a 30 minute presentation for newcomers to the library

1. CSULB Library
CSULB Library
The gateway to academic success

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College:
Do more research
More information
Write more papers
The Library is here to help!

3. The Objectives of this
Overview of workshop
Library Services
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Increase your
success at
CSULB

4. What do we have?
40,000+
1 million e-gov documents
books
7000+ e-books
Over 3,000 subscriptions
to journals and magazines

5. Library Home Page

6. Borrowing Library Materials
• Student ID = library card
• 3 week loan period renewable 4 times
• Up to 50 books can be borrowed at a time
• Reserves & E-reserves
• Renew books online
• Fines: $0.25/day for books

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With any smart
phone you
can…
Check your Library
Account
Search for Books
Search for Media
Check Library
Hours

8. Our Unique Collections
Best Sellers
Audiobooks
DVDs, CDs, videos, etc.
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Isabel Patterson Children’s Collection
Masback Science Fiction Collection
Mystery Collection
University Archives & Special Collections

9. Electronic Resources
Access full text on any computer
Databases by topic is the best choice
Research guides link to quality sites
Academic Search Complete is a good start

10. ILLIAD- interlibrary
services
If We Don’t Own It
Takes 5-7 days
Electronic Delivery!
For journal articles & books
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Library password required
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11. ArticleReach
makes getting an article as simple as
saying, "I want it!"

12. Off Campus Access
Find books and articles
from any computer
All you need is a
Library Password

13. Available in the Spidell Technology
Center on the first floor of the Library

14. Librarians are here to help!
Subject Specialists
Reference Desk
Consultation appointments
Email Help
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15. Become a Fan of the Library on Facebook!
Find us by searching
“CSU Long Beach Library”

16. Follow us on Twitter!
@CSULB_Library
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17. Thanks for being here today!
questions?
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