Saint Mary's Patrick Power Library. Atlantic School of Theology Library. Nova Scotia Community College Libraries. University of King's College Library. Angus L. Macdonald Library. Mount Saint Vincent University Library. Cost Novanet Express is free from most Novanet libraries; however please ask about charges when you register your card. How to place an order Online from home or library workstation Search for the item in the Novanet catalogue.
Click "sign in" in the upper right corner. In the barcode field, use your seven-digit student, staff or faculty number with the zero at the beginning. In the password field, use your four-digit library PIN:. Use your student or faculty number with the zero at the beginning in the barcode field. Your password is a four-digit library PIN. Try the last four digits of your phone number. E-mail circ mta. I don't have a library card.
Where do I get one? Your student, staff or faculty ID card is your library card. Get your card at the Bookstore. If you are a distance student, contact us and we can register your account virtually.
Can community members get a library card? Contact us at circ mta. It allows you to borrow books or other materials from any Novanet library. In town temporarily? We have a temporary borrower's card that allows you to borrow just Mount A items. How can alumni get a library card? How do I search for books and other materials? Use Novanet to search for books, e-books and more. Novanet search results may contain books, e-books, articles, films, music, theses and more.
You can filter results to see only certain types of resources. Novanet searches the content of libraries at 12 universities and colleges, including Mount Allison. You can borrow print or physical material from any of these libraries. Electronic content journals, e-books, streaming video are licenced library by library.
You can search e-books directly through our E-book Collections. Many journals are also not searchable in Novanet. You can use databases to search journals. See How do I search for journal articles? Please ask a librarian for assistance if you have any questions.
How do I request a book? You can place a hold through Novanet to request books from Mount Allison or any other Novanet library. Alternatively, you can use our "Library to Go" web form to request books or other materials from the Mount Allison libraries.
For items not available through Novanet, you can place an interlibrary loan request. Click the hyperlinked title of the item you want. This will open a window with more details about the item. Scroll down to the "Get It -- Place a Hold" link. Staff will get your book and notify you when it is ready for pick-up. Can community members borrow books? You can also request items from Mount A or other Novanet libraries through the Novanet catalogue.
See How do I place a request for books in other Novanet Libraries? You can search for books through the Novanet catalogue and library staff will fetch them for you. Request books by placing a hold in Novanet or using the Library to Go web form. Click on a book title and scroll to the bottom of your screen. For help searching for books, contact a librarian by e-mail or LiveChat, or contact our Research Help Desk at infodesk mta. How many books can I borrow? As many as you need.
While the limit used to be 50, there is no longer a limit to the number of books a person can borrow. What are the loan periods? Most items circulate for three weeks. Faculty borrowing periods are one term. Course reserves have shorter lending periods, depending on the item. How do I renew books and other items? Log into your Novanet account and in the drop-down menu under your name click "my loans. Contact circ mta. Where do I return library items? The R. Bell Library has an exterior book-return slot to the left of the main doors.
Book return bins are also inside the Library just inside the main doors. You can return interlilbrary loan, Novanet, or Mount Allison books including music books to either of these locations. Not in Sackville? You can also return library books to any Novanet library.
Can I return Mount A items to other libraries? You can return library books to any Novanet library. Novanet consists of all academic libraries in Nova Scotia plus Mount Allison. What does "on reserve" mean? Professors often place books, articles or other materials "on course reserve" so students can borrow the item for a shortened borrowing period, usually three hours, one day, or a few days.
This ensures as many students as possible can get access to the necessary material. Look up course reserves here: Novanet Course Reserves. Contact Access Services at circ mta. What happens if I lose a library book? We may ask you to buy a replacement copy or the library may seek out a replacement and bill you for the costs. In some cases, we may not need a replacement. Lost books belonging to other libraries are handled by those libraries. If you have lost a book, please contact the Head of Access Services , who will talk to your subject librarian about how to proceed.
How can I get books or other materials not available in the Mount A libraries? You can place a "hold" through Novanet if you see the book or other item at another Novanet Library. See How do I request books from other Novanet libraries? We'll notify you when the book arrives. It usually takes three to five days. If you do not see the item in the Novanet catalogue, you can place an Interlibrary Loan request. You can also recommend books for purchase: Contact your subject librarian!
What is Library to Go? Library to Go is a service through which you can request books or other library items for "curbside" pick-up at either the Main or Music Library.
You can request books through Novanet "Novanet Express" or by using a web form. Library staff will notify you when the book is ready for pick-up. Document Delivery allows you to send an entire article or a select number of pages to your e-mail after you log- in. Limit results to the Mount Library. The limits you have placed on a search are shown in small boxes above your results. To remove a limit, click on the small x beside the limit name. Limit results to ebooks. To limit book results to Online Available to Mount faculty and students: Sign in.
Every book will indicate their availability underneath the title. Accessing ebooks. To access the full text, click on View Online. Unfortunately publishers do not allow other universities and colleges to share their ebook collections. You may be requested to login with your MSVU credentials.
Exporting citations to RefWorks and additional options. When you click an article or book title, on the main page across the top there are options for you to cite the material or send it to Refworks.
Learn more about using RefWorks for managing your citations and creating bibliographies.
0コメント