Student email account

The new University email is provided by Google Mail. As well as an email account you also have access to a calendar, collaboration tools and instant messaging.

Your email address will be: firstname.lastname@study.beds.ac.uk

The web address is mail.study.beds.ac.uk

Login with your University registration number in the username box and your University password is your six digit date of birth (DDMMYY) or the one you have changed it to.

If you need further help click on the online guide - http://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/help/materials/gmail1

Document delivery to your desktop

If you are an academic or researcher you may now receive electronic delivery of document supply requests. During the past year we trialed this using the British Library's Secure Electronic Delivery service with a small number of staff. If you want to start using the service now, please follow the instructions below.


- Download Adobe Digital Editions, which can be found on the British Library website http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/atyourdesk/docsupply/productsservices/sed/

- When ordering the an inter library loan you still need to fill in the same form (downloadable from the Learning Resources website http://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libinfo/servforstudents/inter-lib ) and take it to the library issue desk (or send it in the internal mail).

- Make sure you specify 'Secure Electronic Delivery' on the form, otherwise it will come as hard copy.

-You will receive e-mail with a hyperlink to the document and it can accessed only once and printed only once.

If you have any questions about this service or problems downloading the software, please contact Valerie Allison, Senior Info Assistant (ext 4202).

Please note: The electronic delivery service is not available to students yet. It is likely that it will be made available to M-level groups in the next phase of service development.

Getting the RefWorks Group Code

When you access RefWorks off campus you will be asked for the Group Code. You will find this is the registration email you received when you created your Individual Account.

To register for an Individual Account, you need to be using one of the networked computers on campus and register with your student email account. It does not accept Yahoo, Hotmail, NTL or any other accounts. The address has to include the domain "beds.ac.uk".

After you have received the email confirming your account has been successfully created, you can access RefWorks from any internet-connected device.

RefWorks for Alumni

The University's reference management software, RefWorks, has just announced that all Alumni of UoB are entitled to lifelong access to the resource (for as long as an institution subscribes to RefWorks).

If you would like to find out more about

• how to set-up your personal reference database
• how to use the WriteNCite option to create in-text citations and bibliographies with MS Word
  
• how to use RefGrabIt to bookmark websites

have a look at the Quick Start Guide, watch a tutorial or contact Hilary or Adele.

Waterstone's - staying an extra week

The Waterstone's stall in Polhill Library has proved so popular that they have decided to stay another week.  So, if you still want to take advantage of the 12.5% discount on reading list texts, make sure you get to the stall by the end of Friday 16th October.  

Interactive Whiteboard

The interactive whiteboard in the Teaching Practices room is now working. You can find instructions on how to use this resource here. You need to get the remote control from the Customer Service Desk.  The whiteboard is bookable for 2 hours at a time.  If you experience any problems using the system, please contact the Helpdesk.