Skills Application Assignment #1 (Learning About Your Library) COLLEGE LIBRARY

WORKSHEET: Name _______Saloni Shah______________________ Teacher

______Mr.White_______________________ Period
___________3__________________

@ Your New College Library

Name of college you are planning to attend
____________UCSD________________________________________
What are the operating hours of the library? ___________________7:30 am to
midnight__________________
What is the name of the librarys catalog program?
______________________Roger_________________________
Can students access this library catalog off campus? How?
Students can access the library catalog off campus by configuring our electronic devices through either
VPN or proxy
server.______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________
How long can students check out books? ___4
weeks____________________________________________________
How do students print and copy in the library? _Self-service printing and copying are available throughout the
Librarys two facilities and use Imprints's IACCESS system._______________________________
Can students check their library account information online?
_________Yes__________________________________
Does the library have an inter-library loan program? What is the name of this service?
UCSD has an inter-library loan prorgram and is simply called the ILL.
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________Name 2 databases or journal indexes the library offers to their students.
1) _____ABSEES_________________________________________
2) _______AATA_______________________________________
Does the library offer a library instruction class? __Not specifically for the library, but for some special
programs. __________________________________________________
Does the library have an online tutorial? If so, what is the URL for this tutorial?
http://www.lib.uci.edu/sites/all/tutorials/uc-research-tutorial/begin.html____________________________
Name a workshop that the library offers _From Crisis to Change: How to Organize for Action Workshop
Does the library offer librarian assistance online?
_______yes_____________________________________________
Name one of the librarians and include his/her email address or phone number.
Name: ____Teri Vogel_______________ Email:
_________________tmvogel@ucsd.edu__________________
Does the library have a course and/or textbook reserve program? __yes______________
Describe any social media or technology the library provides: mobile apps, a QR code, Facebook, Twitter.
_Besides wifi, the library provides personal contact information of librarians, which includes twitter and
facebook.
____________________________________________________________________________________
Name 3 special resources the library offers that have not been listed above. 1) Worldwide Catalog
2) Library is open to all of San Diego
3) Has archives of books, manuscripts, photographs, artworks, film, etc.
Print out a map of the school. Highlight where the library is located. If there is more than 1 library,
highlight all of the libraries. Better yet, use Awesome Screencast to mark the library. (Or place a map of
the library on your Weebly website - assignment #3). Just be sure to write on this sheet to let me know
where I can find your map.

Santa Susana High School Library Media Center Mrs. Forbes. Library Media Specialist