Library News. Newyddion y Llyfrgell

To streamline our service, we have introduced a new process for requesting books for learning and teaching. Requests will now be managed automatically through our reading list management software iFind Reading, providing a more efficient and consistent service. 

Modules must have a reading list in iFind Reading before new books can be requested. New reading lists are easy to create if one doesn’t already exist. Follow the steps in your Library Guide or contact us and we can provide tailored instructions. Important: new items can take up to 10 weeks to arrive so please make sure essential requests are made in good time. 

Your Librarians are available if you have any queries about the new system, please contact us. You can also find us at this year's SALT conference where we'll be demonstrating and answering questions on the new system.

Welcome to Day 5 of 5 Days of Library! Today we’re going to let you know about the support available to you from the library, including the staff who are here to help. 

MyUni Library Team 

MyUni Library staff are there to help you in our buildings and using library facilities. They can help if you have questions about your library account too. Here are a few of the things they can assist you with: 

You’ll see members of the team at the MyUni Library Desk at Bay Library and Singleton Park Library during staffed opening hours.  You can also contact them by email, chat, phone, and the online Library Help Desk. See the Contact the Library page for details. 

Library subject support 

Once you’ve settled into your course you might find you need some help with finding journal articles and specialist information for your assignments. Perhaps you want to make sure you can critically evaluate sources for quality and reference everything properly. Your subject librarians can help! Here are some of the best ways to improve your skills: 

Croeso i Ddiwrnod 5 o 5 Niwrnod o'r Llyfrgell! Heddiw, rydyn ni'n mynd i roi gwybod i chi am y cymorth sydd ar gael i chi yn y llyfrgell, gan gynnwys y staff sydd yma i helpu. 

Tîm Llyfrgelloedd MyUni 

Mae staff Llyfrgelloedd MyUni yno i'ch helpu yn ein hadeiladau ac wrth ddefnyddio cyfleusterau'r llyfrgell. Gallant helpu os oes gennych gwestiynau am eich cyfrif llyfrgell hefyd. Dyma rai o'r pethau y gallant eich helpu gyda nhw: 

Byddwch yn gweld aelodau o'r tîm wrth Ddesg Llyfrgelloedd MyUni yn Llyfrgell y Bae a Llyfrgell Parc Singleton yn ystod oriau agor â staff.  Gallwch hefyd gysylltu â nhw drwy e-bost, sgwrs fyw, ffôn, a Desg Gymorth ar-lein y Llyfrgell. Gweler y dudalen Cysylltu â'r Llyfrgell am fanylion. 

Cymorth Pwnc gan y Llyfrgell 

Ar ôl i chi ymsefydlu yn eich cwrs efallai bydd angen rhywfaint o help arnoch i ddod o hyd i erthyglau mewn cyfnodolion a gwybodaeth arbenigol ar gyfer eich aseiniadau. Efallai byddwch am wneud yn siŵr y gallwch werthuso ffynonellau yn feirniadol ar gyfer ansawdd a chyfeirnodi popeth yn iawn. Gall eich llyfrgellwyr pwnc helpu! Dyma rai o'r ffyrdd gorau o wella eich sgiliau: 

 We encourage you to work hard and do your best while you’re at university, but it’s also important to take time to relax and have fun. Our campuses have a range of Student Spaces for study and socialising. We focused on the study spaces in the libraries on Day 3; today we’ll look at how we can support your wellbeing. 

Better Read – reading for pleasure and wellbeing  

Reading for pleasure is a proven form of stress relief, so taking time to read something other than your course texts can be good for your wellbeing. The Better Read page has links to more information on the benefits of reading and suggestions of books you can borrow from the library.  (Check back to Days 1and 2 for more information about borrowing from the library!) 

The Better Read page also has a link to the Wellbeing Collection. This is a collection of self-help books on a range of subjects such as stress management, sleep, eating disorders, the menopause and even some cookery books. The Wellbeing Collection is available to all students and staff. You can find the books in the Study Area on Level 1 West in Singleton Park Library and in the Wellbeing Corner near the group study pod in Bay Library. There are also e-books available for some titles. There’s good evidence that bibliotherapy – using books for self-help therapy – can be very effective, but please do reach out to the university’s Student Support Services if you’re struggling. 

