Library Exercise

• English 102: Due March 11, 2009
• English 112: Due March 2, 2009

Go to Soper Library and compile responses to all of the following questions (found in the Research Checklist on page 39 of Researching and Writing by Marcia Muth). Type up the information in a document formatted using proper MLA guidelines.

• Students may work together, but each student must submit his or her own assignment, in his or her own words.

The Questions:

• Where can you find a Web site or pamphlet mapping locations of library holdings, describing library resources, and explaining services? How does your library use signs as guides?
• Where is the reference desk, and what hours is it open?
• How do you access the library's catalog? Can you search it or other library databases from your home computer or the campus network?
• Where are the periodicals kept, and how are they arranged?
• What kinds of indexes or computerized databases are available, and how can you access them?
• Can you use interlibrary loan or a consolidated catalog to order material the library doesn't have?
• How long is the check-out period for books? How do you request items, renew them, or use other circulation services?

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