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Welcome to the Wayne Community College Library Library Hours Monday – Thursday 7:45 am - 9:00 pm Friday 7:45 am – 4:00 pm Turn off or Set to vibrate Where’s the rest room? Reserves Selected by instructor Kept at main desk Limited circulation Reserve Types Room Use Overnight 3 Day Checkout AV Materials May Be Used In the library In the Academic Skills Center In a classroom More than 300 magazines and journals Ask for these at the circulation desk Genealogy Novels and short stories Easy Books For Kids Big Books Reference Reference books may be • Almanacs • Atlases • Dictionaries • Encyclopedias Books you can check out The automated catalog Your index to all the books and audiovisuals in the library Search Everything computer looks at: Authors Titles Subject headings Notes The call number is an address for an item. LB 2343.32 T95 2001 LC Dewey LB 371.302 2343.32 Com T95 1998 2001 A General Works M Music B Philosophy, Religion N Art C-F History P Language G Geography, Sports Q Science H Social Sciences S Agriculture J Political Science T Technology K Law U Military Science L Education V Naval Science Z Library Science Anatomy of a Call Number LB First line—letters 2343.32 Second line--numbers T95 Third line—letter & number The number is a decimal 21-Day Check Out Fiction Oversized Juvenile General Collection Book Drop Fines • 21-day books –10 cents per day • 3-day reserve –25 cents per day • Overnight reserve –10 cents per hour Aardvarks to Zucchini NEWS WEATHER E-MAIL ADDRESSES PHONE NUMBERS FINANCIAL INFORMATION RELIGION HEALTH & MEDICAL INFORMATION MUSEUMS & OTHER PLACES LIBRARIES & REFERENCE RESOURCES SHOPPING JOB SEARCH June 1993 130 sites June 1994 Almost 3,000 sites April 1998 More than 2.2 million sites July 2002 At least 2 billion pages FINDING WHAT YOU WANT http://www.yahoo.com http://www.google.com How valid is information on the web? Opinion vs Reliable Sources OPINION *No one controls the Internet *Anyone can post anything *Some things are illegal Valid Information *Source *Identity of author *Location of page http://www.nclive.org Boolean Operators • AND --cats AND dogs • OR --cats OR dogs • NOT --dogs NOT hounds • Quotation marks –“poodle dogs” • Parentheses –training AND (dogs or cats) • Asterisk –teach* Advantages of NC LIVE >Articles from more than 3000 publications >More reliable than Web pages Interlibrary Loan - one library borrows an item from another library for a patron to use Interlibrary Loan Costs Books - none Photocopies - may have charges From home you can Check the WCC library catalog Use NC Live Access links from the library web page The library’s purpose is to help students and other patrons find the information they need when they need it.