THE LIBRARY CORNER
The Library constantly improves its services to respond efficiently and rapidly to your information needs. Many of our services are available online.1 Discover how to facilitate your work starting today!
Have to do research and cannot find
the time to come to the Library?
Don’t worry! Contact us and we will respond
quickly with the appropriate service. Ask
your questions online using the “Ask a Librarian”
form available on our website
(www.unog.ch/library) and on our iSeek
page (go to http://iseek.un.org, on the left
menu click on “UNOG Library” and then under
“Quicklinks” click on “Ask a Librarian”)
or by email at library@unog.ch.
Don’t know where to look for books
available at the Library?
You can find our catalogues on our website
(under “Links”, click on UNOG Library Catalogue)
and on our iSeek page (on the left
menu, click on “Library Catalogues”). To
learn how to use our catalogues, email us or
stop by the Library and we will explain to
you how the catalogues work.
Want direct access to electronic
versions of articles and journals?
In addition to its print collections, the Library
subscribes to a growing number of
electronic resources that allow you to access
a variety of information and journal articles
from your office. To discover and access
these resources from your office, go to our
website (under “Links” click on “Online Electronic
Resources”) or our iSeek page (on the
left menu, click on “Electronic Resources”).
We listen to your needs and welcome suggestions
for new electronic resources, which
we will make available quickly for a trial period.
You can find products already evaluated
on the same page and you can email us with
your suggestions.
Have you searched our catalogues,
but not found what you were looking
for?
Our print collections are not limited to what
you find in our catalogues. We complement
our collections through an inter-library loan
service, and we also welcome your suggestions
for new acquisitions. Interested? Fill
out the form “Suggest a new Book/Journal”
available on our iSeek page or email us. You
will be the first to receive it once its acquisition
is approved.
Want to stay informed about current
events and new books and articles
on a particular subject?
The library staff can help you set up a personalized
email alert service. Contact us to discuss your specific needs, and we will assist
you in picking the most appropriate solution.
Want to learn how to use all these
resources?
The Library offers group and individual
coaching sessions. Contact us and we will
come to your office or welcome you at the Library
to suggest the best resources for you
and help you learn to take full advantage of
them. We also offer guides on how to use our
catalogues and databases. You can find this
documentation on our website or on iSeek
on the pages dedicated to electronic resources.
And that is not all…
Now the Library offers the possibility to perform
a search via one portal and obtain results
from a variety of resources, such as our
catalogues, ODS, the electronic journals databases
and many more. This principle is called
a federated search. Very soon, we will give
you more information about this new service.
In the meantime feel free to use it, go to our
website or iSeek page dedicated to electronic
resources and click on “WebFeat Search”.
1 If you are not a United Nations staff member, please contact us to find out which services are available for you.
Web www.unog.ch/library
Catalogues librarycat.unog.ch/
