- Plan your visit
- Help & Support
- Borrowing
- You want it, We get it
- Laptop Loans
- Postal Loans
- Alumni
- Visitors
- Using Other Libraries
- Library Charges
Plan your visit
- Opening Times – Catalyst is open 24/7. You can check our opening times for any changes here
- Swipe access – You will need your UniCard to swipe in and out of Catalyst in the evenings, between 8pm and 8am.
- Individual study – Group rooms are available on the ground, first and second floors and you can book a study space on the 3rd floor silent study area. You can book here: https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/services/study-room-bookings/
- Our colleagues in Student Services and Careers are available in Catalyst and are offering a blended approach with face to face services and virtual help and support appointments. Please visit their relevant webpages in the first instance or contact the helpdesk for key information.
Help & Support
There are lots of ways you can access help and support. If you have any questions about our services, facilities or resources simply search our knowledge base Ask Us which contains the most commonly asked questions.
You can get in touch with us either in person at the Catalyst building, or via:
Phone: 01695 650800
Email: [email protected]
The Helpdesk is situated on the ground floor of Catalyst (Ormskirk). You can access specialist help and support for IT assistance, SpLD (Specific Learning Difficulties), subject specific and academic skills along with general library, Student Services and Careers queries at our helpdesk.
We also have a range of online guides and tutorials.
Borrowing
Learning Services provide access to a wide range of electronic resources via Discover More which includes over 130,000 electronic books. Please see the e-resources page for further support.
To borrow items from any of our libraries you will need your UniCard. Items can be loaned from the self-issue machines at Catalyst or at St James’s.
Loan Allocations | |
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Student including PGCEs + Masters | 25 items |
Research / Staff | 35 items |
External including Alumni | 5 items |
Standard loans are a rolling 2 week loan, you can view your current loans by signing in to your account at Discover More
Reservations & Renewals
Returns
If you are unable to visit and require access to library stock or have any further questions about borrowing library items, please contact us at [email protected].
You want it, We get it
Is there a book or a journal article/book chapter you need for your academic studies which you can’t find through the library catalogue?
Books
We will either purchase the item for our stock or borrow it from another library.
Journal articles
If there is an article that you need which is not on Discover More, or a chapter from a book that we don’t have, then we will try and get it for you from another institution.
Make a Book Request
Make a Journal Article/Book Chapter Request
Reading Lists
Receive, Renew, Return
Copyright Declaration
FAQs
Requests from other universities
Laptop Loans
Catalyst has over 100 laptops that you can borrow, as well as over 350 fixed PCs that are accessible 24/7 during term time. All have access to the University network and online file storage, including most software available from the University.
Laptops are self issued using your library account and can be found in the lockers on the ground floor of the Catalyst building. You will need your Unicard to issue or return a laptop.
types of loan available: | |
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Overnight loans: | For use on campus only. These machines are not issued with a charger and will not work off campus. |
Two week loans: | For use on and off campus. You will need to pick up a charger and bag from the Catalyst Helpdesk. |
Please note: Laptops will not renew and must be returned on, or before, their due date. Once you return a laptop you can pick another up straight away, subject to availability.
Longer Laptop Loans
We understand that there are lots of circumstances where the overnight and two week loans will not be sufficient. In these cases you can apply for a long term loan from the University. This is normally issued for a semester, but could potentially be renewed dependant on availability and maintenance schedules.
You must have completed Stage 1 Enrolment to request a long loan.
Due to demand we cannot guarantee availability of a long loan laptop if your request is urgent or temporary (e.g. while your own laptop is repaired, or if you are waiting for student funding) In these circumstances you should use the two week or overnight loans available in Catalyst.
If you do not have access to your own equipment and would benefit from a long loan laptop, please complete the form below and we will be in touch.
Postal Loans
Students who do not study at our main site Ormskirk may be entitled to have items from our print collection posted out free of charge.
You can register for this service using the form below. We will send you instructions on how to request items to be posted. When you are ready to return your item, you can visit one of our libraries, return via post or use the free parcel force return option – details will be sent to you in each parcel. Fines are charged on overdue items that cannot be renewed.
You will need a Unicard if you want to visit one of our libraries and borrow items in person.
Postal Loan Registration Form
Only students who are classed as distance learners, or who study at one of our outreach centres can register for the postal loans service.
Alumni
Once you have registered with the Alumni network you can join the library free of charge. Simply register using the form below.
Alumni members can:
- Access the study facilities at any of our libraries and borrow up to 5 books.
- Browse our book and print journal collections.
- Use a number of educational and academic electronic resources as a day visitor under the terms of the walk in user licence.
- Access a number of electronic resources off site. See resources to support Edge Hill Alumni below.
