Spring Break 2009

Everyone,

I am interested in taking off Spring Break (March 16-20, 2009) for my Tuscaloosa trip to visit my uncle and aunt.  What are everyone else’s plans thus far?  Thanks.

Cyn

CULS Conference Plans

Here are my tentative plans for the CULS Fall Conference in October.  I’d like to take off about noon on Thursday afternoon, October 23 for some of the afternoon sessions and the evening reception.  I do need to be there Friday, October 24 – would like to attend the a.m. sessions, and then I need to be at the RLDC meeting that afternoon as the past RLDC chair.

Cyn

Comp. I Interactive Tour — Group 5 questions

Circulating Books

 

A.        Where are the circulating books located? 

 

B.        What classification system is used in White Library to organize books and other materials? 

 

C.        What are the ‘Decks’?  As you browse on each deck, locate and list below at least two subject areas found on:       

                         1^st  deck                                               2^nd deck

            3^rd deck                                               4^th deck

            5^th deck                                               6^th deck

 

            D.        If I can’t find a book on the shelf, how can I tell if it is currently checked out?

 

Go to 6^th Deck.  

            E.         What can I do to get quick help when I am in the Decks or on the 3^rd or 4^th Floors?

 

 

Go to 4^th Floor via ramp from 6^th Deck.

            F.         Books from what subjects are found on the 4^th Floor?

 

G.        What is the Fiction Browsing Collection and where is it located?  How are Fiction books organized?  Find one fiction book that you would recommend to your classmates to read. Write down the title, the author, and where it was found.

 

Go to the 3^rd Floor.

H.       What are Children’s Literature Research Resources?  Where are they found? 

 

I.                      What are the William Allen White Children’s Book Awards?

Comp. I Interactive Tour — Group 4 questions

Government Documents

 

            A.        What are government documents?    

 

            B.        Name three formats in which government documents can be found.

 

            C.        Where are most U.S. Federal and State of Kansas government documents located?

 

D.        Does White Library have everything that the federal (U. S.) government publishes?

 

E.                     Using the online catalog, go to the “Advanced Search”.  Search for the topic of internet privacy and limit your search to “U.S. Documents”.   Then, write the title and call number of a document on this topic that looks interesting to your group:

 

 

 

F.         What classification system is used in White Library to organize Federal government documents?

 

G          What is the Statistical Abstract of the United States?  What are two ways it can be accessed?

 

H.        Can any government documents be checked out?  If so, where do I check them out?

 

I.          Where can I go to get help or ask questions related to government documents?

 

 

Comp. I Interactive Tour — Group 3 questions

Group 3 — Reference/Media Resources

           

            A.        What kinds of materials are found in the Reference Room of White Library?  Browse in the shelves, and write the title of a reference book that looks useful for research.

 

           

            B.        How can I tell from the online catalog whether a book is a reference book?

 

            C.        Can I check out reference books for use outside of the library?

 

            D.        Are there any reference materials that can be accessed online? 

 

            F.         What is the purpose of the Reference/Information Desk?  How many ways can I ask a librarian a reference question (think of inside and outside White Library!)

 

G.        Can I use any computer in the Reference Room to type my English Composition paper or to work on PowerPoint or Excel?

 

H.        Do all of the computers in the Reference Room have access to the Internet?

 

I.         What is “MLA Format”?  What are some ways you can get help with MLA format in the

            Reference Area?

 

I.          Can I print from the library’s computers?  Where do I pick up my print jobs? 

 

 

J.          Name five types of media available for use in Media Resources.

             1                           2                           3                              4                               5

 

            K.        Can Media Resources be checked out?         

Comp. I Interactive Tour – Group 2 questions

Group 2 — Periodicals

        A.                  What are periodicals? 

   

     B.               What types of periodical formats are found in White Library?

 

           C.                Can print periodicals be checked out?

 

     D.                If a journal article can be retrieved online, do I need to be in White Library to access it?

                                   

E.                Explain where in the library I can find 1) bound magazines & journals, 2) current newspapers, and 3) microfilm and microfiche materials.   Where are most of the current periodicals found in White Library?

 

           F.                How can I read or copy an article if it is on microfilm or microfiche?

 

G.              What are ‘databases’ of periodical literature? 

 

H.                    How are databases accessed?  Can they be accessed from off-campus?

 

I.                If I can’t find the full text of an article online in a database, how can I find out if White Library has the article?

 

J.                Give one example each of databases that can help you find:

                        1. newspaper articles:  ____________________

                        2. articles about medicine:  _______________

                        3. references to articles in psychology:  _________________

 

 

           

   

Comp. I Interactive Tour – Group 1 questions

 

Group 1:  Circulation/Fines/Interlibrary Loan/Reserves

A.      What do I need to have to check out a book, document, video, or other item?

 

B.        For what length of time may I check out books?  Does a limit exist on how many?

 

C.        What is the library’s Web site address?  How can I get to the library’s Web site through the ESU homepage?  How do I get to it through Buzz-In?

 

D.        How do I access “My Library Account” on the library’s Web site?  What information is found on “My Library Account”?

 

      E.   How many ways can books be renewed?  How do I renew books online? 

 

            F.         Where do I return my books and what are the fines if they are late?

 

G.        How can I get books and articles that are not available in White Library?  Can this be done

            online?

 

H.        What is found in the Reserves Area and where is this area located?  Are any reserve articles available online, and if so, how can I retrieve them?

 

I.          Are there any laptop computers in White Library to be checked out?  If so, how long can I check one out and can I renew it?  Could I use my own laptop to connect to the Internet in the library?

 

            J.        Where are the photocopiers located and how much does it cost to make one photocopy?

 

            K.        Where is a tornado shelter in the Library?

     

Tutorials

I saw that Jing was on the librarian’s Reference computer and I also downloaded it on mine.  Very, very cool!  I love the videos in particular; I’m working on some for the MLA Bibliography and for our new Literature Criticism Online.  Would anyone else like to do some others?

Cyn

library h3lp

I don’t know if this is something we want to look into; Meebo seems to be working well for us in terms of IM reference, but this has been getting attention as well:

http://code.google.com/p/libraryh3lp/

Cyn

Comp I classes

More thinking has been going on! I’ve got some suggestions for a bit of revamping for the fall semester.

Library tour – We probably should take a look at this since some things have changed. Maybe we could make a list of things they should cover instead of actual questions. This would allow the students a bit more freedom and hopefully encourage them to be a bit more participatory.

Session 2 – I think that we can still cover catalog searching and a couple of general databases. There are some ways we could make this a bit more interactive for the students.

Session 3 – My opinion is that we still definitely need a session 3. I’d actually recommend we come up with a really good evaluating resources activity for this. I know we’ve been waiting to talk about this in Comp 2 classes, but it’s truly never too early to make them start thinking about what they are using. And we could work with a couple of more in-depth databases and the internet doing some comparisons and such. Again with an interactive element.

Part of this comes out of working with the Research methods class this summer where I had some good response to covering these various things and making it interactive. I think we can probably come up with a really good template to use with the classes that will allow for individual teaching styles.