Lifelong Learning Students
Information Services (IS) is responsible for the provision of library, computing and media services for Aberystwyth University.
All current registered Lifelong Learning students are entitled to have access to library, email and computing facilities at AU, subject to Information Services Regulations and Guidelines.
To make use of our facilities you will need an Aberystwyth University email account and an Aber card.
Aber card
Your Aber card gives you access to
Full details of what your Aber card is used for and how to apply for one can be found on the Aber Card webpage
Email account
Your email account gives you access to
- University email
- computers in libraries and computer rooms all over campus
- electronic information sources e.g. ebooks, ejournals
- networked filestore to backup your work
- your library account to check your loans information
You will be able activate your University email account shortly before your course begins via www.inf.aber.ac.uk/advisory/faq/14/. You will need your student number which can be obtained from the Lifelong Learning General Office.
However if you did not provide your date of birth on your enrolment form you will not be able to activate online and will need to visit our Customer Services Desk, bringing with you some form of photo id, so we can help you to activate your account.
Once you have activated your account it would be very useful if you could provide some security information so that we will be able to confirm your identity should you need help remotely.
Primo (electronic resources)
- Information Services subscribes to a wide range of online information sources including e-journals and e-books which are also available off-campus. These are available via Primo http://primo.aber.ac.uk
- Instructions for accessing these resources off-campus can be found in our accessing e-resources off-campus FAQ
Library facilities
- Primo - the Library catalogue, is available on and off campus at: http://primo.aber.ac.uk
- You will need to log on with your computing/email username and password to access your library account so that you can reserve books or renew them online.
- Information on using the University's libraries and borrowing from our collections can be found on our Library webpages
- In addition to making use of the University libraries you can also access library resources in other libraries.
Filestore
All Aberystwyth University students are given 2GB of file storage on our network to backup their files. You can connect to this file storage from any computer connected the Internet - even if you are off-campus. This provides a secure place to store your files which is backed up regularly by Information Services. Further information on the filestore available to you can be found on our Filestore webpage
Visiting campus
The following services are available to you when you visit campus: