2006-2007 Student Handbook - University of the Incarnate Word

materials can be found through the OCLC (the international Online Computer Library Center) WorldCatdatabase or Internet-based catalogs of other libraries.The Mabee Library offers many services and features for student use. Professional assistance with researchand use of library technology is available every day the library is open. Students are required to pass TILT(Texas Information Literacy Tutorial) and may participate in an active program of Information Literacyclasses.Included among the fundamental spaces to house materials and study spaces are the following areas:Academic ResourcesAudiovisual ServicesThis growing collection includes CD’s and CD-ROMs, DVD’s and DVD-ROMs, video and audio cassettetapes, slides; educational and feature films for student and faculty. These non-print resources for checkoutare housed in Room 145 and on the south end of the Reference Room. Monitors with video and soundplayback equipment are also housed in this area.Information LiteracyRoom 230 provides instructional space to learn more about library research, to avoid plagiarism, identifyappropriate electronic resources on a subject, to formulate a search strategy and to retrieve pertinentelectronic data.PeriodicalsAll print periodicals, both current issues and retrospective issues in bound or microfilm/fiche formats arehoused on the second floor of the stacks. Most periodicals are now online and accessible by currentstudents from any PC following the proper log-on protocol.Room 138The south end of the first floor houses Texana, Fiction, the McNaughton Collection of popular titles, andcurrent books for student browsing and check out.Reference DeskThis desk at the center of the first floor is staffed to provide information about library resources andservices or offer assistance on doing subject research.Reference RoomRoom 143 contains the scholarly encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks and other publications to supportacademic research for all areas of the curriculum. This also includes an extensive bibliography section inaddition to many general and specialized reference sources and the Vertical File collection.ServicesCirculation DeskCentrally located at the first floor entrance, this is the place to borrow and return materials, check outconference or group study room keys, encode/add value to student IDs for use as copy cards in the Libraryand Media copiers/printers, to resolve overdue material issues, and to obtain change.Photocopy RoomRoom 135, between the Reference Desk and the Texana/Fiction Collections, contains photocopiers and awork counter. Additional photocopiers are available on the second floor and east wing of the first floorstacks.27