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14.1 Information on university-wide learning resources and key contacts for support
14.1.1听乱伦秀 Library Services
乱伦秀 Library Services provides support to students online and in person via our libraries. 乱伦秀 has more than a dozen of libraries covering a wide range of specialist subjects with expert staff that students can ask for help. 乱伦秀 Library Services provides access to a huge range of digital and print resources. The 乱伦秀 Library Services page has information for students about using the library, services available, electronic resources and training and support. Subject guides provide targeted information on resources and support available, and online reading lists, which are also linked to Moodle modules, will provide students with access to core readings for their modules.
Further information:
- Discover Library Services
- (Library guides, training and support enable you to develop your library and information literacy skills and make the best use of 乱伦秀鈥檚 libraries and resources)
14.1.2 乱伦秀 Information Services Division (ISD)
The 乱伦秀 Information Services Division (ISD), the primary provider of IT services to 乱伦秀, offers guidance on all of ISD鈥檚 key services, including email and calendar services, user IDs and passwords, print, copy and scanning, wifi and networks on their web pages. 鈥楬ow to鈥� guides and individual help and support is available from IT Services.
There are also opportunities for Digital Skills Development through face-to-face training in areas such as data analysis, programming, desktop applications and more, along with individual support through drop-ins.
乱伦秀 also has a licence for LinkedIn Learning which provides thousands of high quality video-based courses from programming to presentation skills:
Learning on Screen (鈥渂ob鈥�) provides students with access to a vast archive of 65 free-to-air channel programming for educational usage 鈥� you can view TV programmes and films, and listen to radio programmes. In addition, Kanopy (鈥渢houghtful entertainment鈥�) is available to 乱伦秀 students, and offers a wide range of movies:
Digital Education services allow students to access online course materials or take part in online activities such as group work, discussions and assessment. Students can re-watch some lectures using the Lecturecast service and may also use interactive tools in the classroom.
New students are encouraged to complete the 鈥楧igital Education at 乱伦秀鈥� course which is available on Moodle, 乱伦秀鈥檚 virtual learning environment, to familiarise themselves with the tools and technology available to support their digital learning experience.
ISD provides desktop computers and laptops for loan in a number of learning spaces.
Computers at 乱伦秀 run a Desktop@乱伦秀 service which provides access to hundreds of software applications to support students.听 Students also have access to a range of free and discounted software.
Visit the IT Essential for new students page for details of all IT services available:
All students are encouraged to download the 乱伦秀Go app, available for iOS and Android devices and on the web. The app gives access to the timetable, Moodle, email, Portico, and library loans.听 It has maps to locate lecture theatres, water fountains, computers and study spaces on campus.听 It has checklists of things students need to do and sends important alerts, as well as having opt-in notifications on topics of interest.听 You can also see lists of events hosted by the 乱伦秀 Students' Union and 乱伦秀 departments.
14.1.3 乱伦秀 Centre for Languages & International Education (CLIE)
The 乱伦秀 Centre for Languages & International Education (CLIE) provides modern foreign language, British Sign Language and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) modules for 乱伦秀 students. CLIE also heads the 乱伦秀 Academic Communication Centre (ACC). The ACC offers discipline-specific academic communication support to both native and non-native English speakers currently studying an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at 乱伦秀. Evening courses are offered in nine foreign languages across a range of levels to support 乱伦秀 students, staff and London鈥檚 wider academic and professional community. Students can access language-learning resources online through the CLIE Self-Access Centre, including films and documentaries and books for self-study.
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14.1.4听Sustainable 乱伦秀
乱伦秀 launched its Sustainability Strategy in 2019 鈥� one of the most ambitious across the UK higher education sector.听 It includes many headline commitments 鈥� to be a net zero carbon institution by 2030; to be single use plastic free; and that every student has the opportunity to engage with sustainability during their time at 乱伦秀. The Sustainable 乱伦秀 team offers students many different opportunities to learn about sustainability as part of their studies or extracurricular activities.听
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In particular, students can engage with sustainability in their free-time by joining one of 乱伦秀鈥檚 green clubs and societies or taking part in 乱伦秀鈥檚 Student Sustainability Council to help direct 乱伦秀鈥檚 sustainability vision and represent the students鈥� voice on sustainability.
