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Library Orientation Guide: Second Floor

Second Floor of the Main Library

  1. The Reference Service Desk
  2. The Reference Collection 
  3. The Information Literacy Classroom
  4. The Main Entrance to the Stacks or Bookshelves 
  5. Copy Machine

Reference

  • Assists users in accessing and retrieving library resources
  • Most materials not available for check-out
  • Contains materials ranging from general information (e.g. Encyclopedia Britannica, etc.) to subject-oriented (e.g., Business & Finance, Biology, Sociology, etc.), master’s theses, microforms, current periodicals, subject indexes, dictionaries, and handbooks​

 

Information LIteracy

What is Information Literacy??

"Information literacy is the set of integrated abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the understanding of how information is produced and valued, and the use of information in creating new knowledge and participating ethically in communities of learning."*
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* The Association of College and Research Libraries (2016). Framework for information literacy for higher education. Chicago, IL: The Association of College and Research Libraries. Retrieved August 21, 2017,
from http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/ilframework

The Stacks (Where the books available for check-out are located)

The Stacks Directory

Reference

Stacks Level

A – H 1623

2nd Level Stacks

HG – PS 3505.A

3rd Level Stacks

PS 3505.A8716 – Z

4th Level Stacks