{"id":2,"date":"2020-08-12T09:40:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T09:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/computing-library-guide\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-07-19T10:47:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:47:19","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/computing-library-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding books"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>The best place to find books relevant to your course is via your reading list or on <a href=\"https:\/\/librarysearch.kent.ac.uk\/client\/en_GB\/kent\">LibrarySearch<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>Your online reading list can be found via your course moodle. Here is a short video with instructions on how to access and use your reading list.<\/p>\r\n<p><div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='1140' height='672' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7rfG2JicOoc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><\/p>\r\n<p>Links to digital resources are available from here so may require your Kent Login to access them.<\/p>\r\n<p>For more information on library services including how to borrow, make reservations, checking your library account etc, please see our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/guides\">full list of library guides<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h4>Books\u00a0<\/h4>\r\n<p>We have a large collection of computing books in the library as well as in related topics such as mathematics and technology.<\/p>\r\n<p>As well as using LibrarySearch to find specific titles you may want to browse topics areas on the library shelves. These will generally be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/is\/templeman\/pdf\/floor-plans.pdf\">Floor 1\u00a0 Block B<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/guides\/finding-books-and-library-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Find out more<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0about finding books at the Templeman.<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h4>Ebooks<\/h4>\r\n<p>You might also want to browse the following ebook collections for a specific topic:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory\/291\/springerlink\">SpringerLink<\/a> \u2013 good range of research\u00a0 and reference books in computer science. Filter by discipline.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory\/276\/sciencedirect\">Science Direct<\/a> \u2013 covering a range of computer science topics. Filter by domain.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-cambridge-org.chain.kent.ac.uk\/core\/browse-subjects\/computer-science\">Cambridge Core<\/a> -browse by &#8216;computer science&#8217;<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory\/143\/ieee\">IEEE Xplore<\/a> &#8211; browse books by subject fro a wide range of computing topics<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong><a class=\"customize-unpreviewable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/guides\/find-and-use-e-books\">More advice on how to find and use e-books<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h4>Borrowing items<\/h4>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/guides\/borrow-from-the-templeman-library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-135 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation-library-guide\/files\/2023\/02\/borrowing_800w_800w.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a>Using your Kent One card, you can borrow up to 40 books from the Library, so you may well need to make he most of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>sport and fitness\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opportunities\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>to carry them!<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/guides\/borrow-from-the-templeman-library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Find out more<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0about borrowing from the Templeman.<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h4>Finding books outside of the Templeman Library<\/h4>\r\n<p>There may well be an occasion where you are searching for a book title, and find it\u2019s not available in the<em>\u00a0Templeman Library<\/em>. Alternatively, you may be researching a topic from a specific angle and would like to see if there are any other book titles available in the field.<\/p>\r\n<p>The resources listed below, allow you to extend you book searching outside of the Templeman Library to other\u00a0<em>Higher Education institutions<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>national holding libraries<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<p>Use these in conjunction with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/guides\/using-other-libraries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SCONUL process<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to see if HE Libraries near to your home have the book for reference use, or to request via our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/guides\/document-delivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Document Delivery Service<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best place to find books relevant to your course is via your reading list or on LibrarySearch. Your online reading list can be found &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/computing-library-guide\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/computing-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/computing-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/computing-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/computing-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/computing-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/computing-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/computing-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/computing-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}