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22 November 2012
31 October 2012
6 September 2012
The Library & Learning Centre liaison teams will be holding subject surgeries in Main Library every weekday during Semester from 12 till 2. These are timetabled as follows:
Come along and meet the LLC staff who provide support for your College, ask questions, and learn how to get the most out of our facilities, services and resources.
6 September 2012
In some instances, courtesy and other notification emails from the Library & Learning Centre are being falsely identified as Spam. To avoid this we recommend that you check your dMail Junk E-Mail folder regularly. Any false-positives can be added to your Safe Senders list by right-clicking the message and selecting an option from the Junk E-Mail menu. False-positives can also be reported to dMail by following the instructions issued by ICS in the Report Spam section of their webpage.
We also strongly recommend that, for optimal management of your library account, you make use of the online My Library Card facility.
30 August 2012
8 August 2012
The Law Library stock will be relocated to area 2B of the Main Library over the weekend of 1st/2nd September. To prepare for this move the Law Library will be closed all day on Friday 31st August to allow for the stock to be packed. The Law stock will be available for use, from area 2B of the Main Library on Monday 3rd September.
Work will continue in area 2B from Monday 3rd September to Friday 7th September to complete the redevelopment of this area.
We apologies to all Library users for any inconvenience this work may cause.
23 July 2012
13 July 2012
Registration is now open for the 4th annual eAssessment Scotland conference, which takes place on Friday 31 August in the Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee. This free one-day event is firmly established as the UK’s largest conference focusing on technology-enhanced assessment practices. This year, eAssessment Scotland turns its attention to the crucial issue of feedback - what forms it can take, who should be responsible for it, and the potential role of technology in the feedback process.
This year’s programme includes the internationally recognised keynote speaker Professor David Boud (University of Technology, Sydney), former Guardian Teacher of the Year David Miller, former Association of Learning Technology (ALT) ‘Learning Technologist of the Year’ Cristina Costa and the award-winning Russell Stannard. The packed line-up also incorporates presentations, seminars, workshops, posters and the Scottish e-Assessment Awards. Attracting educators and technology professionals from across Europe and beyond, this year’s conference is set to be the biggest yet.
For more information and to register please visit the conference website.
12 June 2012
30 May 2012
3 May 2012
20 April 2012
12 April 2012
Still time to enter a submission for this new award
Deadline - Monday 23rd April 2012
For more information please go to
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/library/teachingexcellence/supportingscholarship/awards/gradaward/
or you can contact Lorraine Walsh - l.walsh@dundee.ac.uk
or Shirley Hill - s.hill@dundee.ac.uk
27 March 2012
On Saturday 31st March, between 20.30 and 21.30, the main lights in the entrance area, InfoZone, café, atrium, and IT Suites on 1A and 2A will be switched off.
Lights in GB, 1B and 2B will remain on, and we recommend that you relocate to these areas if you do not wish to participate or be inconvenienced. All stairwells will remain lit.
If you are going to remain in the unlit areas please follow these basic guidelines:
Further information about Earth Hour can be found on the WWF website, http://earthhour.wwf.org.uk/.
13 March 2012
From Monday 19th March tighter controls on entrance to the Main Library building are being introduced; please have your ID (matriculation) card with you at all times.
A number of recent security incidents in the Main Library have highlighted that some people are being allowed into the building who have no connection with the University. To try to create a safer and more secure study environment for staff and students of the University, therefore, LLC Senior Management have instructed the staff on the entry gate not to allow access to anyone who cannot prove they are a member of the University community. Patrons who don't have their ID card with them will be asked to complete a 'visitor registration form' to apply for a day pass. Each person will be allowed only 3 day passes per semester. After that, there will be no access to the building.
In addition, after 10pm Sunday - Thursday and after 6pm on Saturday there will be no access whatsoever to anyone not carrying a valid ID card. A "No Card - No Access" policy will be enforced and it will not be possible to register for a day pass at these times.
The new policy will come into force on Monday 19th March.
For information, the LLC will be introducing electronic access control gates for entry/exit of the building as part of a building refurbishment programme. So, getting used to carrying your card at all times *now* will prepare you for the introduction of a gate system in the future.
Thank you for your co-operation.
LLC Senior Management
30 January 2012
20 January 2012
LIST sessions in Semester 2 include Endnote essentials, Find what you need, LLC Search, Box of Broadcasts, Bristol Online Survey service, An introduction to bibliometrics and My Dundee drop-ins. Main Library tours continue to run weekly throughout the semester.
Events are open to anyone but please note that booking is required for the Endnote essentials and Bristol Online Survey sessions.
14 December 2011
25 November 2011
24 November 2011
24 October 2011
27 September 2011
The latest edition of LLC News is now available, with information on current developments in the LLC, including news on Discovery, LLC Information Skills Training, and a profile of the Main Library.
