Locations of Resources

Or…where things are in the library

Part 1 – Floor Plans

Circulation workers should be prepared to tell patrons where items are located within the building, including rooms, equipment, and library materials.

Please become familiar with the types of resources and materials Buswell Library has and where these things are located, so that you may direct patrons correctly.

You can also provide patrons with a floor plan brochure, or direct them to examine the wall-mounted floor plan displays located near the elevator and/or stairs on each level.

Examine the floor plans that follow and locate the listed resources.

Buswell Main Level1. Circulation/Reserve Desk2. Copiers/Print stations (P)3. Interlibrary Loan 4. Laminator5. Patron-use Typewriter6. Microfilms & Microfiche Cabinets7. Microfilm/fiche Readers/Printers8. Reference Collection9. Atlas Case10. Information Desk11. Staff offices12. “Quick reference” & Indexes13. Computers (for research & production) 14. Computer Classroom areas15. MAC computers16. Scanning computers17. Assistive Technology computers18. Writing Center19. “Perry’s” Café20. Vending machines & microwave21. Public Notice board22. New Book shelves23. Current day’s newspapers24. “Art Gallery” hallway25. Public elevator26. Restrooms27. Handicap/single user restroom

Buswell Wing

Buswell Upper Level1. Books: 000 – 4992. Doctoral student study

rooms and carrels3. Absheer Room4. Graduate student

lockers5. Elevator6. Restrooms7. Dr. Batson’s Office

Buswell Wing

Nicholas Wing

Buswell Lower Level1. Books: 500 – 799’s (except

780’s)2. Books: 800 – 999’s3. Bound journals4. Older indexes5. Oversize books6. HNGR papers7. Shakespeare Collection

(SC-34)8. Copiers/printers (P)9. Map cases10. Computers11. Videos and DVDs12. Staff lounge13. Elevator14. “Student Photos” hallway15. Restrooms16. Undergrad & daily use

lockers

Buswell Wing

Nicholas Wing

Nicholas Wing Main Level

1. Newspapers2. Current Journals3. Hoisington Conference

Room4. Olson Room5. Sallberg Room6. Van Campen Room7. Copiers/printers (P)8. Library Seminar Room

This area is called the “Reading Room.” Some people call it the “Current Journal Room.”

Nicholas Wing

Buswell Wing

Nicholas Wing Upper Level

1. Administrative Offices

2. Technical Services Department

3. Systems Department

4. Room 217: Faculty & Graduate Student Office Carrels

Buswell Wing

Nicholas Wing

Nicholas Wing

Nicholas Wing Lower Level

1. Music Librarian’s office2. Computers3. Current Music Journals4. Group Listening & Conducting Room5. TESL Materials (Teaching English as

a Second Language)6. Music Reference7. 780’s books8. Religious Education Curriculum9. Education Curriculum10. Copiers/printers (P)11. Choral and Band Sheet Music12. Wheaton College Chapel CDs13. Scores14. Records15. Music Tapes16. CD, Audiocassette, & Record Players17. VHS & DVD Viewing Stations18. Music Education Curriculum

This area is called the “Music Library.”

Buswell Wing

Dr. Litfin’s Dr. Litfin’s OfficeOffice

Please note:

Restrooms are located on every floor, in the Buswell wing, near the elevator.

A single-user, handicap-use restroom accessible by wheelchair or for people with strollers is on the main level.

A water fountain is on each level near the restrooms.

Manual pencil sharpeners are located in the main (central) stairwell on the upper and lower floors of Buswell and in the Music Library.

Electronic pencil sharpeners are located on the main floor at the copier counter and at the Information Desk.

Study carrels and tables are located throughout the building. All perimeter carrels and the tables in the Reading Room have hook-ups for laptop computers.

Dictionary stands are located on each level. The stand in the Music Library contains several foreign language dictionaries.

Of course, knowing the library layout is just the beginning…

it’s also important to know where our library items reside!

See Part 2 of “Locating Resources” for information on items and call numbers.

1. Absheer study room2. Bound journals3. Café4. Circulating books with call numbers 000-4995. Circulating books with call numbers 500-7796. Circulating books with call numbers in the 780’s7. Current journals and newspapers8. Curriculum materials9. Stand with foreign language dictionaries10.Graduate student lockers11.Handicap restroom12.Hoisington Conference Room13. Interlibrary Loan office14.Laminator & typewriter15.Listening-conducting room16.Map cases17.Music scores and Wheaton College chapel tapes18.Public-use, assistive, and “Commons”computers19.Shakespeare Special Collection20.Public notice board21.Technical Services staff area22.Van Campen study room23.Writing Center

Locations of Resources: Floor Plans Questions

For each item below, write the letter of the floor and wing where it is located: a. Main level Buswell b. Upper level Buswell c. Lower level Buswell d. Main level Nicholas e. Upper level Nicholas f. Lower level Nicholas