Introduction to the ASU Libraries Linda Shackle Noble Science & Engineering Library Room 130E...

Introduction to the ASU Libraries

Linda ShackleNoble Science & Engineering Library

Room 130E480-965-7601

http://libguide.asu.edu/engineeringlinda.shackle@asu.edu

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Accessing the ASU Libraries

Services

The library staff are here to help you succeed.

The ASU Libraries are:

• Your Sun Card is your …

Library Card

•Set Up Accounts: – Check Library Account for your preferred email address – Register for Illiad (Interlibrary Loan service)– Register for RefWorks (citation management)

Library Accounts

Tutorials

http://lib.asu.edu/tutorials

Don’t Know How to do Library Research?

Resources

Over 4 million of them!

The ASU Libraries are …

Resources

Libguides!

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http://libguides.asu.edu/engineering

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Resources

Spaces

Eight buildings on four campuses

Group StudyIndividual Study

TutoringTake a Break

The ASU Libraries are …

Each campus has at least one library building:

•Downtown Phoenix Campus Library– Nursing, healthcare, social work, journalism/mass media

•Polytechnic Campus:– Library (technology)– Storage Facility (not open to the public)

•Tempe Campus– Hayden Library (campus center; humanities, social sciences, business, education) – Noble Science & Engineering Library (northeast)– Architecture & Environmental Design Library (CDN)– Music Library (west)– Law Library (operates separately from the other ASU Libraries)

•West Campus– Fletcher (liberal arts & sciences, education, business)

Library Spaces

Hours: – Hayden is open 24/5 during Fall and Spring Semesters; 24/7 during finals– Noble is open until midnight from Sundays – Thursdays (2am during finals)

Food and Drink:– Cafes or vending machines (varies)

Equipment:– Moveable tables– Stuffed chairs and sofas– Booths– Whiteboards (stationary and mobile)– Mediascapes– Laptop Zones with electrical outlets

We’re not just a building with books!

Study spaces for everybody: – Community centers on the main level– Enclosed rooms for tutoring or group meetings– Quiet areas on upper floors – Enclosed individual carrels for silent study – Large silent study rooms– Tutoring Centers (Student Success)

Check out: – Markers and erasers for the whiteboards– Headphones– Flash drives– Scientific calculators– Power strips – Board and Card Games

Give Away: – Earplugs

We’re not just a building with books!

Questions?

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