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Library IWOOT scheme

Need an item for your module, but it’s not in the library?
Want extra copies of an item that’s already in the library?
Think an e-book version of a book would help students read for your module?

Why not request the item by completing this online form and we will review it in the Library for purchase.

This scheme is designed to support book suggestions for students on taught courses. Members of staff and PGR students should submit suggestions through their department in the usual way.

Once we have received your form in the Library we will review it and let you know whether your request has been successful.

Common issues with e-resources

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Below are a few quick solutions to common issues with e-resources. If they do not relate to your particular problem then you can always check the FAQs page

Access the resource via the library catalogue. This should give you the details of all the resources which will be accessible to you and provide you with the authentication you need to access them.
Are you are getting an error message? You might try accessing the resource in another browser. If you are able to access the resource via another browser then the problem should be resolvable by adjusting your original browser settings or clearing your cookies.
Check the e-resources blog to see any known issues. If we are aware of the problem then we are working to fix it.

FAQs page for the library’s e-resources

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Did you know there’s an FAQs page for library eresources?
This page is being added to all the time. So if you have a problem relating to the library’s electronic resources, the answer may be found @ http://as.exeter.ac.uk/library/resources/e-resources/problems/

The Library IWOOT scheme

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An IWOOT, or ‘I Want One Of These’, form allows students on taught courses to suggest books to the library for purchase. If you need a book for one of your courses but it is not currently stocked in the library then let us know by visiting the ‘I Want One Of These’ page.

Last academic year, the Library spent over £8,000 on resources that you’d requested through this scheme, buying over 230 titles

Library IWOOT Scheme

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A big thank you to everyone who has put in a suggestion to the Library ‘I want one of these’ scheme. The following titles, suggested by you, are just a few of those that have been ordered this month! If you are a student on a taught course and the library does not currently have a title you need for your course then please go to our Online form at IWOOT

Want something we don’t have?

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What books do you require?

Does the library not stock the book you need for your course?

Maybe the library has the title but it is always out or on reserve.

If this is the case then make sure you let the library know by filling in an IWOOT form @ http://as.exeter.ac.uk/library/usingthelibrary/selfservice/wantsomethingwedonthave/

Make sure the Library has the books you need with an IWOOT!

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Getting the books you need from the library is child’s play, even if the library doesn’t have them! All you need is an IWOOT. If you are a student on a taught course and the library does not currently have a title you need for your course then let us know by filling out an ‘I Want One Of These’ (IWOOT) form. We will then forward it to your College/Department as a recommended purchase. Once an approved order is returned, we will process the order as soon as we can so the item is available for you to borrow. Just go to http://as.exeter.ac.uk/library/news/iwantoneofthese/