Friday, March 6, 2015

Central Science Library closure and relocation plans

The Central Science Library in Cambridge will close in June 2015 as part of the planned redevelopment of the New Museums Site. The Library is currently consulting with its users and key stakeholders to ensure that essential library services for all science disciplines will continue. These library services will be managed from the Betty and Gordon Moore Library (BGML) which is situated on the Centre for Mathematical Sciences site in Clarkson Road.

Core collections from the CSL will be transferred to the BGML, as well as existing CSL staff who will continue to provide services to the science community. There will be more information as plans develop.


If you have any queries or comments, please contact Yvonne Nobis, Head of Science Information, at yn235@cam.ac.uk

Monday, November 24, 2014

2014-15 Xmas Vacation: Undergraduate Borrowing

Christmas vacation borrowing for undergraduate students will begin at the Central Science Library on Monday 24th November 2014.

The return date for books will be set at Thursday 15th January 2015. Undergraduates may borrow up to 10 books and must be aware that the books are subject to recall throughout the vacation.

Books may be returned by secure post to the following address: Book Returns, Central Science Library, Bene't Street, Cambridge CB2 3PY


Monday, March 3, 2014

Vacation borrowing March-April 2014

Vacation borrowing is now operating at the CSL. Books, borrowed by undergraduates, will not be due back until 23rd of April.

Books currently on loan will need to be renewed if students wish to take advantage of the extended loan period during the vacation.

Friday, November 22, 2013

Christmas vacation borrowing for undergraduate students

Christmas vacation borrowing for undergraduate students will begin at the Central Science Library on Friday 22nd November 2013.

The return date for books will be set at Wednesday 15th January 2014. Undergraduates may borrow up to 10 books and must be aware that the books are subject to recall throughout the vacation.

Books may be returned by secure post to the following address: Book Returns: Central Science Library, Bene't Street, Cambridge CB2 3PY

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Re-launch of the CSL scanning service

The Central Science Library is pleased to announce the re-launch of its document scanning service.

With the re-launch comes a change of name. The service will now be known as Scan and Deliver. The other major change, that users will need to be aware of, is that we will now be charging for the service.There are two methods of payment, online and by post.

Remote payment for this service can be made using the University's online store. There is a short registration process to go through when you make the first payment.

If you wish to pay by cheque or departmental order form that is acceptable but users should be aware that the request will not be processed until payment has been received. If you chose this method can specify on the web form in 'additional information. 

We are required by law to make the charge and it is only intended to recoup our costs in providing the service

The charges will be as follows:

Current University students: £1.25 per item requested

Current University staff: £1.25 plus  20% VAT per item requested.

The service will function pretty much as before, users will submit requests using the online form.Once received staff will check the request and email users with the relevant link where they can make payment.


Once we have received notification that payment has been made we will process the request.

Users of the service are reminded that this does fall within the restrictions of copyright law and as such documents are provided under certain conditions.

As a user of the service you are required to agree that, on receipt of your request/s, you will:

1. Delete the attached file from your computer as soon as you have either made a satisfactorily printed copy or read it on screen - no archiving or retaining the file in any form

2. Not pass on the electronic copy or make it available to any other person

3. Not make further printed or electronic copies

As before, the service will aim to deliver documents within a 24 hour time frame once payment has been received.

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Vacation borrowing March-April 2013

Vacation borrowing is now operating at the CSL. Books, borrowed by undergraduates, will not be due back until 24th of April.

Books currently on loan will need to be renewed if students wish to take advantage of the extended loan period during the vacation.

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Outreach@CSL

The CSL is very pleased to be hosting an outreach event on Monday 4th Feb.

The event will require the use of the 2nd floor and therefore after 6pm this will be closed to readers. You will be able to use the area and the DRA room until 6 after which you will need to move to the 1st floor, which will remain open as normal.

The ground floor toilets will be open for the evening.



Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Filming at the CSL



As part of an outreach event, taking place in February, the library will be playing host to a film crew on Thursday evening this week (31st Jan.).


This will mean that from 6pm onwards the 2nd floor area will be closed to all readers.


Readers working in the library will be able to use the area, the materials shelved there and IT area until 6pm, after which they will have to move to the 1st floor area – which will remain open as usual.


The toilets on the ground floor will be open throughout the evening.


