Information for new students

Library card

Loans


To borrow books, you need a library card, bring your entrance card to the library and we will activate it as your library card.
Read about how to get a Library card

Library catalogue


In the University Library´s online catalogue Higgins,länk till annan webbplats, öppnas i nytt fönster you can locate books, theses, periodicals, and other items in the library´s collections.

By using your library card number and a PIN code, you can make renewals and reservations yourself.

Learn how to use the library catalogue Higgins.


Study our short instruction movies to learn to use Higgins, you need to have Flash player on your computer.
Download Flash player herelänk till annan webbplats, öppnas i nytt fönster

Instruction movies


Search and reserve bookslänk till annan webbplats, öppnas i nytt fönster
Search a doctoral dissertationlänk till annan webbplats, öppnas i nytt fönster
My informationlänk till annan webbplats, öppnas i nytt fönster

Location of the books


All course books you will find on the entrance floor, shelves 5-12. The other books are also located there and upstairs.
The easiest way to find them is to search in our Library cataloglänk till annan webbplats.
Map over the Librarylänk till annan webbplats, öppnas i nytt fönster

Difficult to find books? Don´t hesitate to ask library staff at the circulation desk. 

Printouts


Our printout system is named Cirrato. The system uses a function called  Follow print which means that you can collect your printouts at any public printer, either with your entrance card or with your userID and password.

There are 4 printers placed in the library where you can collect your printouts, copy and scan documents.
More about printoutslänk till annan webbplats, öppnas i nytt fönster

Computer account


To use the computers in the Library and in the rest of the school you need a userId and password, a computer account.
More about computer accountlänk till annan webbplats, öppnas i nytt fönster

Access to databases from home


Access to most of the databases is also obtainable from home, in case you have an active computer account.
How to access databases from homelänk till annan webbplats, öppnas i nytt fönster
Publicerad av: Elisabeth Jansson
Sidansvarig: Jenny Ericsson
Sidan uppdaterades 2012-01-18
Subject guides
Check out our Subject Guides that will help you with your information retrievel in specific areas
To Subject Guides
Search the Library cataloglänk till annan webbplats, öppnas i nytt fönster
Renew loanlänk till annan webbplats, öppnas i nytt fönster | Make reservationlänk till annan webbplats, öppnas i nytt fönster
Contact
Regular opening hours:
Monday-Thursday   8:00-19:00
Friday                    8:00-17:00
Saturday              10:00-14:00
Phone number
Library 026-648548               
Learning Center support 026-648700

Fax number
Library  026-648870

e-mail
bibhig@hig.se
learningcenter@hig.se

Address
Högskolan i Gävle
Biblioteket
801 76 Gävle

Visiting address
Kungsbäcksvägen 47, Gävle

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