Biological Sciences Library

Need help with your assignments?

sohojo — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:01:02 +0000

Then come and see us at the Librarian Help Desk on Level 2 of the Biological Sciences Library. Between the hours of 10am - 3pm and 5pm - 7pm (weekdays) and 9am - 5pm on Sundays, a librarian will be at the Help Desk ready to assist you with finding information for your assignments and research projects. Outside these hours (i.e. 7.30 am - 10am and 3pm - 5pm weekdays) a librarian can be contacted by ringing extension 63688 (a phone is situated next to the Librarian Help Desk). So if you’re having trouble with your studies, don’t suffer in silence. Ask us for help - we don’t bite……seriously!

Laptops, harder to get than 7’s!

Justin Clark — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:49:49 +0000

It must be that time of year again where the demand on laptops is even greater than normal, something we didn’t think possible. It seems no sooner than we open the doors than the laptops go screaming out of them, sometimes even in the hands of a student.
So if you want a laptop for the day it is a very good idea to get in and grab one before 9:00am. But if you desperately need one and there are none left then there are certain periods through out the day when they sometimes come back. This is around lunch time and late afternoon, generally on the hour. Check with desk staff around, 12:00, 2:00 and 4:00 and if your get a little lucky then you might get your hands on one of these most rare of species.

The Jacaranda’s are blooming

Justin Clark — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:37:34 +0000

As anyone who has been at UQ for a while will know when the Jacaranda’s bloom it means one thing, student’s stress levels skyrocket. It is that time of year again with final exams just around the corner.
During this stressful time we are hoping that people will realise this and attempt to allow for the additional stress that this time of year brings. So if you find yourself becoming a little terse with a fellow student or staff member please try to relax and take a few deep breaths. If this doesn’t help come and see library staff and we will see what we can do to help moderate the outcome to a result where everyone is satisfied.

Shush! (if your on level 4)

Justin Clark — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 05:25:58 +0000

Due to recent complaints about noise levels library staff will now be practicing their finely honed shushing skills on level 4 of the Biological Sciences Library.
If you wish to make noise in the library please do so on one of the other floors, e.g. levels 1 to 3, although preferably not too much noise.

Circulation study

Justin Clark — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:51:16 +0000

For any student especially tuned into the inner workings of the library, at last count there were 3 of you, you may well have noticed a vast increase in the amount of popular books now available as holdable items instead of short term loans. This is because we are looking at whether or not having more holdable loans is better and provides easier access to items rather than short term loans. This means more general loans and fewer 3 and 7 day loans.
We hope this change will allow students not desperately in need of a textbook to have more copies they can place holds on therefore lowering the size of some of the hold queues for our books while those students who do desperately need a textbook should still be able to come in to the library and find a 3 or 7 day copy on the shelf.
What the codes mean:
3 and 7 day loans: can only have the item for 3 or 7 days, cannot place a hold on the book, cannot renew the book, book cannot be recalled, $2.00 a day late fees for the first 4 days which becomes $4.00 a day after that.
General loans: can have the item for 14 days, if undergraduate, 28 if postgraduate or staff, can have for a semester loan on request, can place a hold on the book, can renew the book, book can be recalled, $0.20 a day late fees which becomes $0.95 a day if the item has been recalled.

Please let us know if you like the idea of more general loans, hate it or if it is completely irrelevant as you get all your information from the Internet.

If you hear some wailing in the library today………..

sohojo — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:32:27 +0000

Don’t be alarmed! Any odd sounds will probably be the BSL staff enjoying a holiday sing-along. But don’t worry, while we’re out the back *quietly* feasting and singing up a storm, staff from PSE will be looking after the library.

Happy Holidays!

Digitisation seminar

sohojo — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:48:29 +0000

Are you interested in preserving your research materials?

Andrew Long, Manager of Preservation Standards at National Library of Australia will present a digitisation seminar at St Lucia on behalf of the UQ Library.

This seminar will cover types of material, e.g. audio, video, images, print, metadata and standards, preservation and sustainability, tools, services and software available, copyright and licensing issues, housing and access, sources of advice and expertise, outsourcing and commercial options and case studies.

Details:

Digitisation tools and services for academics
Friday, 16 November, 2007, 9:00 am - 1:30 pm (includes morning tea and lunch)
Library Conference Room, level 1, Duhig Building (Building 2)

RSVP - Bookings are essential as places are limited. Please email your details to espace@library.uq.edu.au or phone 3365 8281.

Library staff do have fun

sohojo — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:48:20 +0000

And just to disprove the old fashioned stereotype that library staff never have any fun, above are some photos from my recent trip to Japan.

The Karaoke photos and videos are under lock and key (Seriously!)

Change to journal borrowing conditions

sohojo — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:55:15 +0000

Here’s some good news for staff and postgraduate students……..

We have altered our original policy to enable you to borrow new issues of journals much sooner than before. Now, the latest issue of your favourite journal can be borrowed once it’s been removed from the new materials display (on Level 2) and placed in the general journal collection on Level 4.

Last week of library survey

sohojo — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 22:37:58 +0000

Thanks to all the people who have taken the time to complete our Library Client Satisfaction Survey. For anyone yet to complete the survey, this is the last week to have your say. That means, it’s also the last week to go into the draw to win an iPod Nano.

The survey can be completed online or, if you prefer, ask for a printed form at the Welcome Desk on Level 1.