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O'Grady Library: main level
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Lower level |
Main level |
Upper level
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catalogs
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These are kiosk stations that provide access to the library's catalog.
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Circulation desk
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This is the service area where books may be borrowed and reserve materials checked-out.
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Computing services
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The library is home to the administrative offices of the college's
Integrated Technology Services.
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Conference room
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This room seats 12 and can be reserved by faculty or staff for meetings.
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Group study rooms
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On this level are three of the library's eight group study rooms, which are available
by reservation for student, faculty and staff use. Contact the circulation
staff to reserve a room.
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Information commons
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This joint venture between the library and academic computing
blends traditional reference with computer services. Students
have the capability to consult reference books and electronic resources,
manipulate data and write papers without leaving their workstations.
Librarians and technology professionals are available for consultation.
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Library administration
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This area contains workspaces for the library's administrative assistant and the library director.
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Multimedia center
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The center is designed to facilitate the use and creation of multimedia
resources. In addition to housing the library's audio, video and
software collections, two viewing/listening rooms, one video editing
room, and four scanner stations allow
individual and group work. Computer graphics, video editing and other
design-intensive software are available on the computer workstations.
See Multimedia center for
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SMU reference |
This area houses the O'Grady reference collection, which includes encyclopedias,
dictionaries, research guides, handbooks, bibliographies, and statistical sources.
In the catalog, reference books are identified by their location: "SMU Reference."
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Technology classroom
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Technology intensive classroom that contains 21 student and one instructor
workstations. See
Technology classrooms for details. |