9 September 2011
Find out useful information to get you started in the LLC. LLC services, facilities and resources play a key role in supporting your University studies and research. Our new students' guide includes details of library tours, Blackboard Mobile Learn, support and help available to you, a "How to guide" and contact information if you want to find out more.
12 September 2011
In response to student feedback, work has taken place over the Summer to improve wireless access in the Main Library. Further improvements to study facilities include 60 additional large desks with built-in power sockets on the top floor of the Main Library and a new book scanner in the atrium, improved provision of power and new desks at our Kirkcaldy Nursing Library, and extra PCs and a newly created group study space at DoJ Library.
Summer also saw the launch of Blackboard Mobile Learn, a free mobile app that gives students access to learning materials from smartphones and other mobile devices.
This semester, the LLC is making more use of QR codes to provide quick and easy access to information and applications direct to mobile phones and other devices, e.g. for self-guided library tours, access to Library Search, resources and Blackboard Mobile phone apps.
For more information see our Projects page.
8 July 2011
Universities of Dundee and St Andrews. Recruiting mentors and mentees for 2011-12 cycle. See LLC Mentoring webpage for details.
23 June 2011
Reading lists for the new academic year should be passed to the LLC as soon as possible. Please send updated lists and details of new recommended texts to your Liaison contact, with an indication of expected student numbers, as soon as possible - and by 18 July - to ensure adequate resources are in place ahead of course start dates.
21 June 2011
The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) invites institutions to submit funding proposals for projects to implement and evaluate institutional change in technology-enhanced assessment and feedback.
The deadline for proposals is 12 noon UK time on Friday, 15 July 2011. It is envisaged that bidders will be notified of the outcome of the evaluation process in the week commencing 15 August 2011.
Funding is available for projects starting from 1 September 2011. Theme A projects (Institutional change) may run for up to three years, including a final unfunded year, and must complete by 31 August 2014. Theme B and C projects (Evidence and evaluation, and Technology transfer) may run for up to two years, and must complete by 31 August 2013. There is no absolute restriction in the call on institutions submitting more than one bid to strand A however since each project is meant to be tackling an issue of strategic significance to the institution, JISC would not expect to fund more than one bid per institution. Institutions are free to submit more than one bid under strands B and C, or to submit bids under each strand.
The JISC web page provides further information.
10 June 2011
A stock management exercise on material held in storage will take place over the summer. Items for review consist mainly of print journals also available in electronic format. For more information please see the Stock Management web page.
3 June 2011
A mobile version of the Blackboard learning environment (My Dundee) is now available to all staff and students at the University. This is an exciting step forward in supporting the many mobile devices on campus and the expectations for flexible access to our elearning systems. Anyone can download the Blackboard Mobile app for a range of devices including Apple iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, as well as Android, Blackberry and Palm smartphones. Through these apps, students and staff can access their learning modules, including latest announcements, discussion boards, lecture slides and course documents. Further support information will soon be available on the LLC webpages or contact elearning@dundee.ac.uk for further information. You can also learn more about the product from the: Blackboard Mobile website.
31 May 2011
ICS would like to invite staff and students to help us test the University's new Central Learning and Teaching Desktop which will be used in all IT Suites, teaching rooms, and lecture theatres.
Testing is taking place on the first floor of the Main Library. Visit the ICS web page for further information on the upgrade and testing.
24 May 2011
Please note that the InfoZone will be unstaffed on Saturdays 28 May to 23 July inclusive. Security staff will be present, but there will be no enquiry service. Visit the LLC website for details of our opening hours during the vacation.
17 May 2011
The draft Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) Strategy is now available and your comments are most welcome. The aim is to embed the new strategy within the revised University Learning & Teaching Strategy as an integral part of our approach to supporting the student learning experience at Dundee. Please use this link to see the Draft TEL Strategy . Please email comments to the Head of eLearning l.walsh@dundee.ac.uk.
8 April 2011
Past exam papers can be accessed on MyDundee: In the module - From 'My Past Papers' in the menu. - From 'Student Tools' in the menu then the ' MyPast papers' link. Or browse within 'MyFiles' through the appropriate Schools folder in 'Institution Content. Contact your Liaison Librarian for help or information - but please note that past exam papers are not made available by every School, nor are they provided for all modules.
22 March 2011
You can now have journal articles requested on inter-library loan delivered direct to your PC. For more information see our ILL web page.
26 January 2011
All final year undergraduate students will have received an email from Ipsos MORI inviting them to take part in the 2011 National Student Survey. This involves a short anonymous questionnaire and only takes about 5 minutes to complete online. This is a valuable opportunity for you to provide feedback on your learning experience. The University greatly appreciates this feedback which will both help to shape future provision and also help inform the decisions of future students contemplating going to university.
See the National Student Survey pages for more information and previous NSS survey results.
The results for all universities can be found on the Unistats website.
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