For more information about our Alumni offer, please get in touch via Ask Us
Library registration form:
Our Alumni can now access over 1,000 eJournals, now available through Discover More, or by using the links below. These journals are part of collections from 7 publishers.
Resources to support Edge Hill Alumni
Discover More has changed. The first time you use the system you will need to reset your password by choosing the option at the log in screen. This will be sent to the email address you originally registered with so you will need to get in touch if this is no longer current.
- Childlink is unique European database of information on Welfare, Education, Health, Lifestyle, Justice, Youth Affairs, Employment, and Benefit Issues.
- Project MUSE is a provider of digital humanities and social science content. MUSE has full-text available from 185 scholarly journals and societies.
- The collection from Sage provides full text access to over 600 journals dating from 1999 onwards. Journals include those from learned societies and institutions, and across a broad range of subjects including business, humanities, social sciences, and science & technology.
- Credo Reference is an online reference library of over 100 books. Credo Reference includes all types of reference books including encyclopaedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations.
- ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB) is a digital collection of over 5,400 seminal books in the humanities and related social sciences. These titles are presented in collaboration with more than 120 publishers and Michigan Publishing. Books in the HEB collection have been recommended and reviewed by scholars and constituent learned societies of the American Council of Learned Societies.
- Sage Research Methods is a database which supports research at all levels by providing material to guide users through every step of the research process.
Visitors
Visitors and members of the public are welcome to use the University Libraries for research and study. During help desk opening hours visitors can access the study facilities at any of our libraries and browse our print collections. A member of the team will be happy to help you find the items you need.
During self-service hours access is for current staff and students only.
Under 18s must be accompanied by a parent or guardian unless visiting as part of an organised school visit, event or open day. More information about events and activities for schools and colleges can be found on the student recruitment pages.
Electronic Resources
Licensing restrictions prevent us from giving access to electronic services. However, we can make some resources available to external users.
- Academic Partnership Staff can access a number of electronic resources to help them support Edge Hill University students. To apply for membership please fill in the online form.
- Alumni can access a number of electronic resources once they have registered with the library. There is an online registration form available on the alumni pages
- Retired Staff can access a number of electronic resources once they have registered. To find out how to join the library as a retired member of staff please email [email protected].
- Members of the public and other visitors can be provided with access to a limited number of electronic resources while they are visiting the library. Please contact us before you visit to check we have what you need.
Wifi
Students and staff from other universities can bring their own phone, laptop or tablet to access the eduroam wireless network. A guest wifi network, provided by The Cloud, is also available for visitors who cannot access eduroam.
Edge Hill Archive
The Edge Hill Archive is located on the ground floor of the Catalyst and can be visited by appointment. More information on the archive can be found on the archive pages
Using Other Libraries
SCONUL Access is a reciprocal service supported by most of the higher education libraries in the UK and Ireland. If you are a part time student, a member of academic staff, a researcher, or a distance learner you may wish to use other academic libraries, particularly if they are closer to where you live and work. Undergraduates are allowed reference only access via the scheme.
You can also take your wireless device to other universities and by connecting to the Eduroam network with your Edge Hill username and password you will be able to use WI-Fi and access Edge Hill eResources.
How to Apply
The scheme is no longer issuing new cards as these have been replaced by the online confirmation email. You will be able to continue to use your SCONUL card if it is still in date. You only need to apply once and can use the email in as many participating institutions as you wish to access. Go to the SCONUL Access website and complete the online registration process.
Using SCONUL Access at Other Institutions
Take your SCONUL confirmation email (or SCONUL card if not yet expired) and your Edge Hill Unicard to the participating library. The SCONUL Access website lists all the participants and information on borrowing so check their opening times and service levels before you travel.
Apply online at SCONUL Access. When your application is approved you will receive a confirmation email.
Library Charges
Fines are only charged on overdue library and media items.
All fines have been cleared during summer 2021 but will start again in September 2021. If you have overdue books it is important to get in touch to avoid being charged for the replacement cost.
Charges | |
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2 week rolling loans | 25p per day* |
6 week rolling loans | 25p per day* |
general issue media items | £1 per day* |
inter library loan | 25p per day |
inter library loan – lost/damaged/unreturned | £185.50 per item |
*only fined if item reserved
Fines can be paid online via My Account in Discover More (minimum £1 transaction), or in person at any of our library sites. If you have lost/damaged any library or media items you will be charged the full replacement cost.
Whilst the majority of library services are provided free of charge, some services do incur a fee:
Printing Charges | |
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Black and white printing or photocopying | 2p per sheet (A4) and 3p per sheet (A3) |
Colour printing or photocopying | 5p per sheet (A4) and 6p per sheet (A3) |