Library Glossary - Temporary Home Page - University of Sheffield

UCard: Your University Membership card which you use, among other things, to borrow material from the
Library.
http://www.shef.ac.uk/cics/ucards
UCard number: This is the 9-digit number, printed on your UCard, that identifies you to the Library. Please
take care not to confuse it with your Registration number.
Username and password: When you register as a member of the University, you are given a University of
Sheffield username and password. This enables you to access the University’s computer network and
electronic resources via MUSE.
Value Loader/ Value Loading Machine: This is a machine, usually located in a Business Unit, where you
can add money (coins or notes) to your PCMS account.
http://shef.ac.uk/cics/printing/value
WBL: An abbreviation for Western Bank Library.
http://www.shef.ac.uk/library/libsites/mainlib
Map and floor plans: http://www.shef.ac.uk/library/services/find
Wolfson: The Wolfson Technology Resource Centre, a room on Level 4 of Western Bank Library.
Yellow bin: When you return an item to the Library on most of the self-return machines*, the touch
screen will display a picture of either a yellow or a blue slot (or hole). When you post your item through the
yellow slot, it falls into a big bin. Library staff call this the “yellow bin.”
(*This does not apply to the self-return point near the Information Commons’ entrance.)
http://librarysupport.shef.ac.uk/International_glossary.pdf
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