Welcome to
the Al Harris
Library!
Who are you then?
My roommate is
annoying – how
late is the library
open?
Almost as late as
Sonic …
Monday – Thursday
7:30 am - 11:00 pm
Friday
7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sunday
3:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Is it ok if I don’t bring my
books back until the end of
the semester?
Nope, you gotta share!
• Books – 21 days
• DVDs – 7 days
• Laptops, headphones,
reserves, etc. – 2 hours
Don’t let this happen to you!
• DVDs
• Audio books
What kind of stuff do
you have in the Al
Harris Library?
– MP3s
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Magazines
Journals
Databases
Online Video
Government Information
Oh, yeah … books
… lots and lots of books
• RSS Feeds?
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)
How can I get
help with my
research?
ASKREF
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Email/IM
Call us
*Reference Desk*
Visit the Writing
Center
Text a Librarian
66746
An actual
SWOSU
Librarian
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?
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.
You are here
What do I do if
the library
doesn’t have
something I
need?
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
(Yes, we actually do this by bicycle!)
I’m a Techno Geek with
serious communication
issues…what does the
library have for me?
No worries Nerdman,
We’ve got you
covered with …
15 laptops
Color printing
Video & Digital
Cameras
50” plasma TVs
20 PCs
Headphones
Microphones
WiFi Internet
Netbooks
Sony EReaders
Games Factory 2
Podcasting
How do you get to the library web site?
www.swosu.edu/library
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
• Use your student
webmail login to search
databases
• Use your ID number to
renew books online
• New & Improved
LibGuides
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!
1. Find them by
searching the catalog
2. Look for “Available
online”
3. “Click here for
electronic book”
4. SWOSU Yearbooks!
What’s the difference
between the catalog and
the databases…and why
should I care?
Catalog
Database
I need to find some quiet
time, where can I go?
• 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.
If it’s getting late can I
use my cell phone to
order pizza in the
library?
• 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.
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!