Lyman Beecher Brooks Library Tutorial

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Lyman Beecher Brooks Library
Tutorial
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Welcome to the Lyman Beecher Brooks Library web
based tutorial. This tutorial is designed to
introduce Norfolk State University students to
the services and collections of the Lyman Beecher
Brooks Library (LBB) and to teach basic library
skills.
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Library Orientation
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LBB Library Orientation Objectives

• Students will be able to utilize the following
  services and collections offered in the LBB
  Library
• Circulation/Reserve Department
• Herbert A. Marshall Collection
• Information Services Department
• Reference
• Periodicals
• Interlibrary Loan

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Table of Contents

• What resources are available to me in the LBB
  Library?
• What services are available to me in the Lyman
  Beecher Brooks Library?
• Whom may I ask for help?
• When is the library open?
• How can I find.?

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What resources are available to me in the LBB
Library?
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Library Resources

• Print resources
• Books
• Periodicals
• Indexes
• Abstracts
• Non-print resources
• Microfilm
• Microfiche

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Library Resources (continued)

• Electronic Resources
• Library catalog
• Electronic indexes
• Electronic abstracts
• Electronic full text periodicals
• Electronic reference materials
• Electronic books (e-books)

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What resources are available to me in the LBB
Library?

• Print Resources
• The main collection contains approximately
  350,000 books that cover a wide range of academic
  subjects.
• Books in the Lyman Beecher Brooks library are
  organized by the Library of Congress (LC)
  classification system. This system is an
  alphanumeric scheme which provides greater depth
  in the cataloging of information resources.
• An example of this would be HV272.S34 shelved in
  the Social Work part of the collection.
• The main collection is shelved in open stacks on
  the 3rd Floor of the library.

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Periodicals

• The types of periodicals in LBB Library are
• Journals
• Trade publications
• Magazines
• Newspapers

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Periodicals -- continued

• Journals -- are scholarly publications written
  for a specialized audience. Examples are
  Harvard Law Review and the Journal of the
  American Medical Association (JAMA).

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Periodicals -- continued

• Trade Publications -- are also written for a
  specialized audience, but the articles are not
  scholarly. Articles focus on new products and
  other information of interest to a specific
  industry. Examples are Advertising Age and
  PCWorld.

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Periodicals -- continued

• Magazines -- are written for a general
  audience and are considered to be entertaining.
  Examples are Time, Sports Illustrated, and
  Essence.Newspapers -- are usually daily
  publications that cover current affairs and news.
  These may be local, regional, or national.
  Examples are The Virginian-Pilot, The
  Washington Post, and USA Today.

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Indexes

• Indexes provide access to the contents of
  periodicals. In print, you may search by subject
  or author.
• Citations in indexes include at least the
  following information for locating articles
• Author of the article
• Title of the article
• Name of the publication
• Volume and issue
• Page numbers
• Date (day, month and year or quarter and year)

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Citation example

• Surfacing children limitations of genocidal rape
  discourse Carpenter, R Charli, Human Rights
  Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 428-77, May 2000
• From PAIS database provided by CAS Ilumina.
  Retrieved 8.11.2005

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Abstracts

• In addition to the citation (information to
  locate the article) some indexes include
  abstracts of the article.
• An abstract is a summary of the contents of the
  article. Usually this summary is written by a
  professional abstracter, not the author of the
  article.
• Abstracts should not be substituted for the text
  of the article. They are intended only to let
  the reader decide if the article would be
  relevant.

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Citation and abstract example

• PAIS International Title Disclosing the truth
  informed participation in the Antemortem Database
  Project for survivors of Srebrenica
  Author Keough, Mary Ellen and others
  Source Health and Human Rights, vol. 5, no. 1,
  pp. 68-87, 2000 ISSN 1079-0969
• Abstract
• Describes a human rights investigation
  designed to identify bodies exhumed from mass
  graves of Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica,
  Bosnia-Herzegovina and psychological impact of
  participation of family members based on
  interviews with 6,150 families, 98 of whom
  received follow-up evaluations, Summer 1997-Feb.
  1999. Summaries in English, French, and Spanish.
  The town of Srebrenica was a United Nations safe
  area, from 1993 until its invasion by Serb forces
  July 6, 1995 and massacre of thousands of Bosnian
  Muslims.
• From PAIS database provided by CAS Ilumina.
  Retrieved 8.11.2005

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Microforms (microfilm and microfiche)

• Older editions of some periodicals
  newspapers, magazines, trade publications, and
  journals are maintained in microform. These
  films and fiche are housed in cabinets located in
  the periodicals area on the second floor.

