Mathews Eng 190 Fall 2010

Here are the answers to questions you submitted at the end of your library session last Tuesday.

Please don't hesitate to contact me directly with more questions. My email is gillesj@slu.edu. Good luck with your research. --Jane Gillespie

Where is my hard shell glasses case with the silver and black diamond design??

No one submitted this question but someone is probably wondering where it is since you left it in the library classroom last Tuesday. I dropped it off in the library Lost and Found which is located at the circulation desk.

How long is checkout period for a book?

Loan period for undergraduates is 21 day. You can renew an unlimited number of times.

You can renew books online. Go to “My library account” on the upper left hand side of the Pius library home page (libraries.slu.edu). The first time you use this system you will create a PIN for you library account.

Where are movies located?

Our DVD’s are located on the lower level of Pius. They are arranged by call number. If you want to check one out just bring the case to the Circulation Desk and someone will retrieve the actual disk.

How do you physically find a book in the library?

Use the catalog to find the call number for the book. Then use the location guide (http://libraries.slu.edu/about/locatgde.html) to see where that call number is located in the library.

Circulating books (available for check out) are shelved in Lewis Annex 1-4 and Pius Level 2, 4 and 5.

Go to the right part of the library then look at the white labels on the end of each shelf to find the call number range that contains the call number for the book you are looking for.

Remember to ask at the reference desk if you can’t find the book you are looking for.

What is in Lewis Annex?

Lewis Annex has some study tables and books with call numbers A-DX9999. Lewis Annex started out as a separate building. It was connected to the main part of Pius Library in the mid eighties. You enter Lewis Annex from the second floor of Pius Library. Due to the building configuration you will be on the fourth (top) floor of Lewis Annex. An elevator for Lewis Annex is right in front of you. Use this to access floors 1-3 of Lewis Annex.

How can I choose which database to use?

We have a list of databases by subject (http://libraries.slu.edu/databases/databases.php). You can also ask one of the reference librarians to recommend a database.

How does the Library of Congress organization system work?

Books are assigned a call number based on the subject of the book. For example the call numbers for books about science start with a “Q”. You can learn more about call numbers here

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/

How do we find fiction books in Pius Library?

Public libraries separate fiction books from nonfiction books. Fiction books are organized by author’s last name while nonfiction are organized by the Dewey Decimal system. At Pius Library every book (including fiction) is organized by the Library of Congress call number system. The call number for American literature starts with PS and the call number for English literature starts with PR. These books are on the fourth floor of Pius Library.

Is there a more direct way (than the Freshman Writing Library Guide) to access library resources ?

Yes- the Freshman Writing Library Guide is designed for your convenience when you are just starting out. You can access the same information from the gold tab labeled “Research” on the top of libraries.slu.edu. Hover over the tab and a drop down menu will appear.