Information for researchers
Getting started
Teesside University Smart Card (TUSC)
You will need your TUSC to:
- Borrow books and other materials
- Allow access to some University buildings
- Use the printing system in the Library
To get your TUSC, ask at your School IT help desk. Please bring proof of your enrolment with you.
If you lose your TUSC, you can request a replacement online at http://onlineshop.tees.ac.uk
Personal identification number (PIN)
Your PIN is unique to you and is used as extra security. You will need it to use any self-services and to check or renew your loans via My Account on The Catalogue. You will also need your PIN when you renew items by telephone.
Staff and students can set up their own PINs via the URL https://myaccess.tees.ac.uk/pcs by selecting the option to "Manage your security details".
Alternatively you can ask at the iZone on the Ground Floor or telephone the Library on 01642 342100 during full service hours, press zero to speak to a staff member and request that your PIN be posted out to you
ICT account
Once you have enrolled you are allocated an ICT username and password which will be provided by your school. You need to use this to access University systems (e.g. Blackboard, E-learning@tees) and to access L&IS electronic resources. We recommend that you change your password to something you will remember using the password change system at https://myaccess.tees.ac.uk. It must have at least 8 characters and can be a mixture of letters and numbers. You can also register to be able to re-set your own password on the password change system.
We recommend that you register for self-service PIN resetting so if you forget or lose your PIN you can easily reset if from home.
Contact your Subject Librarian
The Academic Librarians are your direct link to L&IS and it's a good idea to make yourself known to the Subject Librarian for your subject area.
Borrowing from the Library collections
The Library provides a central focus for resources to support learning, teaching and research.
It is situated on Southfield Road, as indicated on the campus map. It has extensive opening hours. The Library consists of a ground floor and three subject floors - see 
Floor 1 (pdf - 80kb)]
[ Floor 2 (pdf - 80kb)]
[ Floor 3 (pdf - 70kb).
Collections
The stock consists of:
- books, including reference material, texts, pamphlets, theses, project reports, electronic books
- journals (print and electronic) with backruns, newspapers, indexing and abstracting sources (mostly online), full text databases - to see what's available for your subject area, look at the subject guides
- computer software
- audio visual materials such as microform, slides, audio tapes, CDs, video and DVDs with equipment to use this material
- special collections (pdf - 39kb)
Using The Catalogue
The Catalogue contains the records of all the books and other materials which are in the Library.
From The Catalogue you can also access My Account so that you can check to see what items you have on loan and when they are due back.
You are able to renew loans, reserve items and check outstanding reservations. You can also get details of any outstanding charges and a loan and reservation history.
Search The Catalogue and access your account
To use the My Account facility you need your borrower number (this is the number in the bottom right hand corner of your TUSC. If you have an older TUSC, this will be the number above the barcode) and your personal identification number (PIN).
More information about using The Catalogue (pdf - 229kb)
Borrowing
You can borrow up to 29 loans which can be a combination of up to 26:
- standard loans - borrow these for up to 4 weeks (white date label)
- and weekly loans - borrow these for up to 1 week (yellow date label)
- plus 3 x High Demand loans - borrow these for up to 3 days.
Some material such as journals and books with red bands are reference only.
Fines are charged on all overdue loans. View the rates.
Reserving books
You can reserve material which is on loan to another user. Find out how to do this online from My Account (pdf - 441kb)
Renewing books
You can renew items you have on loan either by coming into the Library, on the telephone or online via My Account. More information about renewing books
Using ICT in the Library
The Library also houses over 400 PCs which are available to all staff and students and deliver:
- Microsoft Office 2010 providing word processing, spreadsheet, database and presentation applications
- email and internet access
- SPSS and other specialist software e.g. Photoshop, Flash
- access to The Catalogue and Reading List software
- access to online indexing services
- access to electronic journals and electronic books
- multimedia with access to CD-ROM, DVD and ports for memory sticks
- many utilities and tools useful in the preparation and presentation of students' work
- a networked printing facility.
To use a PC in the Library you should be able to login using your University username and password (distributed by your school or department). If you experience any difficulty, please ask at the Library iZone where a guest login and password can be provided. Please take care to log out at the end of your session to prevent others from accessing your account.
Printing, photocopying and scanning services are available via the MyPrint stations. The cost of printing and photocopying in the Library will be recharged to your School.
The Library Regulations (pdf - 104kb) give you more details about what is permitted in the Library.
Researchers - The Corner
The Corner is a dedicated learning space for researchers and postgraduate students. Located on the ground floor of the Students' Union Building (in the former Waterstones bookshop) The Corner is wifi enabled with a variety of study seating to allow both independent research and group study. Opening hours are the same as the Middlesbrough Campus Library and access is permitted using your TUSC.
Group rooms
The group rooms in the Library are available to all students, enabling groups to work with access to ICT equipment, to develop materials, hold group discussions, practise presentations and view DVDs and videos relating to their academic work. More information on group rooms.
Using other libraries
Inter library loans
If you wish to consult material which is not in stock, it may be possible for us to borrow it from another library on your behalf. You can also use this service to obtain copies of journal articles or conference papers which are not in Library stock.
