{"id":3175,"date":"2020-04-14T10:48:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T10:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/?p=3175"},"modified":"2020-04-14T10:49:13","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T10:49:13","slug":"library-update-for-divinity-answering-your-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/2020\/04\/14\/library-update-for-divinity-answering-your-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Update for Divinity : Answering Your Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3176\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3176\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3176\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2020\/04\/question-2736480_1280-1024x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2020\/04\/question-2736480_1280-1024x599.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2020\/04\/question-2736480_1280-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2020\/04\/question-2736480_1280-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2020\/04\/question-2736480_1280-500x293.jpg 500w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2020\/04\/question-2736480_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image credit : Pixabay : free for non commercial use<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here are some of the questions Divinity staff and students have been asking me over the last few weeks, and some answers. As the Covid-19 situation can change quickly, the best place to go for the most recent updates is always our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/library-museum-gallery\/covid-19\">Library Covid-19 page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where can I find e-books to support my dissertation research?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The University of Edinburgh has access to 1.4 million e-books which are findable using <a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/\">DiscoverEd<\/a>. Many e-books relevant to Divinity are also freely available, see my <a href=\"http:\/\/edinburgh-uk.libguides.com\/divinity\/ebooks\">online guide<\/a> as a starting point. Several publishers have made their digital content free for a temporary period during the Covid-19 crisis \u2013 see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/library-museum-gallery\/covid-19\/temporary-eresource-access\">temporary access<\/a> web page. (These temporary access e-books are <strong>not<\/strong> listed on DiscoverEd). Participating publishers include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manchester University Press<\/li>\n<li>JSTOR e-books<\/li>\n<li>Project Muse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>I can&#8217;t access the print books I need, can the Library get an e-book version for me?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can request that the Library purchase a digital version of the material you are looking for. Here\u2019s how to do this:<\/p>\n<p><em>For individual books<\/em><br \/>\nStudents : please use the online form at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/is\/RAB\">http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/is\/RAB<\/a><br \/>\nStaff : please use the online form at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/is\/book-recommendations\">http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/is\/book-recommendations<\/a><br \/>\nWe can\u2019t guarantee that we will be able to source and purchase a digital version of what you\u2019re looking for &#8211; but we will do our very best. If you need it urgently please say so in the Notes field of the form \u2013 again, we\u2019ll do our best.<\/p>\n<p><em>For journal subscriptions and large digital collections<\/em><br \/>\nStaff and students : please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/profile\/love-rodgers\">contact me<\/a> directly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do I need to return my inter-library loans by their original due date?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interlibrary loans are being treated in the same way as loans from the University library collections, which have had their return dates changed on the system to 22nd June\u00a02020.\u00a0 No fines will accrue on items over this period and\u00a0users will not be fined for the late return of items due to the current Library closures. Please retain your ILL items at the moment, to be returned when we are again able to provide access to our libraries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I return my library books?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re currently not able to accept book returns as our University Libraries are closed.\u00a0 We are aware that some students are returning to their home countries and wish to return their books, and we\u2019re looking into ways that you can return your borrowed items. Please keep checking the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/library-museum-gallery\/covid-19\">Library Covid-19 pages<\/a> for updates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How can I use the Library to revise for my exams?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve produced a new <a href=\"https:\/\/edinburgh-uk.libguides.com\/exams\">online guide<\/a> to how to get the most out of the Library and other University support for revising for and taking exams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some of the questions Divinity staff and students have been asking me over the last few weeks, and some answers. 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