Further information:
- Sustainable 乱伦秀 Website
- Sustainability Student Opportunity Website
- Sustainability Strategy
- Green clubs and societies
14.2听Information on SSEES library spaces/resources, IT provision/support, social spaces etc.
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乱伦秀 SSEES Library is one of the UK鈥檚 largest specialist collections on Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, Russia and the former Soviet Union. 听It provides print and electronic books, journals, archive collections and other resources to support the study of the whole of Central and Eastern Europe and Russia. There is wireless access throughout the 乱伦秀 SSEES building, and the Library has student computing facilities, laptop loans, printing and copying devices, and facilities for viewing DVDs and videos. See below for further details.
During term-time the Library is open from 09:00 to 21:00, Monday to Friday, and from 10:00 to 17:00 on Saturdays.
The Library has a team of Area Specialists who can help you to locate resources for your subject. If you need assistance of any sort, please speak to a member of staff in the Enquiries Office in the first instance, or email the Library at ssees-library@ucl.ac.uk. To keep up-to-date with the latest news and developments, follow on Twitter or visit the Library鈥檚 . Your 乱伦秀 student ID card is also your Library card; as soon as you have it, you can visit any of the .
Ensure you have your 乱伦秀 ID with you at all times as it is not possible to use the 乱伦秀 Libraries without it.
Library Induction
Tours of the 乱伦秀 SSEES Library are held in the first week of term as part of the Induction programme. You will meet library staff and receive further details of the collections and the facilities, including the layout of the library and basic features of the online catalogue, . Subject-specific induction sessions also take place in other 乱伦秀 libraries. Please ask a member of SSEES library staff for more information.
We suggest you familiarise yourself with the Library before the busy study period starts in order to be able to take full advantage of all the available facilities. Users of the Library can familiarise themselves with听general library resources and collections and make the most of all our services and facilities, with our self-guided tour and also take a look at the Library鈥檚 website, as well as dedicated to the collections.
乱伦秀 SSEES Library provides computer and printing facilities for SSEES students. The Student Computer Cluster is located on the First Floor of the Library. To access the room, you will need the 4-digit security code for the door. Please show your 乱伦秀 ID card at the Library Help Desk to request the code. The room contains 11 乱伦秀 Desktop computers and also laptop loan facilities.
听Students also have access to many other computer workrooms across 乱伦秀. A full list can be found on the Information Services Division web site. The nearest ones are in the Main Library, the Science Library, the Institute of Archaeology and the 乱伦秀 Student Centre which provides 1,104听study spaces. 乱伦秀 cluster rooms are open for individual use, when not booked for teaching.
Printing and Copying
乱伦秀 Libraries and computer clusters are equipped with devices which photocopy, print and scan. There are two machines in the Photocopying and Printing Room on the Lower Ground Floor of 乱伦秀 SSEES Library, and one in each of the Computer Clusters on the First Floor. The first time you use one of the devices you will need to register with your 乱伦秀 user ID and password, but after that just swipe your 乱伦秀 ID card on the card reader to access your account. You can print directly from laptops and other mobile devices by emailing your documents to mobileprint@ucl.ac.uk. Colour printing and copying are also available. You are given 拢12 of copying and printing credit at the beginning of each year which can be topped up online via the web page. You can pay online with debit or credit card.
Audio-Visual Facilities
乱伦秀 SSEES Library holds a collection of over 8,000 DVDs and videos containing films and documentaries from and about the region. A searchable catalogue of this collection is available at /library/ssees-videos/. The Multimedia Room on the First Floor provides facilities for watching these materials. Headphones can be borrowed from the Library Help Desk.
Other 乱伦秀 Libraries
乱伦秀 SSEES Library is your first point of call for the books, periodicals and electronic resources you will need for your studies. You will find additional facilities and relevant collections in the 乱伦秀 Main Library, which is located in the centre of the Wilkins Building on the main campus off Gower Street (under the dome), and the Science Library in the DMS Watson building, also located on the main campus. Maps showing the locations of all 乱伦秀 libraries are available in SSEES Library or the locations can be found
As a 乱伦秀 student, you can borrow books from any of the 乱伦秀 Libraries and you can also register 听for borrowing at . When applying for membership of Senate House Library and reference access to other University of London libraries you will need to show your 乱伦秀 ID card as proof of your student status.
