Notes+and+Tips+about+Using+UCLA's+College+Library+(Powell)

__ **Bring the following: ** __ **I.D. Card (student or DL) ** **AP Library Card (initially given at circ. desk)** **$ Cash (Bills) for BruinCard/printing ** ** Maturity  J  ** ** I. ****Location of Important Areas** ·  Circulation Desk: Second floor to the right ·  Books/Stacks: On all floors, arranged by LC call number ·  Computer Access for Visitors (incl. AP Students): On second floor in front and back of reference desk. ·  Study areas: all around library. Note: These are ALL quiet study areas. ·  Bathrooms: Ground floor ·  BruinCards: Purchase for .58 at machine near circ. desk as well as around campus (Ackerman, etc.) BruinCard vending machines only take bills, no coins. The machines do not give change. = II. Privileges = ·  APHS students may only borrow UCLA books from the College Library. ·  UCLA’s licensed databases are available to APHS students only in the UCLA libraries. (No off-site access.) ·  Borrowing Privileges: 5 Books maximum ·  You MUST have a picture i.d. in order to get your card. Cards can be picked up from the circulation desk on the second floor. ·  Students may not check out periodicals, but can photocopy ($.16/page), using a visitor BruinCard. ·  The library staff’s first priority is with UCLA students and faculty, or other UC students and faculty. Please be mindful that we are guests with privileges that can be revoked. = III. Computer Use = ·  You must wait in the queue behind the reference desk when all computers are in use. ·  UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should you ever be using the computers for ANYTHING other than research while in the library. Your time at the computer is limited (approx. 5 minutes if people are waiting) so get your work done as quickly as possible. ·  Printing costs .11/page ·  To print, click on the print icon  à  name your document (make it something easy like “samo” or “23”  à  create a password for the document (use whatever name you gave your document as the password)  à  go to the printer stations  à  select your document from the list of documents waiting to be printed  à  swipe your BruinCard to pay  à  pick up your document after it prints. ·  You may email most documents EXCEPT PDF files.You must print any PDF files you want. **IV.** **Searching for Books** Powell Library uses Library of Congress (LC) classification system. Once you find a book you want, check the catalog to see if the College Library (Powell) has a copy  à Check the status of the one at College Library  à  Write down the LC call number  à  Find the book using the maps showing where LC call numbers are located. = V. Quick Guide to Library of Congress Call Numbers = 1. arrange books on the shelves by topic 2. every book is assigned a unique Call Number series of letters and numbers ·  begin with a letter 3. letters represent broad subject area Read call numbers line by line: LB   Read the first line in alphabetical order: A, B, BF, C, D... L, LA, LB   Read the second line as a whole number: 2395 1, 2, 3, 45, 100, 101, 1000, 2000, 2430... = = = VI. Before you go: = -Look over the UCLA College Library Information Guide for AP High School Students. Go to: http://www2.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/11839.cfm -Check the UCLA catalog to find the call number and status of any book you want to check out. (Remember: check the Samohi or Santa Monica Public Library for books first.) Go to: ** [|http://catalog.library.ucla.edu] ** -Try the Road to Research tutorial, available Go to: http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/library/ = VII. College Library Collection Strengths = ·  Materials in all disciplines, but stronger in secondary sources in basic world history, especially American history—i.e., those written at a later date about the event(s), American and English literature, and literary criticism. ·  200,000 books and 700 periodical subscriptions, many online. ·  Periodical literature on current hot topics, but this type of information is also available at public libraries. ·  26 public computers with Internet access and access to many licensed research resources. ·  May email full-text periodical articles, when available online, except PDF files. (PDF files must be printed out, as our current software does not permit emailing them). = VIII. College Library Weaknesses = ·  Few, if any, primary sources. Primary materials at the Young Research Library (YRL) may not be available to high school students. ·  College Library’s American literature and literary criticism materials are used heavily by UCLA undergraduates. ·  Most College Library print periodicals only go back fifteen years and may not be checked out. ·  Older volumes are kept at YRL and high school students’ access to them may be limited. For example, high school students do not have access to microfilm materials at YRL. ·  Students may not check out periodicals, but can photocopy ($.16/page), using a visitor BruinCard.
 * Notes and Tips about Using UCLA’s College Library (Powell)**