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Being aware of the practical
difficulties and problems often experienced by students studying on a
part-time basis or living away from Thessaloniki, City College Library
offers a wide range of services specifically for those students who are
unable to visit the Library at any time. The contact
point for further information is the Information Services Desk.
Accessing the Online Library Services & Facilities Each time you are at the College you should try to make full use of the Library services and facilities, as well as, borrow all the items you are likely to need. However, students who have a computer at home or at work, which is connected to the Internet Explorer, can save precious time, since not only can they search for information by distance, but can also plan in advance, what they have to do in their next visit to the Library. The Online Library Services, including the Online Library Catalogue (OPAC), may be accessed from the main Library Web page, by clicking on the related links. Students can use these services to:
When you search the Library Online Catalogue from your personal computer at home or work and find books or articles you require, you can ask us to post them to you, or reserve them for collection on your next visit to the Library.
When first registering with the Library all students are given an "Information Package" which includes guides that explain in detail all available services and facilities. Borrowing regulations and membership cards are also included in that package. If for any reason you do not hold such a package you may request a copy from the Information Services Desk. The majority of books in the library are available for standard loan, but special rules apply for books that are course reserves or on heavy demand. When searching, the online catalogue indicates the loan category of each book. Types of loan
Special arrangements are made particularly for part-time students. Postgraduates may borrow up to three items at time for a period of 4 weeks. Since it is difficult for part-time students to come into the Library, they are allowed to authorise another person to collect books on their behalf as long as they inform in advance the Library Issue Desk. The authorized person should bring some form of personal identification, along with your Library Card and Student ID Card. Returning loans Books should always be returned to a member of the library staff at the Library Issue Desk during working hours. Please note that strict fines apply to those who return overdue books. Failure to pay a fine will result in the withdrawal of all borrowing entitlements, including access to the library computing facilities and not being allowed to request interlibrary loans. Renewing loans Renewals may be made in person or by an authorised person by approaching the Library Issue Desk between 09:00am to 21:00pm Monday to Friday and 10:00am to 2:00pm on Saturdays. Alternatively, the Library offers a telephone and e-mail renewal service for standard book loans. Therefore part-time students may use this service in order to renew the items they have borrowed. E-mail renewal requests may be sent to: library@city.academic.gr. Standard book loans can be renewed twice, provided no one else has reserved the items and there are no outstanding fines.
Electronic Information Resources The Library provides access to a vast range of electronic information resources including online databases and electronic journals covering almost every subject area. All newly registered students, with e-mail accounts are automatically registered for on-campus and remote access to the electronic information services. Databases Most databases are fulltext providing access to the full content of periodical articles, newpapers and conference proceedings. Where only citations and abstracts are available you can use the Interlibrary Loan service to obtain the fulltext of the material you require. Details of all available databases can be found at the Electronic Information Resources Library Web pages. Electronic Journals The Library provides Internet access to a large number of fulltext electronic journals. When accessing remotely the electronic journals you can only view the abstracts of the articles. You can contact the Library Information Services Desk by telephone or e-mail to obtain the fulltext of articles within a working day. Please note that in order to view the fulltext of all articles you need to have Acrobat Reader software installed on your personal computer. If you do not have a copy of the software you can freely download it form the Adobe website.
If periodicals or articles you require are not held in the stock of the Library, you may apply for them by using the Inter-library Loan Service. Please note that if you have any overdue books or fines you will not be allowed to use this service. Order forms are available and can be submitted to the Information Services Desk, either in person or by e-mail. You must ensure that the bibliographic details of the requests are complete and accurate. In cases were details are incorrect or data is omitted, delays might arise. The Information Services staff will notify you by telephone or e-mail if a significant delay is anticipated and when an item is received for collection. The Library can supply the requested material within one week if ordered from a national library and two weeks when ordered from abroad. The requested material is sent by post to home or business address. When the electronic version of a document is available you may receive your request by e-mail within two business days. New service In order to speed up delivery and to avoid postage charges, when possible documents are scanned and sent as e-mail attachments using Adobe Acrobat's PDF format.
If you are a current part-time student of City College you may request for all material related to your course to be sent to your home or business address by post, with a charge for the photocopied material and for postage. Additionally, the postal service is available for the dispatch of book loans and for interlibrary loan materials. Postal services may be used during the whole academic year with the exception of summer vacation (15 July to 15 August). Please contact the Library Information Services staff for further details.
A photocopying service is available for journal articles or chapters from books held by the Library. Charges apply for photocopying, plus for postage expenses.
The Information Services Desk offers a support service to help part-time students make the best use of their limited time in the Library. Apart from providing advice and guidance on possible resources, printed or electronic, helping with complex subject queries, we can also arrange upon request indvidual seminars on how to use and search through electronic resources. To use this service you may contact us by:
Email: anagnostopoulou@city.academic.gr The Library is committed to improving its services to users therefore we are always open to hearing suggestions or comments.
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