Specialist Bookshops
A list of central London bookshops and online book suppliers can be found at听.
Useful bookshops in London include the following:
The European Bookshop (Tel: 020 7734 5259; Fax: 020 7287 1720) 5 Warwick Street, London W1R 5RA (Tube: Piccadilly Circus) ()
Foyles (Tel: 020 7437 5660)听 107 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0DTB (Tube: Tottenham Court Road ()
Waterstones (Tel: 020 7636 1577; Fax: 020 7580 7680) 82 Gower Street, London WC1E 6EQ (Tube: Goodge St) ()
14.3听How to access Moodle and support contacts
Moodle is 乱伦秀's online learning space. It includes a wide range of tools which can be used to support learning and teaching. Moodle is used to supplement taught modules, in some cases just by providing essential information and materials, but it can also be integrated more fully, becoming an essential component of a module. Some modules may use Moodle to provide access to readings, videos, activities, collaboration tools and assessments.听
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14.4听Portico
Portico
Portico is the main 乱伦秀 student information system which is used by all students for:
- Updating personal data such as addresses or contact numbers
- Completing online module registration
- Viewing information about programmes/modules
- Viewing module results
- Pre-enrolment and re-enrolment
- Applying for programme transfer
- Plan and record skills development
- Applying for graduation ceremonies
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14.5听Online Timetable
The 乱伦秀 Online Timetable is available at听.
You can see your personal timetable week by week and find out when things are being taught across 乱伦秀. You should use it to select course units which will fit in your timetable. Your personal timetable will display all the course units you are registered to attend including lectures, seminars, tutorials, labs, film screenings, computer training and more.听
Login with your standard 乱伦秀 username and password to display your personal timetable, or select a department or subject area, a degree programme, or individual modules and create a custom timetable, to find out when classes are scheduled to be taught.
Checking Your Personal Timetable
At the start of the academic year听you must carefully check your online timetable to ensure that there are no clashes between classes. If you do find that some of your classes clash, you should contact your Programme Administrator at the earliest opportunity. However, please note that it may not be possible to avoid clashes with courses that are not compulsory, and you may be asked to choose a different course unit.
During the academic year听you must remember to check your online timetable regularly for changes to dates, times or locations.
At the beginning of Term 2听you must carefully check your timetable as changes to room locations do occur between the start of the academic year and the beginning of Term 2.
Subscribe to your online timetable
The Online Timetable offers a calendar subscription service, allowing you to get a feed of your personal timetable directly to your live@乱伦秀 account, or to your smartphone or personal calendaring service (e.g. Google Calendar, Apple iCal).
Online Timetable Quick Guide
Step 1听Enter your options in Portico. Click on 'view provisional timetable' and you will be taken to the timetable website to check that your options fit in your timetable. Once you are happy that your timetable is clash-free confirm your options in Portico.
Step 2听Once you confirm your options in Portico, they will (provisionally) appear in your timetable the next day. If a module selection is not approved by the teaching department or you delete it in Portico, it will be removed from your timetable the following day. Once approved, your options will continue to be displayed on your personal timetable.
Step 3听Your personal timetable displays the modules you are registered to attend in Portico. Students are automatically registered for compulsory modules so they immediately appear in your timetable.
Step 4听Groups such as tutorials, labs and seminars are added to your timetable when you are assigned to a group by the teaching department. You can choose to display all groups for your modules.
Step 5听Timetables are subject to change. Any change to the timetable from any department at 乱伦秀 is reflected immediately in the online timetable and your personal timetable will be updated automatically. Remember to check your timetable regularly and report clashes to your Programme Administrator as soon as you can.
14.6听Research Student Log 听
Research Student Log
To fulfil 乱伦秀鈥檚 commitment to the quality of its research programmes, the Doctoral School provides the Research Student Log for the use of all research students at 乱伦秀. The Log is a mandatory component of all 乱伦秀 research degree programmes (including the MRes) and has been prepared to assist students throughout their degree programme at 乱伦秀. It provides a framework for recording details related to the student鈥檚 graduate research programme, scheduled supervisory meetings and activities concerning the development of academic and key skills. The Log will also help students to assess their progress and to plan and chart evidence of the development of academic and discipline-specific skills and key skills.
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