to come to the ASL to collect it. If the item is a photocopy of a journal article/book chapter, it will be sent directly to the requestor, at the address included on the request form (i.e. East 15, or requestor's home address). It is also possible for journal articles/book chapters to be sent electronically. Instead of getting a photocopy of the relevant article, you will get an email which contains a link to the article, which you can then access and print out. If you are interested in this service, please contact Sandra De Roy prior to submitting any requests (contact details below). Inter-library loan is an expensive service for the Library and you are asked to limit your requests to essential items. Photocopies supplied on inter-library loan may be used only for private study. To get copies of journal articles which are not available at the East 15 library and are only held in print by the ASL (i.e. where there is no online access available), send an email to the inter library loans department (contact details below), clearly stating the details of the article, where you would like it to be sent and that you are based at East 15. A photocopy of the relevant article will be sent to you at the address included (i.e. East 15, or requestor's home address). As with inter-library loan, this is an expensive service and should be used selectively. There are schemes in place which give East 15 students access to some other libraries, particularly University libraries. Full details of these schemes are available from the Access to Other Libraries page on the ASL website. To sign up to one of these schemes, please contact Emma Wisher at the ASL (contact details below). Academic staff based at East 15 can also register as members of the Albert Sloman Library. You will need to contact the Circulation Desk at the ASL to register there. Once you have your library card for the ASL, the situation is the same as described for students above. Online resources can be accessed from off campus using your University network username and password. In order for this to work, you must be registered as a user at the ASL, and have included your University email address in the details submitted to the library. Academic staff are also eligible to sign up to the SCONUL Access co-operative borrowing scheme. Full details are available from the Access to Other Libraries page on the ASL website. To sign up, please contact the Circulation Desk at the ASL (contact details below). Teaching staff should notify the ASL of all readings required for courses well in advance of the course commencing (see contact details below). Copies of all recommended books will be purchased for the East 15 library where possible. You may find it useful to search the library catalogue at East 15 to get some idea of what is already there. Individual books required for your own research or that you think will be useful additions can be requested for the East 15 library, by completing the online book suggestions form. Please use the comments box to specify which library you would like the book to be purchased for and how many copies you would like. Contacting Library staff (based at the Albert Sloman Library) For general enquiries regarding library facilities at East 15: Mary Pelowski (email: maryp, phone: 01206 873182) For enquiries relating to book purchasing for East 15/ASL: Nigel Cochrane (email: nigelc, phone: 01206 873172) For enquiries relating to registering at the ASL and for SCONUL Access: Circulation Desk (email: circmail, phone: 01206 873183) For enquiries relating to electronic delivery of inter-library loans: Sandra De Roy (email: sandrad, phone 01206 873186) For photocopies of journal articles which are not
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