Putting the READ in DREAD this Hallowe'en

(By SheepRUs on Flickr. Creative Commons)

Darkness falls across Ryehill site,
As Hallowe'en descends this night,
And if you crave something spine-tingling to scare ya,
Venture into our Leisure Reading Area.

Your Library has much fearful fiction to be read -
Tales of vampires, of werewolves, of zombies undead,
Tales of haunting possession by a nightmarish spectre,
Or of macabre madmen like Hannibal Lecter.

We have all the True Bloods, if that's more your thing,
Vampire Diaries, Twilight, James Herbert, Stephen King
(But if you prefer something a little less gory,
We have biogs, Crime and many a Love story).

Your blood may run cold, your body may shiver,
But at Hallowe'en, Horror is the best kind of Thriller!

A-hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha........

By Jason F. Kruegar.

Come and check out our Fiction section to the left of the Issue Desk at Main Library - and Happy Hallowe'en to yooooooou!

October Reading Week Library Opening Hours 2011

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Main Library

Monday 24th October : CLOSED
Tuesday 25th October : 9.00am - 4.00pm
Wednesday 26th October : 9.00am - 4.00pm
Thursday 27th October : 9.00am - 4.00pm
Friday 28th October : 9.00am - 4.00pm


Art Library

Monday 24th October : CLOSED
Tuesday 25th October : CLOSED
Wednesday 26th October : CLOSED
Thursday 27th October : CLOSED
Friday 28th October : CLOSED

You can return items by leaving them in the Book Return Dropbox in Mandela Building, or by posting them through the Main Library Letter Box when we are closed.

Renew items online using the link at the foot of this webpage, by ringing (0191) 200 4020 and leaving a message (including your ID number) on our Answerphone, or by emailing libraries@ncl-coll.ac.uk.

Have a good Reading Week!

Normal hours resume on 31st October 2011

Library Catalogue is back!

Our Online Library Catalogue is finally back online after the downtime this week for essential maintenance.

Click here or the logo at the foot of this blog to renew your loans, reserve library items or browse our collection of resources 24/7.

Sorry for any inconvenience caused whilst the system was off-line.

Tips and tricks for searching with Google

If you are researching on the web, then you'll probably use Google, the biggest and best known Internet Search Engine.

What many people don't know, however, is that there are lots of hidden features and shortcuts that you can use to ensure that you get the best information for your studies quickly and easily.

Watch this video to find out more....:

Library Catalogue is offline

Heritage, our online library catalogue which enables you to search for books, place reservations and renew items over the internet, is currently unavailable as it is undergoing essential maintenance.

We hope to have the system back up and running shortly.

In the meantime, please ring 0191 200 4020 or email libraries@ncl-coll.ac.uk with any library queries or to extend your loans.

Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Newcastle College Library's Online Catalogue

Our Online Catalogue means you can easily search for, and reserve, resources from Newcastle College Library via any PC, Smart Phone or internet-enabled device, 24/7.

All you need to do is go to http://heritage.ncl-coll.ac.uk/heritage, or click on the Library Catalogue logo at the foot of this blog.

Once you've entered the site, use the Search Box just like you would use Google...:

Type in an Author, Title or Subject keyword then click on the magnifying glass icon. If you want to restrict your search to just e-books, DVDs or journals, for instance, click on "Advanced" and then select the appropriate options from the drop-down menus.

The Results Page shows you what we have in stock....:

Click on the blue title hyperlinks for more information, including the "Shelfmark" number, indicating where you can find the item on our shelves; plus whether it's currently on loan, and if so, when it's due to be returned.

(NB the results are sorted by "Shelfmark" order, not by relevance; so its worth scrolling through the results to find the most prevalent Class number. This will reveal the most useful resources for you).

To place a Reservation for an item currently on loan, click on "Reserve" then type in your Newcastle College ID number (without the 's'). We will then txt you as soon as the item becomes available (so please let us know if you change your mobile phone number).

A guide with full details of our Online Catalogue's functions and features can be downloaded here.

Welcome...

I'm Richard, Learning Support Librarian at Newcastle College Library Services. Its my job to ensure that the Library has all the books, journals and e-resources, recommended by our lecturers, in stock and ready for our learners; and to help students make the most of these resources in their research and assignments.

Welcome to the "Library Richard" Blog - a new way for me to try and support you in your studies. Its a method by which I can let you know about our services and recommend some resources or approaches to you, but also a means for you and I to share ideas and tackle any issues that you might come across in your studies / research, particularly if you can't come into College.

Please feel free to just read the blog if you prefer, but I'd particularly welcome any comments or suggestions that you might want to make (anonymously if you like) to individual posts or generally using the Your Comments, Suggestions and Questions... page on the navigation bar below the Blog title above.

I really look forward to hearing from you....