Learn Your Library

With Helen Linda - Librarian

Why Am I Here?

● Quick overview of important library info.

● Lifecycle of Library Borrowing and how it all works.

● Hands on e-tour and practice with the most common library activities you’ll perform.

Who Are We?

David Hale, Paula Tamburello, Monica Nelson, Clara Bruns, Helen LindaArchives, ILL & Billing, Circulation & Requests, Director & Instruction, Techie & Instruction

How Do You Contact Us?

It’s always best to use general contact info:

Phone (On Campus): ext. 208Phone (Local): (802) 322-1604Phone (Toll-Free):(800) 468-4888 ext. 208Email: library@goddard.eduOn Campus/Live Nearby: Open year round, come on by!

When Is the Library Open?

During Residencies

Orientation Thursday: 9 am - 4 pmRegistration Friday - Sunday: 9 am - 6 pm

Monday - Wednesday: 9 am - 9 pmThursday: 9 am - 6 pm

Final Friday: 9 am - 4 pm

All Other Times

Monday - Friday: 9 am - 4 pmHolidays & Weekends: closed

Don’t Guess -Import

Our Calendar!

Satellite Librarian

ASK NOT HOW YOU CAN GET TO THE LIBRARY, BUT HOW THE LIBRARY CAN GET TO

YOU!

Community Center Student Lounge 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Mon, Tue, and Wed

Satellite Librarian does everything except deliver materials to or from

the library! Try it in addition to your regular library usage.

What Does The Library Have?

ELIOT D. PRATT LIBRARY

ARTICLE DATA-BASES

INTER-LIBRARY

LOAN

EVERYTHING!

Eliot D. Pratt Library - 138,000+ items

eBooks - 104,000 instantly available

+

Article Databases - 3 of the largest

hundreds of thousands of articles

+

Interlibrary Loan - what we don’t have

thousands of participating libraries

=

ALL OF THE THINGS!!

DVD, Music, CD-ROM, Book on CD, Kits, & Special Collection AV Materials

5 items total / 4 Weeks

How Many And How Long?Print Books & Special Collection Books

30 items total / All Semester

Archives & Reference

Inhouse Only

Museum Pass

1 only / 2 Days

30Total Combined

Items

INCLUDES REQUESTS

eBooks do not count against your total

NO RENEWALS

eBooks

20 total /7-14 days

ILL

5 total / varies

What About When I Go Home?

No Requests for Print Copies of eBooks

Via Library Catalog For Items We Own

5 at a time (maximum)

Request ability is enabled after residency.

Via ILL For Items We Do NOT Own

5 per semester (maximum)

Available during residency, too!

Request From Us All Semester, We’ll Mail Materials To You!

Use ILL Materials FIRST!

Where Do I Return Stuff?

Mail Back To Us

ILL by due date

You’re over limit

On Campus

If We’re Open

Library Info Desk

Indoor Library Book Drop

If We’re Closed

Library Breezeway Book Drop

Off Campus

ALWAYS INSURE

YOUR PACKAGES

Do You Charge Late Fines?Nope!...But…

● All materials are billed at 4 weeks overdue. $40+ replacement fee for Goddard and $50+ for ILL … plus $20 processing fee.

● Goddard billed materials are not refundable after a year & not after 6 months for ILL.

● The processing fee is non-refundable.

LIFE HAPPENS - If an item is lost or damaged, tell us right away. We’ll work with you to replace it so it can be available for use again. It’s only a problem if you don’t work with us to solve it.

You’ll Never Remember All Of This

No Worries -- It’s All On The Websites -- Or Ask!

Lifecycle of Library Borrowing

1st DayReturnlibrary

materials

Residency WeekBegin semester research, collect bulk of

library materials to take home, ILL requests if you need them

HomeCatalog requests function enabled

Throughout SemesterRequest materials be sent to you,

request ILLs 7-10 days before packet needed, return ILLs on time, return

materials if you’re over checkout limit

Semester End

No more requestsallowed

Travel PrepCheck account online so all materials come with

you, plan how to get materials home

Residency & Semester

Begins

You In The Library Community

4Library

Staff

600+Students, Faculty,

Staff,Community

Folks

TO:

● Libraries are communal -- it’s about sharing resources

● Resources include the staff -- we teach you how to fish, not fetch

● Return items on time -- so others can use them and we remain in good standing with ILL lending libraries

● Embrace a can do spirit -- find and push your challenge line, put us out of business

● Resist loopholes -- yes, we know they’re there

BE A LIBRARY SUPERHERO!

You Create The Library

The collection is built by current student studies and is changing all the time. If we don’t have enough of what you’re

studying, let’s build it together!

How Do I Find Stuff?

Library & Information Technology Services (LITS) and

Eliot D. Pratt Library Catalog Websites

http://catalog.goddard.edu

All Physical Materials In The Library

eBooks

Lists of Program Faculty & Guest Works

New Works By Goddard Authors

Links to LITS, GNET, & Goddard Main

http://lits.goddard.edu

How To’s

Research Resources

Library Policies

IT Resources

News

Links to Library Catalog, IT, & Writing Center

MORE!

Tips & Tricks!

Feel Free To Add Your Own!

Learn What You’ll Use The Most First

Library CatalogLITS Website

eBooksArticle ResourcesWorldCat (ILL)Bibliographies

Stay For The Live Portion Of This Workshop To Get Hands-On Experience With All Of These!

Learning & Problem Solving Thrives on Calm

Prevent Panic - Learn Off Deadline!

Use The In-Software Help!

They Worked Hard So You Don’t Have To

Google or YouTube It!

Odds Are If You’re Having Trouble With Something, You’re Not The First

Use All Your Resources!

Local Public LibrariesLocal College Libraries

Local OrganizationsNational Organizations

Faculty ConnectionsEach Other

Let’s Try Out The Tools

Library CatalogLITS Website

eBooksArticle ResourcesWorldCat (ILL)

This Is The Live Portion Of The Show

Questions? Stories? Things to Add?