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Periodicals Holdings

• Periodical holding may
• be checked
• In the print holdings lists at the Information
  Services Desk
• Online at http//spartan270.nsu.edu/screens/phlfro
  nt.htm

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Electronic Resources

• Online Catalog The LBB Library online catalog
  contains records for all the books and
  periodicals held by the library.
• Electronic Indexes Online indexes are available
  to locate articles on specific topics in general
  (magazines and newspapers) and subject (subject
  specific scholarly journals) periodicals.
• Full text electronic databases provide access to
  a selection of the full text of journals, poetry
  collections and books.
• Reference Sources (Electronic Information
  Sources) A variety of ready reference materials
  (dictionaries and atlases) in an electronic
  format.

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Electronic Resources Continued

• VIVA The Virtual Library of Virginia is a
  consortium of academic libraries that has access
  to a wide assortment of resources including
  electronic indexes, full text databases, library
  catalogs, electronic books and texts, government
  information, statistical data, and electronic
  journals. Access to these resources is included
  in the electronic database on campus and off
  campus lists.

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What services are available to me in the Lyman
Beecher Brooks Library?
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Library Services

• Circulation/Reserves
• Electronic Reserves
• Reference Consultations
• Interlibrary Loan
• Microfilm/Microfiche Reader Printers
• Photocopying/Printing
• Study Rooms/24-Hour Study Room
• Project Enhancement Room

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Library Services -- continued

• Census Information Center (CIC)
• Public Access Computers
• Off-campus access to electronic databases
• Library Instruction

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Library Services -- continued

• Circulation/Reserve Services
• Books are checked out at the Circulation/Reserve
  Desk on the 1st floor. To check out Library
  materials, you must present your valid Norfolk
  State University ID Card at the
  Circulation/Reserve Desk.
• Students from Virginia Tidewater Consortium (VTC)
  schools may borrow books when they present
  current ID cards from their home institutions and
  current VTC Consortium Cards issued by their home
  libraries.

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Library Services -- continued

• Circulation/Reserve Services
• Loan periods vary according to the user (faculty
  or student) and type of material. Materials
  should be returned on or before the due date.
  Some materials are renewable and can be renewed
  in person, by telephone, or online.
• Visit the Circulation Page for more information.

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Library Services -- continued

• Reserves
• Library or instructor-owned materials needed for
  a course are made available with restricted loan
  periods at the Circulation/Reserve Desk.
• Electronic Reserves pdf (portable document
  format) copies of articles that can be accessed
  online are also available.

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Library Services -- continued

• The Herbert A. Marshall Collection is
  comprised of books by and about African Americans
  in the United States. The collection is named in
  honor of the late Dr. Herbert A. Marshall,
  Professor Emeritus of Norfolk State University.
  This collection is located behind the
  Circulation/Reserve Desk on the 1st floor.

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Library Services -- Continued

• Reference Consultations -- 757-823-8517
• A staff member is available at the Information
  Services Desk during library hours to answer
  questions.

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Library Services -- continued

• Interlibrary Loan 757-823-2426
• Interlibrary Loan is a service providing
  materials necessary for research and study that
  are borrowed from other libraries for use by our
  patrons.
• Interlibrary Loan Request Forms are available at
  the Information Services Desk or online at the
  Library homepage.

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Library Services -- continued

• Microfilm/Microfiche Reader/Printers
• The cost of copying a page of microform
  information is ten cents. Please note that the
  machines will not make change. They will only
  accept dimes

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Library Services -- continued

• Photocopying and Telephones
• Photocopy machines are located on the 1st and 2nd
  floors.
• The cost of photocopies is .10 per copy.
• Telephones are located
• On the 1st floor in the 24-hour study room.
• On the 2nd floor outside the Open Access
  Computer Lab.

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Library Services -- continued

• A change machine is located in the copy room
  adjacent to the Circulation/Reserve Desk on the
  1st floor.
• Prepaid photocopy keys are available on the 1st
  floor.
• Initial cost is 5.00 (2.50 for the key and
  2.50 for copies).
• Additional funds may be added to the key when
  needed.

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Library Services continued

• Private Study rooms are located on the 2nd and
  3rd floors.
• Project Enhancement Room (PER)
• The Project Enhancement Room is located in room
  242 (2nd floor) in the Information Services
  Department. This room is equipped with a
  computer, a scanner, a color printer, and a
  typewriter.
• To use this room, students must sign up at the
  Information Services Desk. Policies for using the
  PER are posted in the room.

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Library Services--continued

• Census Information Center (CIC)
• The Census Information Center is a
  depository of census information from the United
  States Bureau of Census. This center is located
  on the 2nd floor in room 226a. Available by
  appointment only.

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Library Services -- continued

• Access to Electronic Resources
• On-campus and off-campus access to the library
  catalog.
• On-campus and Off-campus access to academic
  databases (indexes to periodicals)
• Off-campus access requires logging in through the
  proxy server. At the dialog box, type your first
  and last names in the first box. In the second
  box, type your library barcode number (example
  S1234567).

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The Reference Collection located on the second
floor contains

• Almanacs
• Bibliographies
• Biographical resources
• Dictionaries
• Directories

• Encyclopedias
• Geographical Resources
• Handbooks
• Indexes and Abstracts
• Yearbooks

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Services Available in Other Areas of the Library

• Barrier free access to the building and
  facilities in the Library.
• Ramps, electric doors elevators located at the
  front of the building.
• Assistive Technology Lab (provided by Disability
  Services) Phone number 757-823-2014

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Whom May I Ask For Help?
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Whom May I Ask For Help?

• Circulation/Reserve
• Staff is available at the Circulation/Reserve
  Desk on the first floor during all library hours.
• The Circulation/Reserve staff will answer
  questions about your account, how to use the
  online catalog, and general directional
  questions.
• Circulation/Reserve staff may be reached by
  telephone at 757- 823-2418.

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Whom May I Ask For Help?

• Information Services
• Reference Librarians and staff are available at
  the Information Services Desk on the 2nd floor to
  offer assistance during all library hours.
• Ask Reference staff your questions concerning how
  items may be located in the library, which
  sources may provide the best information about a
  topic, or how to use the librarys technology.
• Reference Librarians may be reached at 757-
  823-8517.

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When is the Library Open?
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When is the library open?

• Schedule of Library Hours
• Monday Thursday 800 am 1100 pm
• Friday 800 am 500 pm
• Saturday 900 am 500 pm.
• Sunday 200 pm 900 pm
• Library Hours vary during the summer holidays.

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How Can I Find..?
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Finding Books

• Books in the library are cataloged according to
  the Library of Congress Classification System.
• Books in the library have call numbers which are
  like addresses for their locations on the
  shelves.
• To find the book, Upward, search for the title,
  Upward, in the online catalog. The record
  indicates that the call number is LD3914.N5 B76
  1983. What do these letters and numbers mean?

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Reading an LC call number

• LD3914.N5 B76 1983 c.1

Norfolk State University
Publication year
HBCU
L indicates Education LD Indicates a particular
Educational institution
Copy 1 of the book
Authors Name -- Brooks
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Periodicals

• The Periodicals unit consists of current unbound
  issues, bound journals and newspapers,
  microforms, and electronic journals.
• Periodicals are non-circulating.
• Periodicals owned by the library may be accessed
  in several ways
• OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog)
• Printed Periodicals Holdings List
• Online Holdings List
• Ebsco E-Journals
• VIVA (Virtual Library of Virginia)

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Current Periodicals

• Current Periodicals are shelved by title in an
  openstacks area adjacent to the service desk.
• Current issues in high demand are located behind
  the Information Services Desk and may be obtained
  by completing a call slip and leaving a validated
  NSU ID Card at the Information Services Desk.

