End of term information

Balfour Library end of term information

The last Saturday morning that the Balfour Library was open before the Easter Vacation starts was Saturday 7th March. Saturday morning opening will begin again on the first Saturday of the Easter Term 2009, i.e. Saturday 25th April 2009.

Lent Term 2009 ends on Friday 13th March. All books on loan from the Balfour Library must be returned by this date. Books may be renewed for further periods, but please remember that they cannot be taken away from Cambridge. This is because all of our books are subject to recall by other readers and we would need to be able to get them back easily if another reader requested them.

During the Easter Vacation the loan period for Overnight Loan books changes to two weeks, but books still cannot be taken away from Cambridge.

Please see http://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/library/booksborrow.html for more information on how to borrow, return and renew books on loan from the Balfour Library.

How to access online resources when you are away from Cambridge (and you are still a valid member of the University)

If you do not currently have an Raven password and think you may need one to access the Web of Knowledge or Scopus (to search scientific literature) or online journals and databases when you are away from Cambridge, you should apply for one following the instructions given on the University Computing Service 'How do I get a Raven password?' website at http://www.cam.ac.uk/cs/docs/faq/n5.html This page will also help you if you have lost or forgotten your Raven password.

It is strongly recommended that you check the University Library's ejournals@cambridge page at http://sfx7.exlibrisgroup.com/cambridge/az to see whether you will actually be able to access particular online journals away from the University network (cam.ac.uk domain) BEFORE you leave Cambridge (or see http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/electronicresources/ for access to particular databases). See the 'Access Route' link next to the journal or database title to do this. Some online journals are not accessible outside of the University network so you may wish to download or print off articles from these before you leave Cambridge.

Easter period closing dates

The Balfour Library will close for Easter at 5:00 pm on Thursday 9th April and will re-open at 8:30 am on Tuesday 14th March 2009. The library will be open throughout the Easter Vacation however, see our opening hours at http://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/library/open.html

Thank you for your cooperation.

We wish you a very Happy Easter!

Best wishes,

Clair & Jane