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CUG Libraries & Learning Resources: Library Basics

Library Essentials

A quick guide to get started using your campus Library.

Borrowing books

  1. Click 'borrow' on the touchscreen
  2. Tap your student card on the sensor to the right of the screen
  3. Place the books you want to borrow in the area below the screen
  4. Wait for all the book titles to appear on the screen
  5. Click 'finish'
  6. You can get a receipt if you want one, but it isn't necessary

Returning books

  1. Press 'return' on the touchscreen
  2. Place the books you want to return in the area below the screen
  3. Click 'finish'
  4. Place returned books on the trolley next to the machine (or elsewhere if asked to)

Finding items using Locate

  1. Select your campus from the list (not studying at a main campus? pick any option)
  2. Type what you're looking for into the search box (search tips)
  3. Use the 'books', 'articles' or 'book chapters' buttons below the search box to focus the results on one information type
  4. For online items, use the 'full text available' or other download links to get access
  5. If you want a print book, you can use the 'print & media resources' filter to focus the results on items we hold in print
    (n.b. this is not perfect, as the filtered list includes items we hold in print anywhere, not necessarily at your base site)
  6. If a print book is available, the classmark (number on the spine we use to organise books into topics) will be shown below the title. Use this to find the book in your library

Your library account on Locate

  1. From any Locate page, click on 'login' in the top right of the screen
    (if on a mobile device or smaller screen, this menu may appear as three dots)
  2. Log in using your university details (username@coventry.ac.uk)
  3. You can use your account to:
    • View your current and previous loans;
    • View the requests you made;
    • View any fines & fees you might have accrued.

Requesting books using Locate

  1. Make sure you are logged into Locate (see the 'Library account' video on this page for details)
  2. Click on the title of the book you want to request a copy of (where all copies are currently on loan)
  3. In the 'where is it' section of the item record, click the 'request' link
  4. Fill in the form which appears:
    • Set the material type to 'book'
    • Select the date when the book would no longer be useful for you (your request is cancelled after this date)
  5. Click the green 'request' button at the bottom of the form to complete your request
  6. You will get an email to your university email address when the item is ready to collect

Quick referencing guide

Contact your library

Speak to staff in the Library, or email us.

 Coventry: Library@cuc.coventry.ac.uk

 Dagenham: library@cul.coventry.ac.uk

 Greenwich: greenwichlibrary.cul@coventry.ac.uk

 Scarborough: library.cus@coventry.ac.uk

For answers to more frequently asked questions, use the Ask Us link at the top of every page.
You can also speak to Libby, using the pop-up link at the bottom of every page.