things you can find in a library

Emily MitchellEDU 653

October 29, 2011

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BOOKS

They have call numbers like HN59.2 .G56 2011 so that we can group them by subject and still have a way to find them on the shelf. Hint: They're alphabetical by call number.

ionntag. (2009). "stacks [Photograph]." ionntag. (2009). "stacks [Photograph]." http://www.flickr.com/photos/ionntag/4176823617/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ionntag/4176823617/

Catalog

We have a lot of books, and we can't remember all their call numbers on our own. So we keep a catalog, where we can look up any book by stuff we *can* remember--author, title, keyword, or subject--and find out what its call number is.

Magazines

For your reading pleasure.

Alejandro, Hector. (2009). "Magazines [Photograph]." http://www.flickr.com/photos/hectoralejandro/3967217852/

Newspapers

Because sometimes your roommate recycles your copy before you got a chance to read it.

NS Newsflash. (2011). "Newspapers B&W (3) [Photograph]." http://www.flickr.com/photos/62693815@N03/6277208708/

Journals

Because we know you can't afford to buy every journal that has articles you need for your research.

Image by Emily Mitchell, 2011

Databases

Because it would stink to have to leaf through hard-copy journals, magazines, and newspapers looking for articles on your topic.

Internet Access

So you can do research, and stuff.

Computers

Because how else were you planning on researching and playing games simultaneously? And we have word processing on our computers, too.

Valley Library (Oregon State University). (2007). "Computers [Photograph]." http://www.flickr.com/photos/osuvalleylibrary/463495605/

Printers

Because sometimes it's nice to take the hard copy home with you.

☼zlady. (2007). "New Colour Printer [Photograph]." http://www.flickr.com/photos/ozlady/1078428637/

Copiers

Because we'd rather you didn't write in our books.

Yuba College Public Space. (2009). "copy printers....$ [Photograph]." http://www.flickr.com/photos/yubacollege/3368554546/

Movies

Oh, yeah! And they're free!

Zmievski, Andrei. (2007). "Movie night [Photograph]." http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreiz/361172490/

Music

It's free. And it's legal, too.

Singleton, D. (2008). "CD Collection [Photograph]." http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidsingleton/3146940401/

Other cool stuff for check out

It varies from library to library, but some libraries have skeletons. Some have digital cameras. Some have both, and more!

Karen Roe. (2010). "Focus on Imaging 2010 [Photograph]." Karen Roe. (2010). "Focus on Imaging 2010 [Photograph]." http://www.flickr.com/photos/karen_roe/4417259305/http://www.flickr.com/photos/karen_roe/4417259305/

Seating

Because we know it can be a little overwhelming, when we tell you all this is free.

Image by Emily Mitchell, 2011

Librarians

So you can ask for help instead of being overwhelmed at the sheer magnitude of what we're offering.

Escondido Public Library. (2010). "Getting help at the Reference Desk [Photograph]." http://www.flickr.com/photos/escondidopubliclib/5055144404/

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