
[+] Free e-access to certain Elsevier journals
Dear members of the academic society,
We are happy to inform you that Elsevier grants us free e-acess for January and February to the following journal titles:
ISSN |
Transferring title to Elsevier as of Jan 1st , 2023 |
Previous Publisher |
0002-9165 |
OUP |
|
0022-3166 |
OUP |
|
1600-6135 |
Wiley |
|
1538-7933 |
Wiley |
|
0893-3952 |
Springer-Nature |
|
0023-6837 |
Springer-Nature |
[+] Central Library (Rethymno) opening hours during Christmas holidays
24 - 26 December |
CLOSED |
27 - 29 December |
09:00 – 15:30 |
30 - 31 December |
CLOSED |
4 - 5 January |
09:00 – 15:30 |
6 - 8 January |
CLOSED |
Βack to the regular opening hours from Monday 9th of January 2023
Merry Christmas!
[+] Library Opening Hours during Easter vacation(Heraklio)
OPENING HOURS - EASTER 2022 - HERAKLIO LIBRARY
SATURDAY 16 APRIL : CLOSED
MONDAY 18TH - WEDNESDAY 2OTH APRIL: 8:30-15:00
THURSDAY 21TH - TUESDAY 26TH APRIL: CLOSED
WEDNESDAY 27TH - FRIDAY 29TH APRIL: 8:30-15:00
SATURDAY 30 APRIL: CLOSED
[+] THE LIBRARY IS CLOSED under the measures for coronavirus
[+] Library re-opening on 05/10/2020
Since 5th of October 2020 the University Library continues to serve only for borrowing material (by appointment) and returning material the members of the Institution.
OPENING HOURS:
The opening hours for borrowing and returning material are 09.00 – 17.00, from Monday to Friday, 09.00 – 15.00, on Saturday.
SPECIAL FUNCTION CONDITIONS:
The Library will serve all the members of the academic community.
The users are not permitted to stay in the Library building ( the studying areas and all the service points will remain closed for the Library public) apart from the Library reception, showing necessarily their university identity card (or university verification form).
The Library users are obliged to follow all the necessary safety measures in order to avoid the contagion of COVID-19 (the use of a protective mask is mandatory). In case of waiting, they must keep 2 m. distance from each other, follow the signs and obey the staff instructions.
BORROWING MATERIAL :
The users must send a request via the special application form, and then they can borrow the requested material only by appointment, made by the staff:
- The users search the books they need in the Online Library Catalogue
- Fill in the application form with the necessary fields (book title, classification number, barcode)
- The library staff, keeping order of priority, collects the books and informs the users that they can visit the library arranging at the same time an appointment. The Library users must not visit the Library unless they have received the message of arrangement.
- All the members can borrow books depending their status (undergraduates, postgraduates,erasmus etc)
HOW TO RENEW YOUR BORROWED MATERIAL:
For this period Library patrons are requested to renew their borrowed material by sending a request to the following addresses: circ-ret@lib.uoc.gr (for Rethymno) or circ-her@lib.uoc.gr (for Heraklio) – mentioning their Name, Faculty and Registration number.
Their request will be accepted only if it is sent:
- From their Uoc academic e-mail
- Three (3) days before the due date of the books
Patrons will be informed by the Circulation service when their request is carried out.
RETURNING MATERIAL:
α) In person: the books are delivered at the Library reception during opening hours (09.00-17.00, from Monday to Friday, 09.00-15.00, on Saturday).
It is not required an appointment for returning material
The Library will keep a list of names of the persons that return books.
Β) Due to the special conditions, returning material is permitted by courier (on sender’s charge) to the Circulation Service of the corresponding Library of the user. The Library will inform the user about receiving the material as soon as the package is open (after the time period of quarantine has expired)
The returned material is kept isolated in a special room for specific time, depending on the material cover type: 3 days for paper cover, 10 days for plasticised cover. After the expiration time of isolation, the books are placed on shelves and are again available for new loan to users.
