JAMES HARDIMAN LIBRARY NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, GALWAY
Update on E-Resources
The Library
Following a period of intense negotiations, a new electronically from the Library catalogue or
contract has been agreed with Elsevier that will e-Knowledge, and secure long-term access is
in Numbers
give the seven Irish universities access from 2009 guaranteed. Science Direct continues to be part
to 2012 to Science Direct. In order to secure a deal funded by IReL.
that all the Libraries could afford, given current
the number of hours the
94
Library opens weekly
budgetary constraints, it was necessary to Other new resources added recently, thanks to
during term time.
convert existing subscriptions to Elsevier titles to IReL funding, include: Grove Music Online,
online only access. This means that 86 journal JSTOR Arts & Sciences VI Collection and the
the number of e-books accessible
titles will no longer be available in hard copy in Irish Times Archive on Proquest, offering greatly
through the Library catalogue the Library. However, they are fully available improved search functionality than before.
346,657 SCONUL Access
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the number of
SCONUL Access is a reciprocal access scheme. It grants borrowing privileges to a range of university
databases available
library users in Ireland and the UK. Each member library chooses which types of user to accept under
the scheme. There are three bands of user
the number of portals you
Band A: staff and researchers;
need to access these
databases e-Knowledge
1
Band B: part-time undergraduates and postgraduates,
1,645
the number of seats in
distance learning, placement and full-time undergraduates;
the three Libraries
Band C: full-time taught postgraduates.
424,843
Full-time undergraduates are offered access, but not borrowing privileges.
For more information, visit the SCONUL website: www.sconul.ac.uk.
the number of books in stock
Also check the Library’s website for advice on using other libraries
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