Apologies for any inconvenience this will cause.


Simon Goose

Library manager - CSL

29th January 2013

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Vacation borrowing

Vacation borrowing is now in operation. All books borrowed from today will be due back 16th January 2013

This service is provided for undergraduate students only.

Friday, May 18, 2012

Trial access has been set up to the SPIE Digital Library

Trial access has been set up to the SPIE Digital Library by the Journal Co-ordination Scheme (in conjunction with ebooks@cambridge) and will run until 14th June 2012.

The SPIE Digital Library includes more than 310,000 conference proceedings, peer-reviewed journal articles and ebooks from the areas of astronomy, biophotonics, nanotechnology, sensors, lasers, electro-optics, communications, imaging, and more. SPIE is a not-for-profit educational society with over 17,000 members worldwide.

Details of the trial and links to content are available on the eresources etc. blog.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Vacation borrowing 2011

Vacation borrowing for all undergraduates is now in operation. Undergraduates can borrow books over the Christmas vacation period until 20th January 2012

Friday, September 2, 2011

CSL Inspection week 5th - 9th September 2011

The Library will be closed for the above dates. There will be no access to the library for any reason during this period.

Books, currently on loan, should be returned when we re-open on the 12th of September - readers should not attempt to return them during the closed period or leave them outside the library under any circumstances.


Inter-library loan requests can be made at the main University library. Readers wishing to make use of the DRA facility should also do so at the UL.

Monday, May 16, 2011

THE BIG BOOK VISITS THE BIG LIBRARY: 19-21 May 2011

Already home to more than seven million books, Cambridge University Library will host one of the world's biggest books for three days this month. Visitors to the Library can let their imagination run wild with a huge 2.2 metre high, walk-in book, placed at the entrance to the building as part of an innovative art installation. The Big Book, entitled Imagine, is a leather-bound wooden sculpture that invites the 'reader' to step inside and write their own individual answer to the question: "What do you imagine?", adding to the responses of nearly 2000 people of all ages who have contributed in 57 different languages.

The artist Diana Bell, and sponsors Cambridge University Press and the University Library, invite absolutely everybody to come along and write in the Big Book, which will be outside the front entrance to the University Library, on West Road, from 10am-7pm Thursday 19th and Friday 20th May, and then 10am-5pm on Saturday 21st May.

Diana will be on hand to answer any questions and encourage everyone to be part of the project, and is particularly keen for contributions from mathematicians and scientists, asking "are we the only animal that has imagination? Why do we have imaginary numbers?"

After the visit, contributors can view their page, and others, at imaginethebigbook.com

For more information, visit www.lib.cam.ac.uk or email art@lib.cam.ac.uk

IMAGINE. PARTICIPATE. CONTRIBUTE.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Late opening at CSL

The CSL is now open till 8pm each weekday evening. Access to the library after 5.15 is from the New Museums site. See map

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Vacation borrowing at CSL

Vacation borrowing is now in operation for all Undergraduates at the CSL. Any book borrowed between now and the end of term will not be due back until the 29th April.

Monday, February 28, 2011

Undergraduate borrowing at CSL

As from the 1st of March, all undergraduates will be able to borrow from the CSL. 1st  and 2nd year undergraduates will now be able to borrow 10 books for two weeks, with the option to extend the loan by a further two weeks.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

CSL Annual Inspection

The CSL will be closed for the library's annual inspection 6th - 10th September inclusive. As with previous years the library will be closed to all users. Books on loan will not be due back during this week and any fines incurred due to circulation system errors will be waived.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Feedback from CSL library survey

Most readers will recall that in November-December 2009 we ran an online survey, LibQUAL+, asking you what you thought of us. The results have now been analysed and can be read here

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Postgraduate survey

Postgraduates!!

The Arcadia porject would like your views on information skills and which online tools you use. Take the online survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/cambridgepostgraduate_survey2

for a change to win an ipod nano or £20 Amazon voucher

Monday, April 19, 2010

Library Redecoration

For three days, from Monday 19th April 2010, some parts of the book collection and the first floor reading room will be closed off as these rooms are undergoing redecoration. If you need any material fetching from these areas please ask a member of staff.

Please note: The main second floor reading room and Digitial Resources Area are still open for use as normal.