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Sat 24 Feb 2024
14:15 - 15:00

Venue: University Library

Provided by: Cambridge University Libraries


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General orientation tour: University Library [West Road]
Beginners

Sat 24 Feb 2024

Description

The UL is unique: a national, legal deposit library with an amazing collection of around 8 million items - over two million of which you can browse on our open shelves. If that sounds a bit daunting, why not come on a brief orientation tour to help you find your way around? We’ll even tell you what we keep in the famous Library tower ...

Please note this tour does not cover the University's vast electronic and digital collections: to find out more about using these, please see check for courses on our timetable or ask a member of Library staff for help.

Target audience
  • All University members (this includes colleges and departments)
  • UL Readers
  • Particularly suitable for those new to the UL
  • Further details regarding Cambridge University Library's eligibility criteria are available
Sessions

Number of sessions: 1

# Date Time Venue Trainer
1 Sat 24 Feb   14:15 - 15:00 14:15 - 15:00 University Library map Liam Austin
Aims
  • To learn your way around the building and its print collections
  • To discover how to navigate our catalogues
  • To learn how to order from the closed stacks and find your book on the open shelves
Format

Walking tour and demonstrations

Notes
  • To enter the University Library you must have either a current University of Cambridge ID card or a current Reader's Ticket. For more information and to apply for a Reader's Ticket, please see the Admissions webpages
  • Large bags and rucksacks may not be brought into the UL. Please leave yourself sufficient time before the tour to put your bag away securely in the locker room.
Duration

One session of forty-five minutes

Frequency

A number of times per term

Theme
Orientation

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