This tour will acquaint you with services and resources offered in the Undergraduate Library. It will show you where you can get assistance from Undergraduate Library staff and show you where you will find copiers, scanners, computers, printers, and more.
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Follow the tour by walking to your right and continuing around the upper level of the
library until you return to your starting point.
More information about a local can be found by locating the corresponding numbers below the
map.
To view the locations of the media viewing and teaching rooms and the CITES lab in the
Undergraduate Library click here.
The Information Services Desk is the location you will use to:
The Research Desk is the location you will use to:
Near the windows and scattered throughout the library are computers to help you begin your research. The computers connect to the Undergraduate Library’s homepage, which has links to the library’s online catalog, article databases, full texts of many reference sources, and Web pages with information about the many libraries on campus. These computers are intended for research and also include the Microsoft Suite of products.
For those who prefer MacIntosh, there are also ten I-Macs scattered on tables throughout the upper level of the library. (They are the white computers in this front area.) These include both the Adobe and I-Life Suites to accommodate high-end graphic design work.
Please note that the entire library is wireless. In addition there are many walk-up jacks along the walls to accommodate your laptop computer.
At times you may need to print copies of the article or information you find during your searching. Printers are located on the left side of the windows at the front of the library. There are two laser printers for black and white printing and one laser color printer on the opposite side of the pillar. You have several printing options at the Undergraduate Library. You can choose either black and white printing or the slightly more expensive color printing. You can also decide to charge your print jobs to your student account or to pay for them when you pick them up. Please ask at the Circulation and Reserves Desk if you have printing questions.
The Reference Collection contains approximately 10,000 reference books selected to fit the research needs of undergraduate students, including subject encyclopedias, almanacs, atlases, directories, and handbooks. This is a great place to get background information on research topics. The Reference librarians and Graduate Assistants at the Research Desk are available during most hours to help you make the best use of these resources.
The Career Cluster contains print materials that can help you prepare for a variety of admissions and placement tests for college and graduate school programs, put together a résumé, or even get ready for a job interview. The campus Career Center and the Undergraduate Library operate this area jointly. Resume workshops are held several times throughout the semester at the Career Cluster desk. This collection is funded in part by the Mothers and Dads Associations.
If you look around the library you will note there are many tables available for group study. Many of them also have a computer on them, often helpful when completing group projects. The Undergraduate Library has many large tables set up to accommodate group study activities on the Upper Level. Talking at a normal volume is allowed and even encouraged on this level.
As you walk back toward the Writers Workshop, note the Group Study Rooms. These study rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis and accommodate up to six students and include a white board.
The English Department operates the Writers Workshop, where experienced tutors are available to help you. You may make an appointment or just walk in to discuss any aspect of the writing process. The hours of operation are posted on the door.
Room 295, the Media Viewing Room, is used for groups of students or classes viewing movies and films.
Room 291 is the Undergrad Teaching Lab. This lab is used for library instruction classes and library workshops.
To the left of the Library Instruction classroom is a CITES computer lab, Room 289, which is open most of the same hours as the Undergraduate Library. This site, operated by Campus Information Technology Educational Services, contains PCs and laser printers. Use of these computers requires a login and password, so only students, faculty, or staff of the university may use them. You may pay for your printing in this area by charging print jobs to your university account. A site consultant is on duty in the lab at all times to assist you if you have questions or problems.
Along the north wall of the library are shelves that contain the most recent issues of the library's periodicals. Many students enjoy taking a break between classes to read their favorite magazine or journal.
As you exit through the glass doors you will note the gated area in the foyer. In order to leave the Undergraduate Library, everyone must pass through these security devices. They prevent patrons from exiting the library with library materials that have not been properly checked out. Attempting to carry out such items sets off an alarm that alerts library staff. If you have materials checked out from other libraries, tapes from a rental store, or even some textbooks, these items may set off the alarm. Don’t be upset if this happens. Simply return to the Information Services Desk, and the staff there will assist you.
Follow the tour by walking to your right and continuing around the lower level of the
library until you return to your starting point.
More information about a local can be found by locating the corresponding numbers below the
map.
The Question Board is an anonymous question and answer service provided by the Undergraduate Library. Students submit questions, mostly about trivia and general information on paper located at the Question Board or online. New answers are posted weekly on the Question Board and online.
Just ahead of the Q-B and throughout both levels of the library you will find copy machines. You can either deposit money on your I-Card to pay for photocopying, or you may use change to pay for copies.
To your right you will note shelves that contain older issues of magazines and journals the Undergrad subscribes to. The Undergraduate Library subscribes to hundreds of magazines and journals, ranging from Rolling Stone and Gentleman’s Quarterly to Philosophical Review and New England Journal of Medicine. All periodicals are arranged alphabetically by title. This arrangement is used by many other libraries on campus. You may not check out periodicals from the Undergraduate Library, but, as you have just seen, many photocopy machines are located in this area for you to copy any articles or pictures you want to take with you.
Beyond the bound periodicals you will find the beginning of the Undergraduate Library’s circulating book collection. The call numbers start with Q, which means oversized books. The collection goes on to 001 and then continues around the back of the building in the shape of a large horseshoe to 999. (Continue around the library window area and turn and head toward the library entrance.)
The carrels on the north wall are equipped for viewing the library's Media Collection. These stations are available to users on a first-come, first-serve basis.
On the shelves across from the Question Board is the library's circulating Media Collection. Included are a wide variety of materials on videocassette, audiocassette, CD and DVD, including feature films in more than a dozen languages, the complete Shakespeare plays, as well as documentary films about current issues, literature, history, psychology, chemistry, and other subjects.
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Last modified by: Robert Slater on 3/18/09
