Quick Guide to the Library of the Institute of Astronomy
Where. The Main Library is in the old Observatory building: textbooks,
periodicals, Library Office, slides and films etc. The Mobile Stacks are in the Michael Penston Room, and contain
observatory publications and non-current journals.
There is a small working
collection of mostly duplicate books and periodicals in the Hoyle Building.
Who may borrow. All members of the Institute of
Astronomy, M.A. and
registered Research Students of the University. First-time users must
sign the Visitors Book kept in Periodicals Room C, and should introduce
themselves to the librarian. Undergraduates and others should ask the Librarian before borrowing.
How to borrow. Fill in a loan card. There are loan
card trays in Main Library
Reading Rooms A & B; Periodicals Room C; outside the Library Office; in the Annex and in the Michael Penston Room. Full name please (not just initials) and
Department.
How to return. Put the book in the Return Tray (Main
Library Periodicals Room
C). Don't put it on the shelf and don't alter or
remove the loan card. Please return books to the Library from which
they came.
Loan Period. Please return books as soon as you can,
but the maximum period for
borrowing is three months. If you wish to renew a book you have
on loan you must bring it back to the Library in order to renew it.
The book isn't on the shelf. Consult the filing
drawers marked "Loans" near the
Returned Book trays. Loans are arranged in two sequences, author/
editor and periodical title. If the previous borrower agrees to
transfer the book to you, fill in a new loan card and put it in the
tray. DO NOT ALTER the old card or remove it from the drawer.
Not to be taken out. A very few things, all clearly
marked. Notably:
(1) Periodicals on display in Room C (2) new books on display in the Hoyle Building (3) Books marked
with a yellow spot or on yellow-marked shelves.
Arrangement. Plans of the Library are displayed in
Rooms A and C.
- Main Library in the Observatory Building:
- Room No.1 The Meeting room
- Room A Annexe Astronomy textbooks, theses.
- Room A Reading Room, astronomy textbooks,
loan cards, terminal for accessing the Library catalogue (WebCat).
- Room B. Mostly general science,
mathematics,
physics, IAU Symposia, ASP Conf. Series.
- Room C. Astronomical periodicals,
quick-finding index of periodicals
on wall, loan cards, RETURN TRAY, computer terminal.
- Room E. Library Office.
- Room G. Transferred to the Micael Penston Room.
- Michael Penston Room Observatory publications and non-current journals.
Catalogue. The IoA Library Catalogue provides online access to ALL the IoA library
collections. The catalogue can be consulted from the terminals in the library, or remotely via the
IoA Library Home Page
Accidents can happen: please do not consume food or drink in Library Rooms.
If you have any difficulty please ask us for help.
Institute of Astronomy Library,
The Observatories,
Madingley Road,
Cambridge CB3 0HA.
E-Mail: ioalib@ast.cam.ac.uk
Tel: Cambridge (01223) 337537
Fax: Cambridge (01223) 337523
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