Heterick Memorial LibraryYour gateway to success

ELEMENTS OF THE LIBRARY

• Building• Resources (print or online)

• Services

• Staff• PATRONS

Welcome to the Library

Library is completely wireless

LIBRARY TOUR

• The library is divided into three areas.• First floor – public services,

circulation/ reference desks, reference collection, computer labs, current periodicals, microforms, newspapers & new books room.

• In general, this is a high-traffic area and not conducive to concentrated study.

FIRST FLOOR

•First place to go for help•Materials check out and returns

•Course Reserves/OhioLINK/ Interlibrary loans•Audiovisual materials

•Your ONU ID is your library card

FIRST FLOOR

Houses stapler, paper cutter and hole punch as well

FIRST FLOOR

Music Media is for the use of Music Majors or students currently taking a music class requiring the use of the keyboards

FIRST FLOOR

•6 terminals on the 1st floor•2 each on 2nd and 3rd floors

DVD browsing binders

New Books & Popular Book collection

Current Periodicals

Reference Collection

Popular Periodical collection

FIRST FLOOR

Librarians on dutyMon-Fri 8-12, 1-4:30Sun 10-3:30 Chat, IM or Em

ail help

FIRST FLOOR

Large Lab 102A with 24 computers, 2 b&w printers and a color printer

Small Lab 102B 8 computers and 2 b&w printers

FIRST FLOOR

LIBRARY TOUR

• Second floor – Classrooms, Communication Skills Center, older periodicals, open study tables, group study carrels, 1-2 person study carrels.

• The second floor is meant for studying and accessing the bound periodical and juvenile literature collections

SECOND FLOOR

Communications Skills Center is a separate department housed in the library. The staff provide assistance with compositions and presentations.

Appointments are required.

SECOND FLOOR

Open seating on north end of second floor

Four 4-6 person study carrels, first come, first served

SECOND FLOOR

Classrooms and seminar rooms must be reserved online

SECOND FLOOR/THIRD FLOOR

1-2 person study carrels against east and west walls, first come, first served

Public terminal on third floor, not internet accessible

Pick up phone for

help

SECOND FLOOR/THIRD FLOOR

LIBRARY TOUR

• Third floor – Oversized and regular book collection, 1-2 person study carrels, seating in book stacks, lounge areas.

• This is the quietest part of the library and people expect it to stay that way.

THIRD FLOOR

LIBRARY TOUR

• Reference help• Interlibrary loans• Course reserves• Local content

Available from Heterick home page

Library policies and procedures

POLAR www.onu.edu/library

• Library catalog for both Heterick and Taggert• Libraries work together to avoid duplication• All books are on the 3rd floor of Heterick • Fees and fines apply

OhioLINK

• The Ohio Library and Information Network, OhioLINK, is a consortium of 88 Ohio college and university libraries, public and school libraries and the State Library of Ohio.

• Students may request items using the OhioLINK catalog and have it sent to the university of their choice.

• http://www.ohiolink.edu/about/what-is-ol.html

Databases

• Used mostly for locating newspaper and magazine articles

• Access Controlled• Offer broad and subject-specific

coverage

Databases

• Available 24/7• Must click on “off campus access” flag

Web management page will then ask for first and last name, all 11 digits of the university ID for authentication purposes. Only way to access the

databases off campus.

Call in the library at 419-772-2181 or contact

our systems librarian Indra Canagaratna

i-canagaratna@onu.edu

Off-campus Access

Web Management

Be sure to click on the “Off campus access tab” to begin

• Academic Search Premier• Lexis-Nexis• Opposing Viewpoints Reso

urce Center• JSTOR : the Scholarly Jour

nal Archive• Search by Subject/Discipline

for subject specific databases

Databases

Bibliographic Citation Software

InterLibrary Loan

• “Option of last resort”• Used when articles or books are not

available from POLAR or OhioLINK• Articles are sent to the requesting student

via pdf attachments• For books, student must come to the

library• Contact Kathleen Baril at 419-772-2188

or k-baril@onu.edu for help or questions.

InterLibrary Loan

InterLibrary Loan

Course Reserves

• Occasionally professors place items on reserve for students in a particular class to access.

• Usually electronic access, but some books, textbooks and dvds in the physical collection.

• Electronic reserves sometimes requires log-in which would be the student’s first and last name, and all 11 digits of the university ID.

• Print reserves would require students visiting the library and making copies at 10 cents per page.

Course Reserves

Instruction/Research Guides

Research Guides

Library Research Information

Reference Help and Support

http://www.onu.edu/library/

Library HoursMon – Thur 8a-midnight

Friday 8a – 9pMon-Fri computer labs open at 7:30a

Saturday 10a-6pSunday 10a - midnight

Email reference@onu.eduPhone 419-772-2181

Questions