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Undergraduate Bulletin of Information 2001-2002LIBRARY SYSTEMand abstracts, online catalog, homepage(http://www.uprm.edu/library) libraryorientations and tours of facilities, libraryresearch and instruction courses, documentdelivery, fax delivery, photocopying machinessale of photocopying cards duplication ofmaterials in microforms, loans of audiovisualequipment, online retrieval services, selectivedissemination of information, access to Webbasedand CD-ROM full text databases, Internetaccess, and access to remote government andcommercial databases.Librarians assist students and faculty in theirstudy and research endeavors. An informationdesk service is provided to answer questions andassist patrons in the effective use of the onlinecatalog and of the resources, facilities, andservices that are available. The information deskis located in the lobby at the main entrance and isopen from Monday through Friday, 9:00 to 11:30a.m. and from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.Members of the Library’s professional staff offerthe following formal courses: AGRO4019–Seminar in Horticulture, BIOL3055–Bibliography and Library Research in theBiological Sciences, and SOSC3145–Bibliography and Library Research in theSocial Sciences, and INTD 3355-ResearchMethods in Libraries.Library services are fully automated, and theonline catalog can be accessed from terminalsand computers installed in the Library, oranywhere on Campus as well as through theInternet. A local area network (LAN) allows forthe use of databases in CD-ROM from variouscollections. Cataloging and classification aredone online using the bibliographic utility of theOnline Computer Library Center (OCLC). TheLibrary is also a member of the SoutheasternLibrary Network (SOLINET) and the U. S.Agricultural Information Network (USAIN). Incooperation with the State Department ofEducation, the Library runs the Puerto RicoCooperative Information Network, which allowslibraries as well as, some public and schoollibraries throughout the island to share theirresources.The Library's rules and regulations are includedin its Bylaws. Copies are available at theLibrary’s Administrative Office.GENERAL LIBRARYFACULTYMARIA DEL C. AQUINO RUIZ, AssistantProfessor (Librarian II), M.L.S. (1991), University ofPuerto Rico at Río Piedras.MARIA VIRGEN BERRIOS ALEJANDRO,Instructor (Librarian I), M.L.S. (1989), University ofPuerto Rico at Río Piedras.CARMEN CEIDE NIETO, Instructor (Librarian I),M.L.S. (1990), Interamerican University at SanGermán.SHEILA DUNSTAN SOPER, Professor (LibrarianIV), Associate of the Library Association of UnitedKingdom (1960), North Western Polytechnic inLondon.MARIA M. FERNANDEZ SOLTERO, Instructor(Librarian I), M.L.S. (1986), UPR at Río Piedras.JORGE L. FRONTERA RODRIGUEZ, AssociateProfessor (Librarian III), M.S.L.S. (1988), CatholicUniversity of America at Washington, D.C.ILEANA GUILFUCCI, Assistant Professor(Librarian II, M.L.I.S. (1992), InteramericanUniversity at San Germán.FRANKLYN IRIZARRY GONZALEZ, AssistantProfessor (Librarian II), M.L.S. (1975), University ofPuerto Rico at Río Piedras, M.A. (1982), New YorkUniversity;GLADYS LUCIANO OLIVENCIA, AssociateProfessor (Librarian III), M.L.S. (1971), University ofPuerto Rico at Río Piedras.MARIA DEL C. MARTINEZ MALDONADO,Instructor (Librarian I), M.A. (1976), M.L.S. (1999),Interamerican University at San Germán.RONALDO MARTINEZ NAZARIO, AssociateProfessor (Librarian III), M.L.S.. (1981), IndianaUniversity at Bloomington.ARLENE DEL C. MARTINEZ RODRIGUEZ,Assistant Professor (Librarian II), M.L.S. (1991),Interamerican University at San Germán.DEIXTER MENDEZ LORENZO, AssociateProfessor (Librarian III), M.L.S. (1990), University ofPuerto Rico at Río Piedras.36