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Answering the most commonly asked questions that staff and students bring to the library

You will need your student number and the password that you receive on registration to access online library facilities both on and off-campus.
All students and staff also have a personal library account where it is possible to check which items that you have on loan and also the dates that items are due back. It will also have details of any outstanding fines on your account.

You Can Login at My Library.

Library staff have prepared a guide to Avoiding Plagiarism that includes videos and an interactive tutorial.

Library staff have prepared a guide to citing sources. Alternatively, you can download the printable brief guide to citing.

MTU Kerry Library subscribes to the ebook package eBook Academic Collection which allows access to over 160,000 online books representing a broad range of academic subject matter. These allow you to read and download free to any device that has Internet connection, so you do not need to be in the Library to read them.

eBooks have the ability to search an entire eBook for specific keywords and allows you to save and print a selected number of pages. You can also download an eBook to a laptop or other device for 1 week and access it it offline.

You can search for ebooks using Multisearch or choose from one of the collections listed below.

eBook Central is a growing subscription package representing a broad range of academic subject matter.

The  Exam Papers Database is help on Canvas and  holds exam papers in all academic subject areas in the Institute. Exam papers are made available to patrons for a period of 5 years, after which they are removed from the live database to an archival database in the library. Papers are archived by: Year / School / Semester / Department / Subject.

Books that you have borrowed are renewed automatically, up to three times, provided that no other reader has reserved or put a hold on the book. You will be e-mailed a number of days before the book must be returned when the maximum number of automatic renewals has been reached or if someone has placed a hold on the book. Please see Borrowing and Renewing.

There are three main Wi-Fi networks available on campus, one for staff, one for students and Eduroam, which can be used by staff and students from other Irish Higher Education Institutes and organisations.  Students and staff will be asked to login in to the relevant Wi-Fi using their Student or Staff Numbers and Passwords. For more information on Eduroam, please visit our Eduroam site.

The Computers and Wi-Fi  page offers more information on the IT and internet access available in the library.

Information skills training normally takes place once or twice a year for each class group and is booked by your lecturers. The library also offers one-to-one and small group Please see Information Skills for more details.
Our Academic Liaison Librarians also offer classes tailored to the information needs of your specific course.
Library staff also conduct one-to-one and small group inductions that can be booked by students. You can make an appointment to meet with your Academic Liaison Librarian (See Opposite) to discuss your specific information needs. You should also check out our online subject and information guides (LibGuides) which will help you find the books, journals and relevant online information needed for your course.
For more information, please contact the library at ext. 1700 or library@staff.ittralee.ie or call to the library.

You can access the library’s electronic resources including databases, eBooks, eJournals, and past exam papers using your student number and password. Access to our electronic resources is available both on and off-campus by using Multisearch or browsing the online resources page.

The Inter-Library Loan (ILL) Service allows users to borrow items such as Books, Journal Articles and Theses from other libraries. Material in electronic format e.g. e-journal articles can also be sourced using ILL.
Requests can be submitted online using the Inter Library Loan Form.

Please see the Inter Library Loans page for more details.

Our Academic Liaison Librarians offer classes tailored to the information needs of your specific course. You can make an appointment to meet with your Academic Liaison Librarian (see opposite) to discuss your specific information needs. You should also check out our online subject and information guides (LibGuides) which will help you find the books, journals and relevant online information needed for your course.

For more information, please contact the library at ext. 1700 or kerrylibrary@mtu.ie or call to the library.

Please contact your Academic Liaison Librarian for more details: