Welcome to the Louis J. Blume Library at St. Marys University!

Welcome to the library!

The importance of the library to your academic careerWe read for a variety of reasons for information gathering, for pleasure, for challenging our current knowledge-base or ideasLearn life-long information gathering skills

Louis J. Blume Library Hours

Monday - Thursday7:45 a.m. - MidnightFriday7:45 a.m. - 5 p.m.Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Sunday 1 p.m. - Midnight

Whats a Reference Librarian?Reference librarians are professionally trained people who help you locate and learn to use the resources to find the information you need.

Reference Librarians are here to help you. All you need to do is ask!

Reference HoursMonday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.Saturday Noon - 4 p.m.Sunday1 p.m. - 5 p.m.; 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Second (Main) FloorReference Sources are Starting Points Dictionaries Encyclopedias Handbooks Directories Atlases Almanacs

Second (Main) FloorLibrary NetworkLook up books, videos through our library catalog Look for articles in magazines & journals Search the World Wide Web

Why use a periodical database?Access refereed, verified informationAccess discipline-specific informationNot all reliable information is freely available on the Web, or easily locatable on the WebYour tuition is paying for these subscription databases use them!

More than 70 subscription databases!

Second (Main) FloorGovernment Publications (United States & Texas) Congressional hearings on controversial issues Statistical information Informative publications

Second (Main) FloorCirculation Check out books Get change for photocopiers Pick up requested ILL itemsPick up computer print outsReserves - course material

Second (Main) FloorNew Books areaArt ExhibitMarianist Collection

Third FloorCirculating Book Collection Computer Lab

Third FloorLearning Assistance Center (LAC)Multimedia Instructional Center (MIC)Special Collections

First Floor (Basement) PeriodicalsMicrofiche & microfilmReader/PrinterPrint format periodicals: unbound, bound journals, newspapers, magazines

First Floor (Basement) Curriculum Collection Small group study rooms (includes Internet ports) Video viewing rooms Media Viewing Room Learning Resources Center & Digital Media Lab: audio/video, computer graphics, photography/imaging services

Come PreparedBring your Rattler Card a computer diskette or USB drive money or copy card pen/pencil paper

Library Services Remote access from your home or office to our electronic subscription databases

Library Services TexShare card - borrow books from other libraries

Library ServicesInter-Library Loan (ILL) - request materials we borrow from other librariesOCLC FirstSearch and CORAL UnionLists - find out which libraries have a periodical you needReference service - in person, by phone, by e-mail: click on Ask A Question at the library home page: http://library.stmarytx.edu/acadlib

Where to get more informationPrinted GuidesCourse-integrated Instruction

Where to get more informationReference Librarians (436-3508) or e-mail reflib@stmarytx.eduBlume Library Web sitehttp://library.stmarytx.edu/acadlib/

Stop by and visit us often at the Louis J. Blume Library!