RETURNING ‘EUDOXUS’ MATERIAL:
For ‘EUDOXUS’ material that was received by mistake, the users will follow the same procedure as returning material (in person or by courier). In both cases it is necessary for us to know the student’s surname, his/her Department and his/her registration number)
PHOTOCOPY - PRINT - SCAN
Library patrons can photocopy or scan (must have personal memory stick) material that cannot be checked out, such as Reference material, journals etc. They have to request the material they will copy via the special application form. They can also print material available via web pages or personal material using personal memory sticks.
Charges: photocopy 0.04€, print 0.05€, scan 0.01€ /per page
MASTER OR PHD THESIS DEPOSIT:
Master or Phd theses are received into the Library as follows:
Α) In person, delivering also the relevant Deposit form:
b) By email (in pdf or ms-word format), via the relevant form (submit work) of the E-Locus Institutional Repository. Then the user must send by courier not only the master or phd thesis in print form but also the (signed) application form.
As soon as the Library receives both forms of work (print and electronic) sends the relevant verification to the corresponding Secretariat.
For any additional information or clarification, contact us via email at libr@lib.uoc.gr (Rethymnon) and libh@lib.uoc.gr (Heraklion).
[+] Library re-opening on 15/6/2020
By decision of the 33rd / 05-06-2020 Session of the Senate of the University of Crete, the Library will reopen at the University Campuses of Rethymnon and Heraklion on Monday, 15th of June 2020, so as to serve only for borrowing material (by appointment) and returning material the members of the Institution.
OPENING HOURS:
The opening hours for borrowing and returning material are 09.00 – 15.00, from Monday to Friday.
SPECIAL FUNCTION CONDITIONS:
The Library will serve only the members of the academic community and not the external users.
The users are not permitted to stay in the Library building ( the studying areas and all the service points will remain closed for the Library public) apart from the Library reception, showing necessarily their university identity card.
The Library users are obliged to follow all the necessary safety measures in order to avoid the contagion of COVID-19 (the use of a protective mask is mandatory). In case of waiting, they must keep 2 m. distance from each other, follow the signs and obey the staff instructions.
BORROWING MATERIAL :
The users must send a request via the special application form, and then they can borrow the requested material only by appointment, made by the staff:
- The users search the books they need in the Online Library Catalogue
- Fill in the application form with the necessary fields (book title, classification number, barcode)
- The library staff, keeping order of priority, collects the books and informs the users that they can visit the library arranging at the same time an appointment. The Library users must not visit the Library unless they have received the message of arrangement.
- Due to the special conditions and in order to serve more users, all the categories of public (undergraduates, postgraduates etc) can borrow up to 5 books (except books that are not for loan or are for short loan) for 10 days.
RETURNING MATERIAL:
α) In person: the books are delivered at the Library reception during opening hours (09.00-15.00, from Monday to Friday).
It is not required an appointment for returning material
The Library will keep a list of names of the persons that return books.
Β) Due to the special conditions, returning material is permitted by courier (on sender’s charge) to the Circulation Service of the corresponding Library of the user. The Library will inform the user about receiving the material as soon as the package is open (after the time period of quarantine has expired)
The returned material is kept isolated in a special room for specific time, depending on the material cover type: 3 days for paper cover, 10 days for plasticised cover. After the expiration time of isolation, the books are placed on shelves and are again available for new loan to users.
RETURNING ‘EUDOXUS’ MATERIAL:
For ‘EUDOXUS’ material that was received by mistake, the users will follow the same procedure as returning material (in person or by courier). In both cases it is necessary for us to know the student’s surname, his/her Department and his/her registration number)
MASTER OR PHD THESIS DEPOSIT:
Master or Phd theses are received into the Library as follows:
Α) In person, delivering also the relevant Deposit form:
b) By email (in pdf or ms-word format), via the relevant form (submit work) of the E-Locus Institutional Repository. Then the user must send by courier not only the master or phd thesis in print form but also the (signed) application form.
As soon as the Library receives both forms of work (print and electronic) sends the relevant verification to the corresponding Secretariat.
For any additional information or clarification, contact us via email at libr@lib.uoc.gr (Rethymnon) and libh@lib.uoc.gr (Heraklion).
[+] Free access to Gale Reference Complete to July 31st
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