Information on this service
Inter library loan form for journal articles
Inter library loan form for books
EThOS - Electronic Theses Online Service
Use EThOS to access UK theses. Register with the service to download theses for free from participating higher educational institutions or to request a thesis for digitisation.
EThOS Factsheet (pdf - 188kb)
Access to other libraries
On occasions you may wish to have access to other libraries and resource centres (pdf - 179kb).
In particular you might be interested in the SCONUL access scheme of which Teesside University is a member. The SCONUL access scheme is a co-operative venture between higher education libraries. It enables university staff, postgraduate research students, part-time, distance, and placement students to borrow material from other libraries. In addition, there is a provision for full-time students and for staff to use other libraries on a reference only basis. Membership is open to any higher education institution in the UK and over half are now members. For further information, see the SCONUL access scheme website.
You may also be interested in our Links to other libraries web page.
Keeping up to date
Journal resources grow year on year and a significant number are now available in e format. Keeping yourself up to date with the latest information is a challenge for everyone.
It might be worth bearing in mind that you can use current awareness and alert services provided by online bibliographical database providers and journal publishers.
You can save the successful search profiles that have worked for you in online databases as an 'alert'. This means that the search will be run automatically on a regular basis and you will receive an e-mail listing the most recent articles added to the database matching your prolfile. The availability and means of setting up alerts differs from database to database. You can consult the help pages for the database you use to see how to set up alerts or you can speak to your Subject Librarian.
You can also use table of contents (TOC) services. These services will e-mail you the table of contents of journal titles that you want to keep up to date with. Zetoc provided by the British Library is the most comprehensive service. Many journal publishers also provide services for the titles they publish.
TeesRep - the University Institutional Repository
TeesRep is the open access digital archive of published research by Teesside University researchers. It includes a mixture of full-text items and metadata only records for journal articles, books, and conference papers. TeesRep also holds the collection of PhD theses produced in the University. All research active staff are encouraged to contribute to TeesRep through the Research Institutes or by contacting the TeesRep Team (TeesRep.team@tees.ac.uk or ringing 01642 738280)
More information about TeesRep, how to submit research and search the content is available in the factsheet.
( TeesRep Factsheet (pdf - 308kb))
Look for research within TeesRep: http://tees.openrepository.com/tees/
Information about Open Access: http://lis.tees.ac.uk/researchers/openaccess.cfm
Further help/contact details
We want researchers to get as much as possible from the service we provide. If you require more information you can phone or email your query to us and we will be happy to help.
Contact details for Academic Librarians
| Iain Baird | Academic Librarian (Health & Social Care) | Email: i.baird@tees.ac.uk Phone: (01642) 01642 342125 |
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| Jane Burke | Academic Librarian (Arts & Media) (Wed-Fri) | Email: j.burke@tees.ac.uk Phone: (01642) 01642 342123 |
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| Carol Dell-Price | Academic Librarian (Business) | Email: carol.dell-price@tees.ac.uk Phone: (01642) 01642 342199 |
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| Fran Porritt | Academic Librarian (Social Sciences & Law) | Email: f.porritt@tees.ac.uk Phone: (01642) 01642 342122 |
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| Val Sonley | Academic Librarian (Arts & Media) (Mon-Wed) | Email: v.sonley@tees.ac.uk Phone: (01642) 01642 342123 |
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| Clare Whittingham | Academic Librarian (Science & Engineering) | Email: c.whittingham@tees.ac.uk Phone: (01642) 01642 342121 |
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| Sharron Woolley | Academic Librarian (Computing) (18.5 hrs) | Email: s.woolley@tees.ac.uk Phone: (01642) 01642 342124 |
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Other points of contact for telephone and email enquiries
| Accessibility & Further Support | Contact for customers with a disability or who require specialist support | email:
libraryhelp@tees.ac.uk Tel: 01642 01642 342100 |
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| Archives | Enquiries about our Special Collections and Archives | email:
s.r.heywood@tees.ac.uk Tel: 01642 01642 342197 |
| AV Loans | First point of contact for requests to borrow audio-visual equipment (staff only) | email:
libraryhelp@tees.ac.uk Tel: 01642 01642 342100 |
| Darlington Campus Library | First point of contact for all enquiries relating to Library services specifically at Darlington Campus | email:
libraryhelp@tees.ac.uk Tel: 01642 01642 738777 |
| Digitisation Service | Enquiries about our Digitisation Service (staff only) | email:
j.meale@tees.ac.uk Tel: 01642 01642 738280 |
| Inter Library Loans | Assistance with ILL enquiries | email:
libraryhelp@tees.ac.uk Tel: 01642 01642 342100 |
| Learning Hub Queries | Help with study skills. Call in, telephone or email for help. | email:
libraryhelp@tees.ac.uk Tel: 01642 01642 342100 |
| Library Fax | Tel: 01642 01642 342190 |
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| Library Help | First point of contact for all enquiries relating to Library services | email:
libraryhelp@tees.ac.uk Tel: 01642 01642 342100 |
| Off-Campus Queries | First point of contact for queries on off-campus services | email:
libraryhelp@tees.ac.uk Tel: 01642 01642 342100 |
| TeesRep | Enquiries about the University's institutional research repository | email:
TeesRep.team@tees.ac.uk Tel: 01642 01642 738280 |
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