1. Introduction To Ohio University Libraries Araba Dawson-Andoh Africana Librarian Alden Library Room 122A 740-593-2547 dawson-a@ohio.edu

2. What the Libraries can do for you Subject Librarians Collections Research Tools Library Services

3. What’s a Subject Librarian? Selects books, journals and other resources Assists faculty and students in finding library resources for research Provides instruction on research strategies, focusing a topic, citing sources, evaluating information and more… Available in person, email, phone, IM, chat

4. Collections General Stacks 6 th – 7 th floors Current Periodicals - 4 th Floor Fine Arts and Health Sciences - 3 rd Floor Government Documents – 5 th Floor Media Library – 2 nd Floor International Collections & Microform –1 st Floor Library Annex

5. Great Research Tools Online Catalogs – Alice, Ohiolink, Worldcat African Studies Resources Guide InfoTree Electronic Journals for African Studies Academic Search Complete Lexis-Nexis JSTOR African Studies Journals

6. Borrowing Materials Your OU ID card is your library card – Use your OU ID to borrow books from any OhioLINK library! Books - Quarter Loan (for grads) – Unlimited renewals DVD’s – 1 week loan, 1 week renewal

7. OhioLINK borrowing Request online from Alice online catalog Average 3 business days delivery time Can check delivery status from Alice – (Your Library Record) Pick up at Circulation Desk, Music Library, or pick up anywhere Ohio-wide Can renew 4 times online Caveat: Fines are high, return when due!

8. Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Login in to ILLIAD with PID Access the libraries of the world (Worldcat) Document Delivery for OU-owned items articles and book chapters (not available online). Most items will be delivered in PDF via ILLIAD login.

9. Course Reserves Books, pamphlets, videos, etc. which are kept at Alden Library's Circulation Desk (4th floor) Limited loan periods designated by the instructor Electronic reserves available in PDF for some items Search by course name and instructor’s last name first

10. RefWorks Manage bibliographies with ease Whatever the format: APA, MLA, Chicago…. Keep citations in related folders Import citations from many databases Login anywhere, anytime Watch for library workshops

11. Learning Commons, 2 nd floor Media Library Student Writing Center Reference Librarians Multimedia Center Café Bibliotech Technology Assistance Group Study Rooms

12. Media Library (2 nd floor) Classroom DVDs and Videos – films on reserve for teaching purposes. Multimedia Equipment for Educational Use – Digital Cameras, projectors, camcorders, and more! Three viewing rooms (for individual viewing) Preview Room – for classroom viewing

13. Why Library Workshops? Students meet a Librarian Find out where and who to ask Information Literacy – How do I use this database? – What’s a scholarly journal? – Isn’t it all on Google? – How do you write a citation?

14. Let’s look at the library websiteLet’s look at the library website! www.library.ohio.edu

15. GOOD LUCK!!! Ask if you need help Stop by and say “Hello” Give us suggestions so we can serve you better