Science: My Library

My Library

My Library is the UQ Library website designed just for you.

To access your My Library...

From Library computers - access is automatic when you login using your UQ username and password
From Blackboard - select My Library for direct access
From outside the Library - login from the Library home page

When you login to your My Library page you get:

My Course Resources - direct access to your course reading lists, past exam papers, subject guides and help with your assignments
Summon-Search All - search Summon, the catalogue, course resources, databases, journals & newspapers, as well as general and specific search engines
My Activities - access to your library record, a summary of your current loans, holds, fines, document delivery. This is where you can renew loans.
Home Library - opening hours and real-time computer availability at your branch library
My Favourite Links - put links to your favourite databases, ejournals and websites here

Watch it!

A brief video showing you how to use and customise your My Library

Task: Try it yourself!

Go to your My Library page and try customising it.

Rearrange the panels by dragging and dropping
Add a link to My Favourites
Temporarily hide a panel by clicking on the down arrow
Restore the settings by clicking on the restore button at the bottom of the page
Go to "My Record" by clicking on the link. You can renew your loans and check what you have out on loan. Turn on your reading history to keep a record of ALL the books you borrow.

Course Readings

The Library maintains Reading Lists for each course in which you are enrolled. These detail where to find recommended books and readings for your subject and how to access them.

Watch it!

Watch this brief video on how to search for items from your Course Materials reading list.

Watch this brief video on how to interpret your course reading list.

Task: Try it yourself!

Click on a Reading List link under My Course Resources in My Library or select the Course Resources tab near the top of the Library homepage and enter your subject code to look up the reading list for your course. Then find the answers to the following questions:

(a) Are any of the books listed available in high use? What does high use mean? Are there other copies of the same book available?

(b) Are any of the resources for your course available online? If so, provide the name of one of them and state how to access it online.