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Library guide for Flexible Learning students
All Elizabeth College Flexible Learning students have full
access to the Elizabeth College Library.
You may communicate with the library staff via
You are able to access the library’s resources from any
computer which has the internet installed.
1) Elizabeth College Computers
- Log on to computer—use your
computer username (eg.john.smith.00) and your password
(eg.270784) provided on your “Computer accounts for Flexible
Learning Students” sheet.
- Open Internet Explorer
- The Elizabeth College Home Page
will appear -
http://eliz.tased.edu.au
- Click on Students
- Click on Library—you will see
all the information/services available to you — Using the
library, Catalogue, Info online, Databases, Our library
collections ,Contact us
Or
2) Home / Other Computers
- Log on to computer
- Open Internet Explorer
- Type in the Elizabeth College Web
address—
http://www.eliz.tased.edu.au —which will bring you to
the Elizabeth College Home Page.
- Click on Students
- You will be asked to enter your
username (eg.john.smith.00) and password (eg.270784)
provided on your “Computer accounts for Flexible Learning
Students” sheet.
- Click on Library—you will see all the
information/services available to you — Using the library,
Catalogue, Info online, Databases, Our library collections ,
Contact us.
Remember
All Elizabeth College Flexible Learning students have full
access to the Elizabeth College Library.
You may communicate with the library staff via
Catalogue
- The catalogue lets you know
what the library has, where it is and whether it is
available.
- Click on Catalogue from the EC
Library Page
- Click on ‘Click here to start’
- Click on Elizabeth College Library.
- Type into ‘Search for’ box - be
as specific as you can eg. “Australian history twentieth
century”, not “History”
- Select a search field from the
drop down list beside the ’Search for’ box. ‘All words’ is
very useful as it searches across all fields.
- Click on Submit Search button
or Enter
- If a title appears relevant, click on
the Full Record option to the left of the title.
This will take you to a more detailed outline of the item
and the holdings information (where it is in the library and
if it is available).
For more detailed information on using the Library Catalogue
please refer to:
Elizabeth College Library Information Guide: Using the
Library Catalogue.
Searching the Internet
To begin a search on the internet you may:
Go to the Elizabeth College Home Page (http://www.eliz.tased.edu.au/).
- Click on ‘Students’
- Click on 'Library’
- Click on 'Info Online'
- Click on 'Search the internet by Subject'
Steps: type search term in the search box
:
click on ‘Enter'
: click on and examine the most relevant results
Tips for use:
When using search terms do not be too general eg. type
Picasso, not artists or painters
Use phrase searching eg. “world war II”
It is not case sensitive (Google only)
For more detailed information on internet searching please
refer to:
Elizabeth College Library Info Guide : Searching the
Internet
Magazine and newspaper Articles
How do I find magazine and newspaper articles?
- From the
magazine/newspaper itself
- Use the
Elizabeth College Databases found on the Library
Home Page.
- Go
directly to the magazine or newspaper online home
page, if known.
Online Databases
eLibrary —find full articles from a large range of
magazines and newspapers
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre —covers
different publications from eLibrary. Not all publications
offer full text.
Some databases have free access. There are useful links
from the Library Home Page to Issues in Australian
Society, Debatabase and New Internationalist.
For more help with finding information from magazine and
newspaper articles please refer to:
Elizabeth College Library Info Guide : Online Databases,
Newspapers and Magazines. |
