That age old question...

That always pops-up, every year around now.

Where can I find previous years' exam papers?

The answer is Moodle.  This link  http://elearning.dbs.ie/course/index.php?categoryid=50 (login required) leads to all previous years' exam papers that are available online.

You can navigate to here via the Moodle home page, as there is a link on the top right of the page - as shown here

     

The library wishes each and every one of you the best of luck in your exams this year

Exam time!

We are now entering the Dreaded Exam Period (cue rising organ music).  The Dreaded Exam Period means three things:

1) Fines double for the duration of the exam period.  Instead of €0.60, fines on overdue material will be €1.20. This is not a cynical revenue generating exercise by the library, this is a genuine attempt to keep books in circulation and deter students from hogging texts that are in demand.  We have been contacted by a number of students who have reservations on overdue books that show no signs of coming back, yet. Everyone will understand how frustrating this is, so think of the doubled fine as an incentive to be a good library user. 

2) As detailed elsewhere, alternatively, as detailed below this post, we open Sundays and Bank Holidays for a limited period of time

3) In response to the increased number of queries: Most previous years' exam papers can be on Moodle at this link.  You will need to login to access it.  Actually, just checking on Moodle there and I see that the link is prominently displayed in the site news section.  Exam papers are split by category - undergraduate arts, undergraduate business, postgraduate arts, postgraduate business, law and ICM/DBS diplomas/Springboard courses.  I stress,the papers are you looking for are probably there, but not necessarily.

Good luck with your exams!    

Getting closer to exams... 3 things to remember!

We are now entering the 'Dreaded Exam Period' and this means three things:

1) We open Sundays and bank holidays 11am to 5pm from the week starting March 24th until the week ending May 18th. All the 10 Sunday/bank holiday opening are listed in a previous post further below, and you can also see them all on the DS and AS library calendars on the Library website 'about the library' section: http://library.dbs.ie/AboutLibrary/Opening-Hours.htm



2) Most previous years' exam papers can be found on Moodle: click on the 'exam papers' link on the left hand side of your Moodle homepage. Exam papers are split by category - undergraduate arts, undergraduate business, postgraduate arts, postgraduate business, law and ICM/DBS diplomas/Springboard courses.





3) Fines double from April 1st until May 18th
So for 2-week, 1-week, 3-day & 7-day law (DS only) items, it will be €1.20 per item per day late.
And instead of €1.50 for 3-day loan, it will be €3.00 per day late.
DVDs remain at €3.00 per DVD per day late.

This is not a cynical revenue generating exercise by the library, this is a genuine attempt to keep books in circulation between all of you needing them for your revisions, and therefore prevent students from holding on to books while many others need them too.

Remember, fines are avoidable! Indeed, you can manage your account online yourself and see if you have books that are reserved by others (they will not be renewable), and renew your other books.
You can do so:
- online (click on the 'Access my library account' icon on the library website and login with the same login as your Moodle logins)
- at the self-issuing stations with your student card
- by telephoning the relevant library site (01-417 7572 for AS library / 01-417 8745 for DS library)



Good luck with your exams!

Three things

We are now entering the Dreaded Exam Period (cue rising organ music).  The Dreaded Exam Period means three things:

1) Fines double for the duration of the exam period.  Instead of €0.60 and €1.50, fines on overdue material will be €1.20 and €3.00.  This is not a cynical revenue generating exercise by the library, this is a genuine attempt to keep books in circulation and deter students from hogging texts that are in demand.

2) We open Sundays from 11am to 5pm.  We also open Good Friday and Easter Monday  11am to 5pm.  A separate post will appear in a day or two with details of DBS building opening hours during the Easter Weekend.

3) In response to the increased number of queries: Most previous years' exam papers can be on Moodle at this link.  You will need to login to access it.  Actually, just checking on Moodle there and I see that the link is prominently displayed in the site news section.  Exam papers are split by category - undergraduate arts, undergraduate business, postgraduate arts, postgraduate business, law and ICM/DBS diplomas/Springboard courses.  I stress,the papers are you looking for are probably there, but not necessarily.

