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Welcome to the Paul Horgan Library

Welcome to the Paul Horgan Library. Orientation. Toles Learning Center Houses the. Paul Horgan Library Writing Center Student Assistance Center (SAC) Information Services. Main Floor of LRC. Career Center. Stack Level of Library. Dictionaries. Usage. Expectations

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Welcome to the Paul Horgan Library

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  1. Welcome to thePaul Horgan Library Orientation

  2. Toles Learning CenterHouses the . . . • Paul Horgan Library • Writing Center • Student Assistance Center (SAC) • Information Services

  3. Main Floor of LRC Career Center

  4. Stack Level of Library Dictionaries

  5. Usage • Expectations • Study quietly and independently • Conference rooms are for group study • No gum, food, drink, cell phones • Cadet ID Card (also serves as library card) • Issued once; replacement fee $5.00 • Needed for check-out and Night Study Hall

  6. Circulation • Most items check-out for 2 weeks. • Reserve materials are used in Library only. • A hold reserves an item for the next user. • Renewals allow items to be checked out again twice.

  7. Public Access Catalog (PAC) • Key to the Library • Windows-based • On the Internet at www.nmmi.edu/library • Do-it-yourself renewal and holds • Enhanced features with book covers and tables of contents

  8. Resources Over 70,000 print sources • Reference • Periodicals • Literature and literary criticism • History and social sciences • Contemporary issues • Mysteries and science fiction

  9. Types of Resources • Books and magazines • Microforms • Audio-Visuals • Maps and posters • Special Collection • Library STAFF!

  10. Electronic Resources • Available from our web page: www.nmmi.edu/library • Electric Library (incl. New York Times) • FirstSearch (incl. WorldCat) • InfoTrac • LexisNexis • MEDLINE Plus • Oxford English Dictionary

  11. Interlibrary Loan • Borrowing from other libraries worldwide through WorldCat on FirstSearch • Local libraries preferred • Users charged if materials cost • Possible 10-day to 2-week processing • User notification when materials arrive

  12. Equipment • CD players • Desktop computers • Video and digital cameras • Microform reader/printers • Headphones • Cassette players • In-library VHS & DVD players and TVs

  13. Special Collection Rare and unique scholarly materials Paul Horgan collection Napoleonic collection NMMI publications Southwestern military items

  14. Media Production • Photocopying (10¢) • Faxing (fees for personal use) • Overhead transparencies • Laminating (up to 45¢ per foot) • Digital imaging • Computer-assisted services • Materials produced for presentations

  15. Daniels Television Center • Local production for NMMI • Courses available through the Humanities division

  16. Night Study Hall • Arrive by 1900 for 1st half or 2025 for 2nd half! • Bring your ID card • Bring more than enough work for 75 min., but no walkmans or headphones • Work quietly and independently • Conference rooms reserved for college group study • Group study tables available to all cadets • Sign-up sheet for group study at Library circ. desk

  17. Getting the Most From the Paul Horgan Library • Come to research, study, or use materials • Ask questions: • “The only dumb question, is the one not asked.” Unknown • Type papers on one of the many computers • Check out books, magazines, CDs, DVDs, etc.

  18. Thank you,From the Library Staff! COL Klopfer COL Woodbury MAJ Bacon CPT Aubrey Mrs. Bolin Mrs. Jump Mrs. Tingley Mrs. Henderson Mrs. Copeland Mr. Aguilar

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