This blogpost is aimed at the IHGR staff members that will attend my short workshop on library resources on Wednesday the 30th of September at IHGR. Below you will find a short list of some of the resources the IHGR library and I offer or otherwise can help you find and access. Contact me if you have any questions about the points below.
Databases. Through Hjärntorget you can access several subscription databases and a few free ones as well. Read more about that here. A few months back the database Landguiden was cancelled from Hjärntorget. I recommend The CIA World Factbook instead. The Factbook is free and can be used without creating an account.
Subscriptions. At present the IHGR library subscribes to the following magazines; BBC History Magazine, Time, The Economist, Historiskan, Cosmopolitan, Fortean Times, American Scientist, National Geographic, The New Yorker, Sverigekontakt and Science in School. I keep older copies of these magazines going back 1 – 2 years. Magazines older than that are routinely donated to staff and students.
Buying books. I order/buy books about once a month for the library. I almost always buy the books that students and staff wish me to buy. So, E-mail, PIM or talk to me if you want me to buy a certain book. Apart from buying requested books I follow a plan for what areas to update each term.
Ordering class sets of books. Since we are a public school we can use the services of the public Skolbibliotekscentralen (School Library Central/Depository), SBC. We can borrow class sets of books from them. Let me know if you want me to check the availability of a certain title. Please note that a lot of the titles at SBC are in Swedish.
Long distance loans/Fjärrlån. If a student or staff member needs a book for a project and that book is only available in, let´s say Umeå, I usually arrange for that book to be sent to us. One can arrange this for oneself though. Any member of the public, over the age of 16, can get a library card at the University library in Gothenburg. Through the university library, UB, you can access a very wide range of books, magazines, archival material, databases etc. And through UB card holders can order books from other university libraries + city libraries.
We also have over 20 public libraries in Gothenburg. Through the public libraries you can also access a wide range of material.
More resources. Through this blog you can also access information on E-books, sources and source criticism and citing & sourcing.
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