NMSU Library:Welcome Graduate Assistants!

What We’ll Cover

• Physical Library

• Accessing Resources

• Research and Teaching Support

• Questions

Physical Library: Two Buildings, One Library

Physical Library: Branson Hall Library

• Business

• Agriculture

• Sciences & Engineering

• Current periodicals & newspapers

• Media

• Government documents & maps

• Archives & Special Collections

• Information Desk

Physical Library: Zuhl Library

• Arts & Humanities• Education• Social Sciences• ALL Library Reserves• Copy Center• Information Delivery

Services / Interlibrary Loan• Reference Desk & Collection

Physical Library: Common Services

•Study space

•Computers with access to research databases and Microsoft Office software

•Wireless zones for laptops

•Circulation/Information desks open 95 hours/week during the school year

Accessing Resources: Today’s Research Libraries

Print– 1,700,000+ volumes– 5,000+ subscriptions

Online– 100+ research

databases– 10,000+ eBooks– 18,000+ ejournals

Accessing Resources: Library Website

• Recall and renew materials

• Request materials from NMSU campuses & other libraries

• Access ereserves & ecoursepacks

• Access catalog, databases, ebooks and ejournals

• Make contacts and ask questions

Accessing Resources: Library Catalog

• Books, journals, etc.

• Many search options

• Recall and renew materials

• 120 day loan period with 2 renewals

• Remember document delivery!

Accessing Resources: Journals and other Periodicals

• Print and online access

• Alphabetical and subject searching

• Remember document delivery!

Accessing Resources: Research Databases

• Use NMSU Online ID

• Alphabetical and subject searching

• Remember document delivery!

Accessing Resources: IDS Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery

• Use NMSU online ID

• No limit to number of items requested

• Articles delivered electronically

• Pick up other materials at Zuhl Circulation Desk

Accessing Resources: Direct borrowing from other libraries

University of Texas at El Paso

– Use your NMSU ID

Passport Program

– NM academic libraries (state supported); requires certificate from Library Circulation Desk

Alliance Program

– NM national laboratories (Los Alamos & Sandia); requires certificate from Library Circulation Desk

Research and Teaching Support

• We’re here to help!

• Research appointments with subject specialist for your discipline

• Extensive reference collection

• Reference & research support at our reference desk in Zuhl Library or by phone, email, IM)

Research and Teaching Support

Teaching resources

Custom guides and research sessions for your students

Electronic reserves and electronic coursepacks

Plagiarism website:

http://lib.nmsu.edu/plagiarism

Citation guides

We look forward to working with you!

Website: http://lib.nmsu.edu

Phone: 505-646-2932 (general) or

505-646-5792 (reference)

IM: asknmsulib

Questions?