Student kitchen 

Bay and Singleton Park libraries both have kitchen facilities for you to use. You can help yourself to hot water to make a cup of tea or maybe some noodles; there’s drinking water if you need to top up your bottle; and there are microwaves if you want to heat up some food (please don’t leave microwaves unattended or heat up anything metal!). We’re happy for you to eat cold food anywhere in the library, but if you’re eating a hot meal, please do this in the kitchen. Students in St David’s Park can find microwaves and boiling water in the common room so you can have something hot to eat and a cuppa too! 

Rydym yn dy annog i weithio'n galed a gwneud dy orau tra byddi di yn y brifysgol, ond mae hefyd yn bwysig cymryd amser i ymlacio a chael hwyl. Mae gan ein campysau amrywiaeth o fannau i fyfyrwyr astudio a chymdeithasu. Gwnaethon ni ganolbwyntio ar y mannau astudio yn y llyfrgelloedd ar Ddiwrnod 3; heddiw rydym yn edrych ar sut gallwn ni gefnogi dy les. 

Darllen yn Well – darllen er pleser a lles  

Mae wedi'i brofi bod darllen er pleser yn ffordd o leddfu straen, felly gall cymryd amser i ddarllen rhywbeth ar wahân i lyfrau testun eich cyrsiau fod yn dda i'ch lles. Mae gan y dudalen Darllen yn Well ddolenni i gael rhagor o wybodaeth am fanteision darllen ac awgrymiadau o lyfrau y gallwch chi eu benthyca o'r llyfrgell.   

Yn ogystal, mae gan y dudalen Darllen yn Well ddolen i'r Casgliad Lles. Dyma gasgliad o lyfrau hunangymorth ar amrywiaeth o bynciau megis rheoli straen, cysgu, anhwylderau bwyta, y menopos a hyd yn oed llyfrau coginio. Mae'r Casgliad Lles ar gael i bob myfyriwr ac aelod o staff. Gallwch ddod o hyd i'r llyfrau yn yr Ardal Astudio ar Lefel 1 - Gorllewin yn Llyfrgell Parc Singleton ac yn y Gornel Les gerllaw'r pod astudio grŵp yn Llyfrgell y Bae. Hefyd, mae fersiynau e-lyfr ar gael i rai ohonynt. Mae tystiolaeth dda y gall bibliotherapi – sef defnyddio llyfrau ar gyfer therapi hunangymorth – fod yn effeithiol iawn, ond cysylltwch â Gwasanaethau Cymorth Myfyrwyr y brifysgol os ydych chi'n ei chael hi'n anodd ymdopi. 

Cegin myfyrwyr 

Mae gan lyfrgelloedd Campws y Bae a Champws Parc Singleton gyfleusterau cegin i ti eu defnyddio. Gelli di helpu dy hun i ddŵr poeth i wneud paned neu nwdls; mae dŵr yfed os bydd angen i ti lenwi dy botel; ac mae microdonau os bydd awydd cynhesu bwyd arnat ti (paid â gadael microdonau pan fyddant ar waith a phaid â chynhesu metel!). Rydym yn hapus i ti fwyta bwyd oer unrhyw le yn y llyfrgell, ond, os wyt ti'n bwyta bwyd poeth, gofynnwn i ti wneud hyn yn y gegin. Gall myfyrwyr ym Mharc Dewi Sant ddefnyddio'r microdonau a’r dŵr berw yn yr ystafell gyffredin i chi gael rhywbeth poeth i fwyta a phaned hefyd! 

On Day 3 of 5 Days of Library we’re going to look at the study space available to you in the libraries. There are a range of spaces to meet different needs and preferences. You don’t need to book a place to study in the library – just come in and find an empty seat! - but see our webpage Book a library study space or PC space to find out about the different places you can study in the library: 

St David’s Park students can use the PC spaces in the library there. You can also use the common room and other spaces around the building. 

 We know how important it is to have somewhere pleasant to work so we’ve been making improvements to our study spaces. Here are a few of the places you’ll find in our libraries! 

Ar ddiwrnod 3 o 5 Niwrnod o'r Llyfrgell, rydym yn mynd i edrych ar y mannau astudio sydd ar gael iti yn y llyfrgelloedd. Mae amrywiaeth o fannau ar gael i ddiwallu anghenion a dewisiadau. Nid oes angen iti gadw lle i astudio yn y llyfrgell - dere draw a chanfod sedd wag! - ond gweler ein tudalen we er mwyn Cadw Lle i Astudio yn y Llyfrgell neu le â chyfrifiadur personol i weld y lleoedd gwahanol y gelli di astudio ynddynt yn y llyfrgell: 

Gall myfyrwyr Parc Dewi Sant ddefnyddio'r mannau cyfrifiaduron yn y llyfrgell yno. Gallwch hefyd ddefnyddio'r ystafell gyffredin ac ardaloedd eraill yn yr adeilad. 

Rydym yn gwybod pa mor bwysig ydyw i gael lle pleserus i weithio, felly rydym wedi bod yn gwneud gwelliannau i'n mannau astudio. Dyma rai o'r lleoedd sydd ar gael yn ein llyfrgelloedd! 

Welcome to Day 2 of 5 Days of Library! Yesterday we looked at finding books; today is all about borrowing, requesting and returning those books once you’ve found them! 

Requesting a book  

Once you’ve found the resource you need in iFind, click on the title and scroll down to the Location information to see how many copies are available. If there are 0 copies available, they are probably out on loan and you’ll need to request the book. You can also use the request option to collect books from a different library so, for example, when the book you need is in Singleton Park Library you can request to collect it from Bay Library if you’d prefer. 

You need to log in to iFind to request books; you’ll see a message to remind you if you’re not already signed. (You can also request books from your reading lists in Canvas.) From there you can select which campus library you want to pick it up from. Then you just have to wait for an email informing you that it’s ready for collection! Each library has a Request & Collect shelf – find your order, and then you can issue it onto your account (which we’ll discuss next!). The Request & Collect shelf in St David’s Park Library is in the staff office for security so you’ll need to ask for your book at the desk. You can find out more about Using the Request and Collect Service on our webpage. 

Borrowing books 

Undergraduate and postgraduate students can borrow up to 30 items at a time. (Please note, for undergraduates this total includes a maximum of 15 items from St David’s Park Library.) We’ll let you know when the books need to come back. Please check your university email every day so you don’t miss any messages! Books are recalled when another library user requests it so you may need to return your book within a week. If no one is waiting for your book, we will automatically renew it for you so you can keep it for longer. 

You'll find self-issue kiosks like the one below in our libraries. You can use them to borrow books you’ve requested or books you’ve found yourself on the shelves. Press borrow on the touchscreen and scan your student card, and you’ll be taken to your account. Then just place each book under the scanner! We recommend scanning them one at a time – this makes certain the alarm tags are deactivated. Once the name of the book appears on the screen it’s yours to take! You will need to bring it back at some point though, so let’s look at that next. 

Returning  

Here’s the returns machine, which you’ll find opposite the MyUni Library information desk at Bay Library, and a little past the MyUni Library desk at Singleton Park Library, alongside the stairs. You don’t need your student card for returns, just press the start button and place the book onto the conveyor belt – it’ll then whisk it away, taking it off your account and sorting it ready for staff to reshelve. Put the books on one at a time and wait for the green light before placing the next book.   

St David’s Park Library has no returns machine as the self-issue kiosk also has an option to return – scan your student card and choose Return on the touch screen, then place your books under the scanner in the same way as when you borrow them. 

Help! I’ve had an error message!  

Not to worry, technology can always be a bit temperamental. You can wait for the message to clear and try again, or just bring the books to the MyUni Library desk so staff can issue or return the books for you.    

How can I check what books I have? 

You can check your library account at any time by logging to iFind and clicking on your name in the top right corner – your account is one of the options there, and it will give you all the information you need.   

Further information 

You can find out more about Borrowing, Renewing and Requesting Library Items on our webpage. You can also enrol on our online course, MyUni Library Essentials and go to the section on Using the Library.