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October 1991
Pilot Project in Architecture Library
From the Director
1I is wil/) <~rear pleasure tbal I
intmdllce tbisfi1.l issue a/Library
Update. This IWll'sletter will help
yOIt
keep lip ru dare abollt tbe
nJ(I/lY pmW'alns
ewd serl'iCi!S
auailable tfJrougbo/lt rbe lrSU
Libraries and will he plIblished "
approximatl?l.J' l?lJery other lIIulllb
dllriu/{ tbe acne/ernie year. JOliet
CbhlWll, Ol/'ell ciel1ce tt1u{
I
EllRil7eerill~
LibrCll}', ellld PallIa
Elliut. Hollal1d Referel1ce, are
s(Jn'inp, as editors for thiS year. I
Th Aq::hitecture Library has two n w
computerized searcJ} servi e. avail­ .
able. AVERY INDEX 0 U E,
ffer c1 through JUlN, i the comput­
erized version of the Avery Index to
Architectural Periodicals .. earching
on it will be free a part of a pilot
flroject this first serne. ter. ARCH PIC
i a computerized index to archite '­
lural illustration -.and photo which
are avail(lble in publish d mono­
graphs. It i, part of Carnegie Mellon
Uni\(~r, ity's online catalog, and there
is no charge for its u e. Contact Ann
WalTlngtOl1, Ar hite ture Library
speciali t, at 33~-4967 if you wish to
make an aflpointmcnt to use either of
U1C 'C data bases.
hUJ)e you lI'illplld tbiOi/irst 1~'iSlle
h(}th interestillg (/Jld ill/ornwtllll!.
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Comments and Sllf!.lJ,(?stion-/nr
Il'Cl)'S If) jill/mille
Lihrary
rdate
{Ire u'e/c(}me.
al1Cl' Baker
1 iredur (~r Ubrctries
Architecture library Moves
The Architecture Library \\ ill move
into its fl~rmanent location in the
newly renovawd C:upenter flail
Juring the week of Jan. 6-10, 1992.
The lihrary hJS hcen tL'll1flOf<lrily
hou~ed on the fOLII1h l100r of 0)\ en
Scit::n e and Engineering Library for
the past .i-1/2 ear. The rhonc
numher will remain the same, 33-)­
·.96'1. The new address will he
Architecrure Lihrary', 11'1 Carrel1ler
H:lIl, zip 2210. The lihr.lJy will
occupyaflroximate!y 1.000 sq: ft. on
d1e first nom.
Online Check-in System Half
Completed
The WSU Librarie.s ~ystem b currently
in the pro e.'iS of entering into it.s
lo -ally developed Serials Control
, y rem aU of the periodical check-in
records of Hollmd :lncJ Owen
libraries. Online ('hed -in has b en
smned in the A·s. The Brain Educa­
tion Libra!)' and lhe Fi 'cher AgriCLII­
tural 'cience.'i Libl..lry have already
ompleted this pro ess. The Veteri-.
nary Medical/Pharmacy Library is
halfw"y through r~ fl1acing it'i manual
check-in record with those of the
new online check-in .system
'\ h n this complex, long-lerm
project iscol11fllded. st;,dl Will I)(;~
able 10 check in any Ill' u1e WS
Libraries' many thousands of current­
ly r cel\'ed penodicals, and lilmiry .
users \\ ill see those holding~ di. ,­
played in cae JALOG. ThIS pr ject
is the cooperative effort of scores of
people, mcluclll1g WSL programmer's
,lnd Libraries' staff ;lOd facult}'.
WSU U6roties
for tile
WSUFOCIIlty
Washington State
~ University
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According to Will Jarvi , head of
Acquisition '/ erials at the W
Librarie , full completion f the
massive project could-take years.
During this time, the online ystem
will gradually replace the manual
paper i'eeords now in use.
Library patron will need to
continue looking up check-in recor.ds
ill the paper Kardexes if they clo not
find i sue ch ck-in information via
COUGALOG.
