Research Support

Library services for PhD students

The Parasol Library provides a range of tailored services to support the academic journey of its PhD students.

The range of subjects being researched by our PhD students is very broad.  The Librarian meets with PhD students on a 1:1 basis to identify individual information needs to provide resources and other support tailored to their thesis area.

Areas of support for all PhD students include the following.  Contact the Parasol Librarian

Literature Searching

Key resources for literature searching:

CORE – Academic search engine

Google Scholar

BASE – Academic search engine

Internet Archive Scholar 

DOAJ – Directory of Open Access Journals

The Internet Archive 

Specialist Resources

Discipline-specific resources:

Web of Science

Scopus

CINAHL

Business Source Ultimate

APA PsycInfo

Student memberships of specialist societies – Contact the Parasol Librarian for more details

eBooks

The main resources  for eBooks are:

JSTOR

Proquest eBook Central

EBSCOhost

Biodiversity Heritage Library

The Internet Archive

Document Delivery Services

For material not available through the Parasol Library and our institutional subscriptions we will supply articles through document delivery services, eg

British Library On Demand service:  copyright-cleared digital documents

Contact the Parasol Librarian to request document delivery items

Main Library

Opening Hours: Main Library / Resource Centre:

The Library is open to registered students:

8:00-22:00 Monday-Friday

10:00-17:30 Saturday and Sunday by prior arrangement.

Closed for Bank Holidays.

Summer Hours:  08:00 – 20:30, Monday – Friday.  Weekend opening by arrangement.

Reading Room

Opening Hours: Reading Room (Gibraltar Repository):

Staffed Hours:

Open when the Library Desk is staffed:

9:00-16:30 Monday-Thursday

9:00-16:00 Friday

Closed:  Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays.

Summer Hours:  08:00 – 15:30, Monday – Friday (subject to confirmation each year)

Library services for PhD students

Borrowing Books

Main Library / Resource Centre:

Parasol Library Catalogue [link]

Unless a book is marked as ‘Reference Only’ all books can be borrowed our registered students and staff.

Staffed Hours:

Borrow of return books via the Library Desk in the Reading Room

Out-of-Hours:

Borrow and return books via the Main Reception Desk in the Atrium.  You will need your Student ID card

Reading Room books

Reading Room (Gibraltar Repository):

Gibraltar Repository books are all ‘Reference Only’ and cannot be borrowed.

Students and visitors can consult them during staffed hours only.

AAT Manuals (Osborne):

Back-up copies are kept in the Reading Room but can be borrowed and set aside for collection by prior arrangement.

Send an email request to:  Library@unigib.edu.gi

Renewing Your Books

From home:

To renew your library books, please send an email including your student ID number and the Item ID number of the books you’d like renewed or forward the email you receive from the library system to Caroline.Moss-Gibbons@unigib.edu.gi. The Item ID number can be found on the bottom right-hand corner the books inner title page and begins with 1405xxxx.’

In person:

You can stop by the library and renew your books in person any time the Library Reading Room is staffed.

Photocopying and Printing

Photocopying

Multi-function copier:

The photocopier in the Library / Resource Centre prints out in B&W only.

Paper supplies:

If the photocopier runs out of paper, additional supplies are available from the Library Desk (during staffed hours) or the Main Reception Desk.

Printer problems:

During office hours the IT Department are available to resolve problems with the photocopier.  If a problem occurs out-of-hours it cannot be sorted until the next working day.

Printing & emailing pdfs

Emailing a pdf instead of printing out:

Instead of printing out a hard copy, you can send a pdf to your University of Gibraltar email address.

If you need any assistance, the Library Team is happy to help.

NB: All copying (including creating pdf files) must comply with ‘fair dealing’ standards in copyright law.  Common examples are:

  • One chapter from a book
  • One article from a single issue of a journal

Contact the Parasol Librarian for further information on using copyright material for your individual research

Contact the Parasol Library

For general enquiries email: Library@Unigib.edu.gi

Parasol Librarian:

Caroline Moss-Gibbons
E: Caroline.Moss-Gibbons@unigib.edu.gi
T: +350 2007100 x816

PhD Programme Co-ordinator:

Leon Leanse
E: Leon.Leanse@unigib.edu.gi
T:  +350 2007100 x826