Library Visits Project
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Library Visits Project
Elizabeth KarasProfessor Sippel
LIBT 1100-29
DULUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY
Basic Information
• Public library• 520 West Superior Street
Duluth, MN 55802• www.duluth.lib.mn.us• Hours:
Monday 12 pm – 8:30 pmTuesday 10 am – 5:30 pmWednesday 10 am – 5:30 pmThursday 12 pm – 8:30 pmFriday 12 pm – 5:30 pmSaturday 11 am – 5 pm
Collection
• Wide range of general and reference materials
• Circulation: 901, 928• Book volumes: 417,110• Periodical subscriptions:
559• Also has DVDs, CDs,
foreign language kits, e-books, books on tape and disc, sound media players, e-readers
Staff
• 18 professionals• 22 support staff• Seemed professional, courteous, intent on
work• Helpful to patrons• Most working on computers or telephones• Most middle-aged or older
Services
• Cardholders check out materials and use databases
• Anyone can use materials in library
• Technology: computers, printers, photocopiers, four e-readers, copy machines
• Special Services: handicapped accessible, jail services
• Computer classes• Storytimes• Various exhibits• Workshops• Contests• Newsletter• Online support
Highlights
• Well-organized and user friendly• Helpful, professional staff• Pleasant and welcoming environment• Services focused on community, especially
youth and families
CLOQUET PUBLIC LIBRARYStart here. Go anywhere.
Basic Information
• Public library• 320 14th Street
Cloquet, MN 55720• www.cloquet.lib.mn.us• Hours:
Monday 10 am – 8 pmTuesday 10 am – 8 pmWednesday 10 am – 5:30 pmThursday 10 am – 8 pmFriday 12 pm – 5:30 pmSaturday 10 am – 2 pm
Collection
• Variety of materials – mostly pleasure reading, some reference, some children’s
• Circulation: 144,528• Book Volumes: 54,197• Periodical Subscriptions: 155• Mainly books, but some media forms as well
Staff
• 1 professional• 7 support staff• 2 present during visit• Shelver focused and careful• Desk worker helpful, friendly, less serious
Services
• Cardholders check out materials and use databases
• Anyone can use resources in library
• Technology: computers, printers, photocopiers
• Special Services: wheelchair accessible, programs for youth
• Databases for newspapers, research, genealogy
• Museum pass program• Storytimes• Children’s activities• Interactive theater visits• Community
announcements
Highlights
• Lots of paintings and announcements
• Friendly and inviting• Community, children,
and family oriented
METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARYWhere life and learning meet.
Basic Information
• Academic library• 645 East Seventh Street
St. Paul, MN 55106• www.metrostate.edu/msweb/resources/library/index
.html
• Hours:Monday – Thursday 8 am – 11 pmFriday 8 am – 10 pmSaturday 8 am – 8 pmSunday 12 pm – 11 pm
Collection
• Variety of mostly academic materials• Book Volumes: 34,496• Periodical Subscriptions: 205
Staff
• 8 professional librarians• Reference desk workers
very friendly, pleasant, helpful
• Circulation desk worker less enthusiastic but still helpful
Services
• Students use any services
• Community visitors can use resources in library and check out materials after getting borrower card
• Technology: computers, printers, photocopiers, fax machines
• Special Services: student services, lactation station
• Help with research and IDs
Highlights
• Lots of study space and computers• Great for students to study – seems very
useful to clientele• Students seem very comfortable using library• Academic – focused on university students
and faculty
WILSON LIBRARYDriven to Discover
Basic Information
• Major research library• 309 19th Avenue South
West BankUniversity of MN Minneapolis Campus
• www.wilson.lib.umn.edu• Hours:
Monday – Thursday 7 am – 12 am Friday 7 am – 9 pmSaturday 10 am – 9 pmSunday 12 pm – 12 am
Collection
• Huge amount of materials related to broad range of mainly academic topics
• Various collections• Part of university’s total circulation
(6,587,430 book volumes and 43,303 periodical subscriptions)
Staff
• Workers at circulation and reference desks professional, courteous, serious
• Work on computers and help students obtain materials
• Numbers not listed for specific library
Services
• Faculty, registered students, and university retirees use all services with ID card
• Unregistered students – application
• Research assistants – proxy card
• Visitors – use materials in library, can get 6-month card
• Technology: computers, scanners, photocopiers
• Special Services: disability access, proxy cards, peer research consultants
• Various forms of help for students
Highlights
• Huge amount and variety of materials and information
• Useful to many different students and faculty
• Students seemed very comfortable using library
• Focused on students, faculty, and researchers
MINNESOTA STATE LAW LIBRARY…making legal information accessible since 1849.
Basic Information
• Special library• Room G25, MN Judicial Center
25 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.St. Paul, MN 55155
• www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us• Hours:
Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 5 pm
Collection
• Extensive collection of legal reference materials
• Book Volumes: 260,000• Periodical Subscriptions: 600
Staff
• 9 professional librarians• 4 support staff• Professional, polite, helpful to patrons• Seemed very knowledgeable about legal
matters and content of library
Services
• Mainly for attorneys or others doing legal research
• Technology: computers, photocopiers, scanners, fax machines (most things with fee)
• Tours and orientations
• Special loan services for attorneys in Coalition of Greater Minnesota
• Online law services – HeinOnline, LexisNexis, Westlaw, etc.
Highlights
• Very large number of resources • Very focused on library’s specialty• Seemed extremely professional, serious, and
quiet
Works Cited• American Library Directory. Information Today. Web. Sept. 2011.
• Cloquet Public Library. City of Cloquet, January 2011. Web. 27 Sept. 2011.
• Duluth Public Library. City of Duluth, 2011. Web. 27 Sept. 2011.
• Library and Information Services. Metropolitan State University, 2011. Web. 29 Sept. 2011.
• Minnesota State Law Library. August 2011. Web. 29 Sept. 2011.
• The Duluth Public Library and Duluth Train Museum. Digital image. Cranberry
Morning. Blogger, 8 July 2011. Web. 2 Nov. 2011.
• Wilson Library. University of Minnesota Libraries. Regents of the
University of Minnesota, 2008. Web. 29 Sept. 2011.
Note: Most photographs taken from library websites