Information Desk Offers
First-Stop Servi~e
This fall, Holland Library inaugurated
an Infonnation D sk in the tlrst tloor
c rridor. taffed by knowledgeable
library employees, the InfonnatioQ
Desk helps those library user~ who
need rderrals tOflecific peoflle and
fllaces, bil, ic 0 'G..tt. G in..,tru~tion,
to knm the location of items, and
other gen ral oncerns.
The hours of the Information Desk
are Monday [hr~lgh Friday from
10:00 a.m. ro 4:00 r.m. During these
peak hours, the Infonnation Desk
can respond to tho e routine ques­
Lions which, in the past, have taken
reference librarians away li'om thdr
profe~ion'L1 activity in the reference .'
r 0111 Librari:1l1. at the Reference
De'k continue to flrovidt: focused
indi\idual guidance in UK' LIse of
library resour es.
Changes in Holland ShelVing
of LC Materials
It used to be so ~jl11rle: "Leiter.' on
2nd, numbers on 3rd. The formula
was used to locate Libnu) of CQn~ ress and Dewey De imal call
numlll:rs, n.:~pe('[ively, in Bolland
LibraJY. Over [he, limmer, collections
were shifted to make space for the
eventual construction of a new
elevator that will link the olel and
new Iibmry buildings. ow, Libmry
of COl)gres call number A-C are
found on the third floor, while D-Z
remain 00 'econd, New signs on the
second and third floors make
locations easy to spot.
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Dewey Periodicals in New location
Season d users of Holland Library
may encounter a urprise when they
head for certain pe.riodical in the
Dewey section of the third floor. The
Dewey peliodicals, sub criptlons of
long standillg fhat were cataloged in
the days when the Dewey decimal
syst m reigned supreme, are being,
reclassed with I,ibrary of Congres
call number in preparation for
Holland' move to the new bUilding
in 1993.
To k p things organized, library
staff members have removed the
bound volum s of "live Dewey
serims"-tho e peri dicals with
Dewey number" that we receive
reglilarly on subs ription-to a
s parate area 6f the third floor call d
the Gold Area. (The way is clearly
marked with a gold stripe in the 3rd
flo r corridor.) In COUGALOG, the
old Dew y ail numb rs for these
periodicals have been repla eel with
a Gold Area de ignation, a sequenti~1
number that will stay in place until
the volumes are in the new building.
At that time. Gold Area designations
will be changed to Library of Con­
gre·. number in the COUGALOG
records. During the interim, 10 k for
the journal tide with d1e COUGALOG
computer, where you'll find the Gold
Area number to indicate its where­
ahouts.
How to Tour the Reference Area
Lihrarians ask y ur help and ooper­
!Ition in minimiZing the ongestion
and nois in the Holland r ference
arca. Because of the already crowded
conditi ns and forthcoming change.
resulting from the Holland onstruc­
tion project, w ask thar faculty and
teaching ~lssistant not hring clas. es
to the Holland refer nce area for
group in truction or tours. Reference
librarians themselves are no longer
conducting tOurs in the Holland
I' ference area, hut are offering
instruction through other mean
Plea 'e call on librarians to in tmct ­
your tudents in library kills. To
arrang a library instruction sec sion,
please onta t the ubject specialist
for your department, or contact Craig
Gib on, head of Library User Educa­
tion, 335-7735.
In p cial circLiffiStan es, you may
want to bring an enrire cLass (Q the
Holland refer nc area so mat
students can work on their individual
projects. For these visits, we ask r1Jat
you NOT conduct lectures in the
referen e area however brief d10 e
I ctures might be. For such visitS, we
al 0 ask mat you notify th library in
advance by calling Holland Referen~e .
at-335-2691.
With your help in this matter,
Holland Library can proVide a qui tel'
and more orderly environment for
res arch, rudy, and learnrng.
Music Collections Available
Ever wonder wl~ere yOll can filld
s meming·to listen to check out a
I1lU ical.score, or g tab ok about
your favorite kind of mu i ? Mu"ic
material in the WSU Libraries system
are kept in several places. He~ are
some tips on where to· look.
