Finding Information at Loughborough College
Library& LRC opening times
The Library & Learning Resources Centre opening times are:
Term time:
- Monday–Thursday: 8.30am - 7.00pm
- Friday:8.30am - 4.30pm
Out of term time:
- Monday–Thursday: 9.00am - 12.30pm & 1.30pm - 5.00pm
- Friday:9.00am - 12.30pm & 1.30pm - 4.30pm
What resources are available in the Library?
The Library has over 16,000 books, 100 print journals as well as access to electronic books, journals and resources for your college course:
- You can borrow up to 10 items at a time with your student card.
- Many items can be borrowed for 3 weeks and you can renew up to 4 times.
- Short loan items can be borrowed for 7 days – these are in high demand and can’t be renewed.
- Library use only books, newspapers and journals can be used in the Library but not borrowed.
Go to the online Library Catalogue to access these resources.
Accessing the online library catalogue
The online library can be accessed from anywhere you have an internet connection. Log in to the Student Dashboard and click on “Library LRC” in the bar at the top of the page or follow the Library link from the Student Links page on the Loughborough College website.
What can I find in the online library catalogue?
- Search for books, eBooks, journals, eJournals, DVD’s and CD’s
- E-books collections – many popular text books are available in the Dawson collection
- Electronic resources – online materials to support course work
- Journals list – access to full text online journal, magazine and newspaper articles
- Links to induction and study information
- Log in to check your library account, renew and reserve items online
How to search the catalogue
Use the search bar at the top of the page and type in your key terms (this could be the author or the title of the book). This will bring up a list of resources that match your search criteria. To find out more information about a resource, click on the title to open the book record. If the item is available online there will be a web link with log in instructions. For print items, click on the ‘List’ button to see available copies.
Log in, renew your items and request a book online
To access your account click the login button.
- The username is your student number
- Leave the password blank
- Click login
To check your account click on the current loans tab and renew by clicking the green arrow next to each item. If the item cannot be renewed (if it is short loan or reserved by another user) or you have overdue items, this option will not be available. You can also check your loan history and any reservation requests.
You can request a book by searching for the title, clicking on the title of the book and then clicking on the yellow envelope with the person next to it (found on the right hand-side of the page, and shown on the right). This generates an email to request the item which you send to library staff by clicking the yellow envelope above the message. When the item is available to collect you will get an email to your college email address.
Please note - if you are not logged in, you will not be able to see the request icon.
Please ask Library staff for help to findthe items or information you need.
Loughborough CollegeA guide to finding Information Feb 2014