Friday 17 February 2012

The Primo Roadshow


Bringing the library to you!
Feel free to drop by with questions about Primo or finding resources on the following dates (more will be added later).
  • Thursday 28 June, 1pm – 2pm,  Room 017/018 Department of Information Studies, Llanbadarn Campus
  • Thursday 19th April, 1pm-2pm, Room 017/018 Department of Information Studies, Llanbadarn Campus
  • Thursday 8th March, 2-4pm, foyer of Penbryn 5 (Department of Psychology / School of Education Lifelong Learning), Penglais Campus
  • Friday 9th March, 10am-1pm, foyer of Penbryn 5 (Department of Psychology / School of Education Lifelong Learning), Penglais Campus
  • Tuesday 13th March, 10am-12pm, foyer of Department of Information Studies, Llanbadarn Campus
  • Wednesday 14th March, 10am-1pm, foyer of Penbryn 5 (Department of Psychology / School of Education Lifelong Learning), Penglais Campus
  • Thursday 15th March, 10:30am-1:30pm, foyer of the William Davies Labs (IBERS), Gogerddan Campus, Penrhyncoch



Some of the topics we can cover:
  • The basics of Primo - how to search and refine.
  • Primo Central article finder - where it is, how it works, what advantages it offers.
  • Comparison of the different search options on Primo, e.g. Aberystwyth University vs Primo Central vs subject options.
  • Finding individual databases to search, including subject-specific lists of databases.
  • Searching multiple databases at the same time - Databases A-Z and Quicksets.
  • Accessing online resources off-campus.
  • Searching and browsing for e-journals.
  • Managing library loans.
  • Saving and organising records in the E-shelf.
  • Setting up alerts / saved searches / going back to previous searches.
  • Adding reviews and tags to records in Primo - how and why.

Primo
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