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Subject Areas Covered
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The Leigh Marine Laboratory collects material, in various formats, in the following subject areas:
- Marine Biology
- Marine Ecology
- Physiology
- Oceanography
- Meteorology
The Leigh Marine Laboratory Library's collections principally consist of monographs (also known as books) and serials (also referred to as journals or
periodicals), articles, theses
on marine subjects (the bulk of them written by
students at Leigh), atlases, microform, videos,
and electronic products such as subscriptions to
online databases.
Material is collected according to the criteria laid out in the Collection Development Policy.
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Books
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Most books in the Leigh Library are arranged on the shelves according to the Dewey Decimal Classification System.
New books are displayed for two weeks on the serials display shelves at Leigh.
To locate Leigh Library books, use Voyager, the Library's online catalogue.
If you are not sure whether you are looking for book, serial, thesis, etc., refer to the guide to Interpreting References.
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Serials
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Serials are shelved in alphabetical title order. To locate Leigh Library serials, use Voyager, the Library's online catalogue.
If you are not sure whether you are looking for book, serial, thesis, etc., refer to the guide to
Interpreting References.
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Theses
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The Leigh Library holds PhD and MSc theses written by students from the Leigh Marine Laboratory.
Theses are stored on the thesis shelves to the left of the serial
collection in alphabetical order by the author's
surname.
To locate particular Leigh Library theses, use Voyager
the Library's online catalogue, or the
Theses and Dissertations link. If you wish
to scan theses chronologically, use the
Marine
Theses pages. If you are not sure whether you are looking for book, serial, thesis, etc., refer to the guide to Interpreting References.
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Reference Collection
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The Leigh Library has a small Reference Collection which includes :
- dictionaries
- bibliographies
- abstracts
- indexes
- encyclopaedias
- standard science reference texts
Reference Collection items may only be used in the Library. This allows all users greater access to Reference material.
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Electronic Resources
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The Leigh Library provides access to The Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) database. The
General Library provides access to a number of Web based information databases.
A number of pamphlets have been produced to help staff and students to make better use of the Library's resources and services. These should be available in the Leigh Library, and many of these are also online. Database guides are available from the connect pages.
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Suggestions for Purchase
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All staff, postgrad and undergrad students of the University are able to
recommend
books for purchase by the University Library :
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