Good luck with your exams!     

Previous exam papers

During the exam period, we try to signpost where students can access previous years' exam papers. This semester has seen a change in the layout and indeed URLof Moodle so all previous postings on this subject are invalid. If you want to see previous years exam papers, click here. You will need to login however. Login with the same details that you use to login to college PCs or the online library catalogue. If you don't know those - contact our IT department.

Repost: Moodle and exam papers: A gentle reminder

It's good to recycle, so here's a blog post I republish every so often. It's merely coincidence I do so in the lead up to exams...

My spider sense is tingling. I'm not sure, but I think that there might be exams coming up. Ah, exam time and a young student's fancy turns to finding previous exam papers and pretty damn quickly too. If you're looking for previous exam papers, don't ask library staff, yet. Look on Moodle instead. Exams have a course category to themselves and are visible on the main page, the one that appears after you login. Scroll down and exams are at the bottom. Here's the link to the exams. You will have to login first, but once you do, you will go straight to the exams page. There are 7 different categories:

Law
Postgraduate Arts
Professional School
School of English
Postgraduate Business Studies
Undergraduate Arts
Undergraduate Business

To activate your Moodle account, you will need to activate your @mydbs.ie mail account. To do that, go to Hotmail, enter your student number and date of birth and follow the prompts. If you have any problems with Moodle, or setting up your mydbs.ie mail account, you'll need to contact our IT department.

Most but not all recent exams are up there and more are being added all the time.

Good luck, again

Repost: Moodle and exam papers: A gentle reminder

It's summertime, so here's a relevant repost in light of examinations coming up:


My spider sense is tingling. I'm not sure, but I think that there might be exams coming up. Ah, spring, summer and a young student's fancy turns to finding previous exam papers and pretty damn quickly too. If you're looking for previous exam papers, don't ask library staff, yet. Look on Moodle instead. Exams have a course category to themselves and are visible on the main page, the one that appears after you login. Scroll down and exams are at the bottom. Here's a hopefully helpful image Here's the link to the exams. You will have to login first, but once you do, you will go straight to the exams page. There are 7 different categories:

Law
Postgraduate Arts
Professional School
School of English
Postgraduate Business Studies
Undergraduate Arts
Undergraduate Business

To activate your Moodle account, you will need to activate your @mydbs.ie mail account. To do that, go to Hotmail, enter your student number and date of birth and follow the prompts.

Most but not all recent exams are up there and more are being added all the time.

Good luck, again

Moodle and exam papers: A gentle reminder

My spider sense is tingling. I'm not sure, but I think that there might be exams coming up. Ah, spring and a young student's fancy turns to finding previous exam papers and pretty damn quickly too. If you're looking for previous exam papers, don't ask library staff, yet. Look on Moodle instead. Exams have a course category to themselves and are visible on the main page, the one that appears after you login. Scroll down and exams are at the bottom. Here's a hopefully helpful image Here's the link to the exams. You will have to login first, but once you do, you will go straight to the exams page. There are 7 different categories:

Law
Postgraduate Arts
Professional School
School of English
Postgraduate Business Studies
Undergraduate Arts
Undergraduate Business

To activate your Moodle account, you will need to activate your @mydbs.ie mail account. To do that, go to Hotmail, enter your student number and date of birth and follow the prompts.

Most but not all recent exams are up there and more are being added all the time.

Exams papers on Moodle

Save time - access past exam papers on Moodle

The vast majority of past exam papers are now accessible on Moodle.
To access, login to Moodle, scroll down to 'Exams', then scroll down to the relevant department (ie Undergraduate arts, Undergraduate business..) and click on the year you want.

Papers not yet available on Moodle should be accessible before the Summer exam sessions.