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10/04/2024
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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: 

  • Books and other physical library materials   

  • Electronic library resources  

  • Inter Library Loans  

  • Library printing, copying and scanning services   

  • Library loan laptops  

  • Booking a library study space  

  • ID Card issue and replacement  

  • Bookable library tours 

 

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: 

  • Look at our Library Guides, your gateway to subject specialist resources and information. Find your subject’s Library Guide to see where you can browse for books on your subject, tips on searching effectively and contact details for your subject librarians. 

  • Enrol on MyUni Library Essentials, an online course of bitesize tutorials, videos and information to help you get the most out of the library and our services. There are four sections – Using the Library, Researching, Referencing and Getting Help. Using the Library is particularly good for new students, but you can do the course as it suits you – work through all the sections or just the ones you’d like extra help with. 

  • Browse Library Skills classes and register for as many as you like. Subject librarians offer classes throughout the year, and they are open to all students. Classes cover a range of skills and there is a rolling induction programme of the most popular topics – Library Induction, Introduction to iFind and Ebooks, Search Tips, An Introduction to Databases, Evaluating Sources and Referencing with APA7. They’re running every month this term, so you’ve got plenty of opportunities to upskill!  

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10/04/2024
profile-icon Philippa Price
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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: 

  • Llyfrau a deunyddiau  eraill y llyfrgell   

  • Adnodau electronig y llyfrgell  

  • Benthyciadau rhwng llyfrgelloedd  

  • Gwasanaethau argraffu, copïo a sganio'r llyfrgell   

  • Benthyca gliniaduron o'r llyfrgell  

  • Cadw lle astudio yn y llyfrgell  

  • Dyroddi ac amnewid cardiau adnabod  

  • Trefnu teithiau o'r llyfrgell 

  

Byddwch yn gweld aelodau o'r tîm wrth Ddesg Llyfrgelloedd MyUni yn Llyfrgell y Bae a Llyfrgell Parc Singleton yn ystod oriau agor â staffGallwch 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: 

  • Edrychwch ar ein Canllawiau'r Llyfrgell, eich porth i adnoddau a gwybodaeth arbenigol ar gyfer eich pwnc. Dewch o hyd i'r Canllaw Llyfrgell ar gyfer eich pwnc i weld ble gallwch bori am lyfrau ar eich pwnc, awgrymiadau ar chwilio'n effeithiol a manylion cyswllt ar gyfer eich llyfrgellwyr pwnc. 

  • Cofrestrwch ar Hanfodion Llyfrgell MyUni, cwrs ar-lein o diwtorialau, fideos a gwybodaeth cryno i'ch helpu i gael y gorau o'r llyfrgell a'n gwasanaethau. Mae pedair adranDefnyddio'r Llyfrgell, Ymchwilio, Cyfeirnodi a Ceisio Cymorth. Mae Defnyddio'r Llyfrgell yn arbennig o dda i fyfyrwyr newydd, ond gallwch wneud y cwrs fel y mae'n addas i chi – gan weithio drwy'r holl adrannau neu dim ond y rhai yr hoffech chi gael help ychwanegol gyda nhw. 

  • Porwch drwy ddosbarthiadau Sgiliau’r Llyfrgell a chofrestru ar gyfer cynifer ag y dymunwch. Mae llyfrgellwyr pwnc yn cynnig dosbarthiadau drwy gydol y flwyddyn, ac maent ar agor i bob myfyriwr. Mae'r dosbarthiadau'n cwmpasu amrywiaeth o sgiliau ac mae rhaglen ymsefydlu dreigl sy'n cynnwys y pynciau mwyaf poblogaiddCyflwyniad i'r Llyfrgell, Cyflwyniad i iFind ac E-lyfrau, Awgrymiadau ar gyfer Chwilio, Cyflwyniad i Gronfeydd Data, Gwerthuso Ffynonellau a Chyfeirnodi ag APA7. Fe'u cynhelir bob mis y tymor hwn, felly mae gennych chi ddigon o gyfleoedd i wella eich sgiliau! 

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10/03/2024
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 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! 

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10/03/2024
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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 bibliotherapisef defnyddio llyfrau ar gyfer therapi hunangymorthfod 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! 

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10/02/2024
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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: 

  • Open access study spaces 

  • Bookable PC / study spaces 

  • Group study spaces 

  • Postgraduate spaces 

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!