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Bound Periodicals

• Bound periodicals (back issues) are located in
  the east wing of the library and are arranged
  alphabetically by title in the open stacks.
• Recently used volumes should be returned to book
  trucks located throughout the area until they can
  be re-shelved.

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Newspapers

• Current issues of local, national, and
  international newspapers are located at the
  Information Services Desk.
• To obtain a newspaper, complete a call slip and
  present it with a current NSU ID card. The NSU ID
  card is held at the desk until the newspaper is
  returned. Back issues of newspapers are retained
  for three (3) months and then discarded.
• The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall
  Street Journal, and The Virginian Pilot are
  replaced by microfilm editions when they are
  discarded.

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Microfilm and Microfiche

• Some magazines, journals and newspapers are
  received in microform and/or print format. These
  microfilms and microfiche are placed in microform
  cabinets in the east wing.
• Library patrons should check the online catalog,
  the Online Holdings List or the Periodicals
  Holdings List for titles available on microfilm
  or microfiche.

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E-Journals

• LBB Library subscribes to full-text electronic
  journals.
• The Lyman Beecher Brooks Library maintains
  journal subscriptions through EbscoHost. In
  addition to Ebsco subscription titles, full text
  journals may be accessed through a variety of
  databases (Consult Information Services staff for
  assistance) including but not limited to ACM
  Digital Library IEEExplore Oxford Journals
  Online Cambridge Journals Online Project Muse
  (Johns Hopkins) PsychInfo and CINAHL(some full
  text) InfoTrac (some full text)
• These may be accessed through the Databases A-Z
  On Campus or Databases A-Z Off Campus links.

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Hampton Roads Union List of Serials

• The Hampton Roads Union List of Serials lists the
  serials (periodicals) held by all libraries in
  the Hampton Roads area. This is a print source
  to check to determine if another library owns the
  requested item.
• This may also be checked by searching periodical
  titles in the WorldCat database from FirstSearch
  (in the Databases A-Z lists). When the title is
  located in WorldCat, follow the link Libraries
  which own this item. to see which is the closest
  library that owns the periodical.

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Quiz

• Are you ready to take the quiz?
• Go back and review.

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Quiz1. Library print resources include of
the following except a. Books
b. Microfilm c. Periodicals
d. Indexes2. The main collection of
books is shelved on which floor
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Quiz - - continued a. First b.
Second c. Third d.
Fourth3. Books in the library are
organized and found according
to a. The authors last name
b. The Dewey Decimal Classification System
c. The title of the book d. The
Library of Congress Classification System
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Quiz continued4. Scholarly publications
written for a specific audience are
referred to as a. Trade Publications
b. Newspapers c. Magazines
d. Journals5. A summary of the contents of
an article is known as a. Citation
b. An Abstract c. An Index
d. A Microform
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Quiz continued6. Students from neighboring
universities a. Cannot use the
resources at the LBB Library b. Can
borrow books if they have current IDs and a
consortium card c. Can only
borrow books from the LBB Library only if
they order the books through Interlibrary
Loan d. Can only use the LBB Library
books within the Library7. All of these
resources are found in the Reference
Collection except

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Quiz continued a. Indexes and
abstracts b. Dictionaries c.
The Herbert A. Marshall Collection d.
Geographical Resources8. Questions
concerning a students library account should
be directed to a. The Library
Director b. The Circulation/Reserve
Desk c. The Assistive Technology Lab
d. The Information Service Desk
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Quiz continued9. The library hours
a. Vary during the summer and holidays
b. End at 900 pm every night c. Begin
at 800 am seven days a week d. Are much
shorter on week nights10. Periodicals include
all the following except a. Journals
b. Newspapers c. Encyclopedias
d. Microforms