The database BIBSYS Ask gives an overview of books, periodicals, music etc. at most of the discipline and research libraries in Norway. You may limit your search to The UoB University Library to get an overview of our collections. We recommend that you access BIBSYS via our web page https://www.uib.no/ub/en

Placement of the literature

Most books and hard copy periodicals are on display, and can be freely accessed.

The books are sorted by subject, i.e. books concerning the same discipline are placed next to each other. The books need to be registered before they are removed from the library. The lending period is usually 4 weeks.

The periodicals are sorted alphabetically by the name of the periodical. Periodicals are not available for lending, however articles may be copied at the library.

Electronic journals and periodicals are available visa the UoB network, Haukeland University Hospital.

Searching in BIBSYS Ask

• You can choose search field i.e. Author, Title, or Subject to make your search more specific.

• You can combine different search fields using and, or, not.

• Limit your search to material types, i.e. E-journals or Doctoral dissertations.

• To truncate, use ? or * after the search words. You will then search for the root of the word, no matter hos the word ends.

• Chose Search resources from the menu line to limit the search to The UoB University Library. To confirm, "Search in chosen fields".

• To get help click the question mark.

In settings  you can define the search language, and how many hits are to be shown on each page and how they are sorted.

Hit List

You will get a list of all the documents that satisfy the search criteria. Click on your desired title. If your are using a machine attached to the UoB, you will get the name of the department where the book or periodical is placed. An overview of other libraries can be found by selecting the curtain All Libraries.

Single references can be transferred to reference management tools such as EndNote, RefMan etc.

Several documents can be selected in one basket. You can order them all at once, transfer to EndNote, RefMan or similar software or send them on email.

Logging In

You will need to log in to:

• Renew loans

• Get an overview of loans, orders, past orders, and reservations

• Order documents without having to fill inn user information

Students at the UoB can log in vie FEIDE (a common electronic register) with their ordinary user names and passwords.
Employees at the UoB log in via FEIDE, if their 11 digit person numnber has been added to the libraries lending register. Contact the library for further information.

Other users can log in using their user names and passwords from BIBSYS. It is an easy aaffair to order a password from BIBSYS.

What can be ordered from BIBSYS?

• A lot of older literature and literature in special collections, i.e. literature with the codes UBBDEP, UBBMED Mag

• Literature placed at the Library for Medical and Dental Disciplines can be ordered by users of the University Libraries down town and vice versa

• Employees and students at the UoB can order educational and research literature that is not available at the UoB University Library.

Ordering books

• Look up the book in BIBSYS

• Clock on the title

• Chose [Order/Reserve]

• Enter your user number and last name

• Clock [Send order/reservation]

The books will be sent to your division library. You will be notified by text message or email when you can collect the book. If you order a book that is lent out, it will be reserved for you. If you are logged in, the user information will have already been filled out. From the basket you can order several books at a time.

Ordering copies of articles

You can order articles from periodicals that are not in your library.

• Mark for E-Periodicals and Hard copy Periodical on material type.

• Search for the periodical's name. NB! Do not search for the author in BIBSYS

• Mark your desired title and click[Order/Reserve]

• Enter your Library user number and last name, and the last name of the person paying, if someone else is paying.

• Enter the article information.

• Click [Send order/reserve]

Orders made with the payers library user number are billed collectively and the article are sent to the user via inter-office mail. Users who are paying individually, will receive notice when the articles are ready to be collected at the library

Tip: On many of the discipline databases  there is a link to the full text and article order. Use the UBB-button

If you have any questions the library staff will be able to help you.