Welcome to the Louis J. Blume Library at St. Mary’s University!
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Welcome to the Louis J. Blume Library at St. Marys University!
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Welcome to the library!
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The importance of the library to your academic careerWe read for a variety of reasons for information gathering, for pleasure, for challenging our current knowledge-base or ideasLearn life-long information gathering skills
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Louis J. Blume Library Hours
Monday - Thursday7:45 a.m. - MidnightFriday7:45 a.m. - 5 p.m.Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Sunday 1 p.m. - Midnight
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Whats a Reference Librarian?Reference librarians are professionally trained people who help you locate and learn to use the resources to find the information you need.
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Reference Librarians are here to help you. All you need to do is ask!
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Reference HoursMonday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.Saturday Noon - 4 p.m.Sunday1 p.m. - 5 p.m.; 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
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Second (Main) FloorReference Sources are Starting Points Dictionaries Encyclopedias Handbooks Directories Atlases Almanacs
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Second (Main) FloorLibrary NetworkLook up books, videos through our library catalog Look for articles in magazines & journals Search the World Wide Web
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Why use a periodical database?Access refereed, verified informationAccess discipline-specific informationNot all reliable information is freely available on the Web, or easily locatable on the WebYour tuition is paying for these subscription databases use them!
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More than 70 subscription databases!
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Second (Main) FloorGovernment Publications (United States & Texas) Congressional hearings on controversial issues Statistical information Informative publications
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Second (Main) FloorCirculation Check out books Get change for photocopiers Pick up requested ILL itemsPick up computer print outsReserves - course material
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Second (Main) FloorNew Books areaArt ExhibitMarianist Collection
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Third FloorCirculating Book Collection Computer Lab
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Third FloorLearning Assistance Center (LAC)Multimedia Instructional Center (MIC)Special Collections
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First Floor (Basement) PeriodicalsMicrofiche & microfilmReader/PrinterPrint format periodicals: unbound, bound journals, newspapers, magazines
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First Floor (Basement) Curriculum Collection Small group study rooms (includes Internet ports) Video viewing rooms Media Viewing Room Learning Resources Center & Digital Media Lab: audio/video, computer graphics, photography/imaging services
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Come PreparedBring your Rattler Card a computer diskette or USB drive money or copy card pen/pencil paper
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Library Services Remote access from your home or office to our electronic subscription databases
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Library Services TexShare card - borrow books from other libraries
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Library ServicesInter-Library Loan (ILL) - request materials we borrow from other librariesOCLC FirstSearch and CORAL UnionLists - find out which libraries have a periodical you needReference service - in person, by phone, by e-mail: click on Ask A Question at the library home page: http://library.stmarytx.edu/acadlib
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Where to get more informationPrinted GuidesCourse-integrated Instruction
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Where to get more informationReference Librarians (436-3508) or e-mail [email protected] Library Web sitehttp://library.stmarytx.edu/acadlib/
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Stop by and visit us often at the Louis J. Blume Library!