Transcript Top 10 Things You Need to Know about the Libraries

Welcome to Columbia Libraries
There are 22 libraries at Columbia
Hours/Study Spaces vary
Librarian Subject Specialists
Work Study job fair – Sept. 10
Libraries Home Page
www.columbia.edu/library
Butler Library has…
24/7 Reading Rooms
 Reserves Desk/Media Center
 Coffee Bar
 Research Help – 3rd Floor Ref Desk
 24/7 CUIT Computer Lab
 The Stacks – books, books, books
 Study Break during Finals
 Digital Humanities Center
 Info Desk
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Ask Us!
Get research help from a librarian
face
to face @ a reference desk
phone
E-mail
Chat or Text Us
free workshops
Library Essentials – short video tutorials
Subject Guides
www.columbia.edu/library/ask
Subject Specialists
Danianne Mizzy
Engineering
Librarian
422 Mudd
Library Help in CourseWorks
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E-Reserves and Research Guides in CourseWorks
E-Reserves: course-specific books and articles
CourseWorks Guides created by librarians
https://courseworks.columbia.edu/
Research Resources
CLIO -- online catalog
scholarly databases
subject guides
film/music/image/data
e-journals and e-books
www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources
Search Tools
Find Books/Databases/Articles
CLIO: find books, journals....
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My Account; recall/renew online
 Semester Loan
Individual Article Search Tool
Click E-link for full-text
Widgets/Plug-ins/Share
Your CUID is your library card
Use your card to:
Swipe in to enter
 Check out books
 Photocopy from
Flex account
 Access NYC
museums/libraries
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Printing/Photocopying/Scanning
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Print quota – 100 pages/week
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Configure laptops to print in libraries
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Networked printers in libraries, dorms
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Use Flex for photocopiers - 10¢/page
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Scanners available in Butler, Lehman,
Engineering
Be Considerate
Spill-proof
mug: a must have!
Food: in the café only
Cellphone use: not in study areas
Take your stuff when you leave
Library culture: Group study? Quiet?
What is Academic Integrity?
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Use ethical research practices
copyright issues/intellectual property
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Cite your sources – don’t plagiarize
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Not sure? Talk to your professor, your
dean, your librarian…
Ask Us!
We’re here to
help you.
Anice Mills
Undergraduate
Librarian
205 Butler