OpenABEKT is the new and upgraded version of the library catalogue. It comes as a complete cloud service and offers a dynamic experience for searching and retrieving items. The catalogue is open and visible, navigation is intuitive, browsing and searching are flexible and available for all fields.
The online catalogue and is the key for locating items and managing your loans. It contains full records of books, periodicals, theses and audio-visual material.
The information OpenABEKT Online Catalogue gives for each item is:
Books
Use the “Simple Search” option to type a keyword, title, author, etc or use the “Advanced Search” option to combine search terms (ex. title and author). Type your search term(s) in the appropriate box(s).
Dissertations
Select the “Advanced Search” option – click on the “Subject” field and type “dissertations” in the search term box and a keyword in the “Title” field to retrieve a list of available dissertations under a specific title.
Use the “Simple Search” option to search for dissertations on a specific Course (ex. Marketing, Advertising & PR). Type one of the following classification codes in the search term box “Classification” and all related dissertations will be retrieved on the screen.
Business Administration |
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MBF |
Banking & Finance |
MDM |
Digital Marketing & Social Media |
MHRM |
Human Resource Management |
MLM |
Logistics & SC Management |
MLTM |
Leisure & Tourism Management |
MMKT |
Marketing, Advertising & PR |
MMNG |
Management |
Computer Science Department | |
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BCS |
Undergraduate |
MASE |
Advanced Software Engineering |
MSET |
Software Engineering & Telecommunications |
MIS |
Information Systems |
MTIE |
Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship |
MBMT (MBIT – 2016 onwards) |
Business Management, Technology & Innovation |
MBIT |
Management Business, Technology & Innovation |
Psychology Department | |
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BPSY |
Undergraduate |
MPSY |
Postgraduate |
Humanities Department | |
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BAES |
Undergraduate |
MAAL |
Applied Linguistics with TESOL |
MATAI |
Translation & Interpreting |
In order to locate titles on the shelves, remember to write down the Call Number (ex 158.3 PAS), the Collection (ex MNC) and the Subject Area: (ex. Psychology) of the item that you want to find. Depending on the type of collection you may be able to borrow it or not.
Types of collections:
Collection | Material | Loan Type |
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MNC (Main Collection) | Books from all Subject Areas | Borrowable |
RSC (Reserve Collection) | Textbooks and Recommended Readings | Study in the Library |
RFC (Reference Collection) | Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, etc | Borrowable |
SLC (Short loan Collection) | Dissertations | Limited loan period |
Follow the signage in the ILC to find specific collections and items on the shelves. Colored labels on the shelves show the subject categories of each Collection. On the spine of the books you will see class numbers. Each item has its unique number. Use the class number you have written down from the online catalogue to locate your specific item.
Subject Areas
Collection |
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MNC |
Academic & Research Skills |
Career, Employability and Enterprise |
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Computer Science |
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Economics |
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English Studies |
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Fiction |
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Finance |
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Health Sciences & Services |
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History & Arts |
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Key Publications |
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Law |
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Logistics & Supply Chain Management |
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Management |
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Marketing |
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Maths & Statistics |
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Natural Sciences |
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Psychology |
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Religion |
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Social Sciences |
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RSC |
Reserve Collection (BAED: Textbooks & Recommended Readings) |
Reserve Collection (CSD: Textbooks & Recommended Readings) |
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Reserve Collection (ESD: Textbooks & Recommended Readings) |
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Reserve Collection (PSYD: Textbooks & Recommended Readings) |
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SLC |
Dissertations |
RFC |
Reference Collection |
For further information on how to use borrow items you may visit the Using the ILC web pages.