LIBRARIES

Maps- http://www.lib.purdue.edu/info/maps/libmap/ Interactive Purdue Libraries Map

http://www.purdue.edu/oop/campus_map/ Purdue Campus Map

Hick Undergraduate Library

Purdue Library website - www.lib.purdue.edu, Through the Purdue University Libraries website students have access to several online articles and databases, which can be very helpful in finding what materials you need from the libraries and which library they are located in before going to check out the items. Also, some journals are online in full text, which can save students time by reading it on the computer rather than going to the library and checking out the materials.

The website has links to maps, hours of operations, ask a librarian, and student library accounts from their homepage which is very efficient in helping students use the Purdue libraries.

Checking out literature - Literature can be checked out of any Purdue Library by a Purdue student with the use of their Purdue ID. Most materials can be checked out for a period of three weeks.

Renewing items- Items may be renewed three different ways.

1. Students can renew the item online by accessing “Your Library Account” on the main page of Purdue Libraries Website.
2. Students can call the Central Renewals desk at 494-2822 and renew the items over the phone.
3. Students can take the items to the library use your Purdue ID to check out the materials again.

Warnings and Late Fees - Students receive three courtesy notices before they are billed a then dollar overdue fee for the item. Then they are charged for the items not returned as well as a fifteen dollar processing fee. If the student loses the items checked out, they should notify the library right away to avoid the ten dollar overdue fee and will simply be charged for the materials lost and the processing fee.

Photocopy cards -Photocopy cards are an alternative to carrying change with you at all times when you are in the library incase you need to make a copy of something for your project. Students can purchase a photocopy card in the library right next to a copy machine. You simply put as much money as you would like on the card and can use it whenever you need to make a copy in any of the Purdue libraries. It is easy to carry around and more efficient to use than placing tons of change into the copy machines.

Hicks Undergraduate Library Study Area

In library use of items only-Certain material may not be checked out of the Purdue libraries, but can be used within the library by exchanging a form of picture ID for the items that you would like to use in the library. They items usually include recent magazines and journals.

Storage- Many old journals and magazines are available in the basement of the Hicks Undergraduate Library in a special room called "storage." These are normally journals that cannot be accessed electronically and are normally over twenty years old. Most of the journals can be checked out with a Purdue ID.

Future library plans- Dean of Libraries at Purdue, James L. Mullins, hopes to make several drastic changes with the Purdue library system in the next ten years. If everything works out to plan, all 16 of the Purdue libraries will be combined into four large. This will be more convenient for students so that they will not have to make several trips to different libraries around campus to gather information for one project. All the students will have more resources at their finger tips while doing research if the proposed changes are made.

Request books- Students may request books that are already checked out by placing a recall on the item. Students are able to recall books that the current borrower has had on loan for more than three weeks. Books that are needed for classes are recalled immediately by mail.

Humanities, Social Science and Education Library computer/work areas

Book Holds - If a book that a student needs is checked out; they are able to place a hold on the book. This means that the library will set the item aside for the student when it is returned.

Checking accounts- Students can check their Purdue library accounts by going to the Purdue University Libraries homepage, www.lib.purdue.edu, and clicking on the link “Your Library Account” in the upper right hand corner. After the student enters their Purdue ID number and last name they have access to see what materials they have checked out, renewing them, and when they are due.

Digital Learning Collaboratory -The Digital Learning Collaboratory is located in the Hicks Undergraduate Library. The DLC offers Purdue students access to multimedia resources and electronic resources, while also allowing students access to work stations where they can scan documents, capture images, work with 3-D development and rendering, and web development. They can also covert video cassettes or other technologies into DVDs. Students are allowed to check out equipment including; laptops, digital camera, digital camcorders, tripods, and external firewire hard drives with just the swipe of their Purdue ID.

Reserve Items- Reserve items are materials in the Purdue libraries that are in high demand, commonly source texts, notes, and manuals. These items are normally placed in the library by professors so that all students will have equal access to the materials. They can be checked out generally by the hour or over night.

Ask a librarian online- If a student is confused about policies or needs help finding a resource and can not come to a Purdue library they can use the convenient service called "Ask a Librarian." The resource can be easy accessed through a link on the Purdue libraries website homepage. This resource offers a live chat service available 1-10 pm, Monday thru Thursday and 6-10pm on Sundays. Also, through the same link you can e-mail a librarian and should receive a response in one or two days.

Purdue Library Sources

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Purdue University Library Hours. (2004) April 12, 2005.
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The libraries of tomorrow: Purdue's dean of libraries outlines vision for future. (2005).

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