Welcome to the NMSU Library:Two Buildings, One Library

Branson Hall Library Sciences Agriculture Engineering ALL current

periodicals & newspapers

MapsGovernment

DocumentsArchives &

Special Collections

Government Documents Government Documents & Maps

The NMSU Library participates in the Federal Depository Library Program and receives approximately 67% of the material distributed by the U.S. Government Printing Office; most maps are also received through the Federal government.

http://nmsu.libguides.com/governmentdocuments

Government Documents

Location: Branson Hall, 1st Floor     Phone: (575)646-5792

• Microfilm/fiche Documents• Paper, CD, & DVD Documents & Reference• Map Collection

Service Hours are the same as the Library Building Hours except for,

Reference assistance, which is:10:00pm - 12:00noon and

1:00pm - 3:00pm Monday - Friday

Current Periodicals Reading Room Branson 1st Floor

Archives and Special Collections

University ArchivesSelects, preserves, houses, and makes accessible all records of administrators, faculty, students and alumni of New Mexico State University.

Rio Grande Historical Collections (RGHC)Acquires, preserves, and makes available for research records of organizations, personal papers, and other unpublished materials which document the cultural heritage and history of New Mexico and the Borderlands.

Archives and Special Collections 4th Floor Branson

Archives and Special Collections

Special Collections– Houses published research materials

including books, periodicals, maps and newspapers. The most heavily used of these materials relate to the history, culture, peoples, and resources of New Mexico; the broader Southwest and the Borderlands; and materials supporting specialized University programs.

Relaxation RoomBranson Library3-7pmMonday-Thursday

Zuhl Library Arts Business Humanities Education Social

Sciences Reserves Copy Center Information

Delivery Services (Interlibrary Loan)

Reference & Research Services

Common ServicesStudy spaceComputers with

access to article databases and Microsoft Office

Wireless zones for laptops

Circulation/Service desks

Scanner and Photocopiers

Branson Scanner and Computer Commons

Area

Circulation Email Notification Request Fine/Fee Appeals Recall If the book you need is

already checked out, submit the online form to request the book be returned.

Renewals If your book is due, but you're not finished with it. Login to your account to select the item(s) you want to renew.

Circulation Reciprocal Borrowing

Information The UTEP agreement - allows students,

faculty, and staff of NMSU to borrow books directly from the library at the University of Texas at El Paso. Present your current NMSU ID at the UTEP Library circulation. Books belonging to the UTEP Library may be returned to either of the NMSU Library's circulation desks.

Passport - between most academic libraries in New Mexico, except UNM Medical Library. Students, faculty, and staff can borrow books directly when bearing a PASSPORT certificate. To obtain a certificate, stop by either NMSU Library circulation desk or fax a completed application to (575) 646-2610.

PASSPORT Participants(New Mexico Academic

Libraries)Central New Mexico Community CollegeClovis Community CollegeEastern New Mexico University Portales• Roswell• Ruidoso• Institute of American Indian Arts

Luna Community CollegeNew Mexico Highlands UniversityNew Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyNew Mexico State University • Alamogordo• Carlsbad• Doña Ana• Grants• Las Cruces

Northern New Mexico CollegeSt. John's CollegeSan Juan CollegeSanta Fe Community CollegeSanta Fe University of Art and DesignSouthwestern CollegeUniversity of New Mexico Albuquerque•Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center•Los Alamos•Taos•Valencia Campus

University of the SouthwestWestern New Mexico University

Scanner and Photocopier

Scanner is free to use, send scans to your email or to a flash drive. Photocopier is .10 per copy.

Reserves

Service Desk 1st Floor Zuhl Library Offers easy access to course-related

or other materials set apart from the general collection and made available to a designated class or other user group.– Access electronic format course

reserves– Access physical format course

reserves (books, videos, etc.)

Reference DeskStaff members assist researchers with everything from requests for basic information to in-depth assistance with research papers and projects, using the Library’s extensive collection of print and online reference materials (specialized encyclopedias, bibliographies, statistical sources, etc.) and other information sources. The reference desk offers services in person, via phone, email, chat/IM, or by appointment.

Reference DeskStay tuned – Don’t touch that dial – for the Fall Workshop Schedule.

Instruction Sessions for Classes

Collection Development – purchase books and databases with the departments.

http://lib.nmsu.edu

Answer the following questions about the service that has been handed out to you.

What department is your service related to

What does your service provideGive an example of how you would

use the serviceGive the class directions to the

website and show them how to use the service.