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Environmental Science & Marine Science: Books

This guide covers: Environmental Science; Marine Science; Environmental Toxicology & Pollution Monitoring; Environmental Management

How many books can I borrow?

Books are issued in several loan categories at Ulster:

 

Students

Staff

Renewals

2-month loan

12

25

2

2-week loan

4

4

2

2-day loan

4

4

None

  • Students can borrow 12 two month loans; 4 two week loans; 4 two day loans.
  • Staff can borrow 25 two month loans; 4 two week loans; 4 two day loans. 

Two month and two week loan items can be renewed twice.

Contact your campus library's Information Point for more information about borrowing, renewing and fines for late returns.

Anatomy of a Shelfmark

Oversize: At Coleraine and Derry-Londonderry larger books are kept in the Oversize Collection and are prefixed with an O or Oversize e.g. Oversize QH140.C25.

Pamphlet: A pamphlet is shelved in a box at the end of the run of books with the same shelfmark but is prefixed with the number 8

Where are the books shelved?

Books of interest in Environmental Science and Marine Science are located at a variety of shelfmarks.

At Coleraine and Derry-Londonderry, larger books are kept in the Oversize Collection.
In this case, the shelfmark is prefixed by O or Oversize e.g. Oversize GF151

Shelfmark Subject Area

G

Geography (General)

G74.5 Fieldwork

GA

Cartography

GB

 Physical Geography

GC11 Marine Science
GE Environmental Sciences

GF

Human Ecology

GV Recreation, Leisure

OH

Ecology

OK                                                                   Botany

Library Catalogue

The Library Catalogue is the best place to start searching for books and ebooks. 

Try it out using the search box below.

Using the Library Catalogue to search for a print book.

Searching for an ebook.

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