Library Terminology
People in the Library
Borrowing Policies
What's Online?
Potpourri
100
The online search engine you use to find out what items are available in the library.
What is the Library Catalog or OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog)?
100
Dean of Library Services and eLearning.
Who is Sue Gallaway?
100
Everybody must show this in order to borrow library materials.
What is a photo ID? (Student/Employee ID card or driver's license)
100
The URL of Kirk Library's website.
100
Two locations where you can get your print cards.
Where are the bookstore and Washington Hall (vending machine)?
200
The number and letter code from which you can find the book on the bookshelves.
What is the call number or Dewey Decimal number?
200
Three eLearning staff who help you with Angel.
Who are Kathy Brooks, Eric Richardson, and Nancy Macy?
200
The place you go to check out/borrow library materials.
Where is the Circulation Desk?
200
The ID and password to access the online research and ebooks databases from off campus.
What is your last name in capital letters and your SID/EID?
200
Location where you can get your free Student ID card.
Where is the Student Center building? (Student Life and Involvement Center, Rm 101)
300
The service you use to get books and articles that the library doesn't have.
What is Inter-Library Loan (ILL)?
300
Three library paraprofessionals who check out books to you, help you with library fines & fees, and process books and archives.
Who are Hyesoo Albright, Darlene Rahn, and Holly Collins?
300
The number of books and videos you can borrow at one time.
What are 5 books per subject and 3 videos?
300
The names of the three eBook databases to which the library subscribes.
What are Books 24x7 IT Pro, eBrary, and NetLibrary?
300
Number of computers in Kirk Library's computer lab.
What is 33?
400
Class materials that instructors place in the library for their students to use.
What are Course Reserves?
400
Three librarians who provide research assistance to you and teach you information literacy skills to be successful in college, work, and your personal life.
Who are Dale Carroll, Lily Kun, and Margaret Snyder?
400
The number of days you can borrow books and videos.
What are 30 days for books and 7 days for videos?
400
The number of listed online research databases including eBook databases.
What is 27? (24 research databases + 3 eBooks databases)
400
The four ways you can contact a librarian for research help.
What are online chat (Ask a Librarian), email, phone, and in-person?
500
Materials and works that are designed to be consulted when authoritative information is needed, rather than read cover to cover (e.g. dictionaries, almanacs, encyclopedias, etc).
What are Reference?
500
First names of three of the many student workers who help out at the Circulation Desk.
Who are Amanda, Ashleigh, Dan, Diane, Donna, Kristina, Rachel, Shelby, Steven, and Vanessa?
500
Name two equipment faculty and staff can borrow from Kirk Library for instructional purposes.
What are computer laptop, video projector, or digital camera?
500
Name of one of the reference databases (dictionary or encyclopedia) that students, faculty, and staff have access to through Kirk Library.
What is the Oxford English Dictionary, Encyclopedia Americana, or Credo Reference?
500
The amount it costs to make one photocopy in the library copier machine and one printout from the computer.
What is 16 cents (10 cents for copy machine, 6 cents for the computer printer)?