Welcome to the Al Harris

Library!

Who are you then?

Monday – Thursday

7:30 am - 11:00 pm

Saturday12:00 pm - 5:00

pm

Friday7:30 am - 5:00 pm

Sunday3:00 pm - 11:00

pm

My roommate is annoying – how

late is the library open?

Almost as late as Sonic …

Nope, you gotta share!

•Books – 21 days

•DVDs – 7 days

•Laptops, headphones, reserves, etc. – 2 hours

Don’t let this happen to you!

Is it ok if I don’t bring my books back until the end of the semester?

• DVDs• Audio books

– MP3s

• Magazines• Journals• Databases• Online Video • Government Information• Oh, yeah … books

… lots and lots of books

• RSS Feeds?

What kind of stuff do you have in the Al Harris

Library?

Where are the books I can check out?

Books are on the 2nd floor

DVDs and audio books are on the 1st floor

(the library is building #2)

• Email/IM• Call us• *Reference

Desk*• Visit the

Writing Center

An actual SWOSU Librarian

How can I get help with my

research?

ASKREFText a Librarian

66746

The first floor of the library provides many group study

tables and you can find large group study rooms on the second floor on a first come, first serve basis.

My study group has to prepare a

presentation on how to effectively control the infection rate of the H1N1 virus in

small closed populations. Is there

anywhere we can work together?

You are here

(Yes, we actually do this by bicycle!)

We’ll find it for you• Interlibrary loan makes it easy to get books, articles, and DVDs from other libraries.

•Allow 5 working days to get your stuff.

•OK-Share Card

What do I do if the library doesn’t have something I

need?

15 laptops Video & Digital Cameras

Color printing 50” plasma TVs

20 PCs Headphones

Microphones WiFi Internet

Netbooks Sony EReaders

Games Factory 2

Podcasting

No worries Nerdman, We’ve got you covered with …

I’m a Techno Geek with serious communication issues…what does the library have for me?

How do you get to the library web site?

www.swosu.edu/library

• Use your student webmail login to search databases

• Use your ID number to renew books online

• New & Improved LibGuides

I need to use the library, but it’s too cold/too wet/too

windy/too hot/too late & way too early for me to get up

and go anywhere. What can I do?

The library’s web site is open

24/7

1. Find them by searching the catalog

2. Look for “Available online”

3. “Click here for electronic book”

4. SWOSU Yearbooks!

Can I download E-books to my IPod and then sell them on EBay?

(Not Legally….)

But we’ve got thousands of

E-Books for you to use!

What’s the difference between the catalog and the databases…

and why should I care?

Catalog

Database

• The 2nd floor is the Silent Study Area (except for the group study rooms)

• As a courtesy to others, keep talking, noise, and cell phone use to a minimum.

I need to find some quiet time, where can

I go?

• Snack foods, such as chips, cookies, crackers, french fries, bagels, donuts, etc. are OK.

• Turn your cell phone to vibrate or to its softest ring.

• No food deliveries, including pizza. • No food or drink around the PCs, laptops, and

photocopiers. • Do not use your cell phone in the bathrooms,

stairwells, or Silent Study Areas.

If it’s getting late can I use my cell

phone to order pizza in the library?

Why should I use the library? Isn’t

everything already on Google?

Thanks for all the information, but I need to get started on my school assignments.

Where is a good place to begin?

Credo Reference

• Use this database to locate information from – Encyclopedias–Dictionaries–Biographies–Quotations–Bilingual Dictionaries

Credo Reference

• Credo is easy to use• Locate background resources as well as books

from the catalog and database articles.• Find it on the library web page

• ( Hint -Look Under the Fast Facts column) ( On the Right side of the screen)

Question

What is inflationary cosmology?

• Related Entries• Related Resources– Catalog– Academic Search Complete– eBrary– NetLibrary– Oxford

Thanks!