-The Kemble Stout Listentng
Library in Kimbrough Hall is owned
and operated by WSU's Department
of Music. Music students and faculty
have access to sound recordings that
are owned by the department, not
the Libraly. Unless you are affiliated
wid1 the Department of Musi , aces
to audio materials' stri t1y limited.
The listening facility al o· hOLis , the
music's are. belonging to Hoiland
Library. The cor~ are available to all
in the W U comml/nity and, like .
library book. can h checked out:
for 30 day. Evening hours of th
Stou t facility are limi.ted, so try to visit
in the daytime.
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-Music collections are admini1­
tered from Holland Library, aldl0ugh
the library is in a position to house
only print materials. Books and
periodicals about music, encyclopedi­
as and dictionaries, mdexes, and
other I' ference books are her . If
you're looking for information about
mu ie, this is the place to begin. In _
the Holland referen e 1'0 m, librari-'
ans are availal I to help wim
COUGAlOG, which contains music
material' found in all 10 ations.
-[nstructioltal Media Services
conl:fl.ins a circulating colle tion of
compact discs belonging to the W'
Libraries. You can heck out the CD
for 2 we ks at r/vls or! the ground
fioor 'of Holland Library (accessed via
its own entrance on. the ground
level). CDs., ju.·t like books, 'an be
found on CO GALOG. You can also
browse the CD call tion and choose
from the loc)<ed shelves. IMS staff can
a sist you. lMS also house films and
Videotape on We tern music history
and world music.
-Matluscripts, A1'chives, and
Special Collections. Rare and·
unusual music material are kept in
MASC. MASC staff G\O,assi, t research­
ers with special requ ts.
Faculty mernbers frOI11 a variety of
disciplines use I11U i in their class­
rooms. If you have a spe ial interest
. in musi , coota t WSU's mu ic
librarian, Paula Elliot at 335-2691.
library Instruction
Increasingly Important
!n addition
to such basic services a
interlibrmy loan, data ba e searching,
and reference consultation, librarians
also tea h library reseal' h methods at
the request of faculty members.
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Course-related instruction in library
use can help students compl te
libraly a 'signrnents with confidence
and skill. Libr:uy iill truction of th.is
type focuses on ours...e goals and
pecific requirement for a project,
and introduces some hasi concept
and methods generally applicable to
Library inquiry. Librarian can also
offer valuable suggestions about
library as ignments you might want
tu develop.
Instruction in library use i
increasingly Important because
libr!uies are becol1?ing more complex.
Computerized information tools,
widely available in the W U Libraries,
have simpWled certain aspects of the
research praces, , while omplicating
- others. More than ever, studen.~ must
have probkm- 'olving skills and a
foundation of knowledge to use
the e tools well. Defining and
analyzing a research que tion,
translating termin logy of a tOpic into
the language used by spccifi
re ources, and evaluating "pecific
sources identified: these are 'ome of
the library kills of the] 990s.
Please' call on librarian. to proVide
in truction in library use. Librarians
can teach your chiss in either of two
instru ti nal rooms: Holland Library's
User Education cla sroom, or Owen
Science and EngineeriFlg Library's
eminar room.. Librarians can also
teach in your regular Classroom
should you have an especially
large cia s.
CD-ROM training ses ions (limited
3 individuals) are also available in
the Owen Science and Engineering
Library and the Veterinary MedicaV
Pharmacy Libnuy.
For further information about
library instru ti n pi a e contact the
ubj ct specialist librarian for your
department I' call Craig Gibson,
h ad Library 'er Education at
t~
~35-7735.
Price Change Notification
A 5.00 fee will be added to all
computerized literature searches
when the librarian does the seardl.
111ere have also been some changes
on tbe reference fees asses ed for
Night Searches. If you want to know
the reference fee lor a specifi data
base available through Night ear h,
call Reference: in Education (335­
1619), in Holland (335-2691), olin
Owen (335-418i) .
•
Upcoming Workshops in Online Database Searching
Every Tuesday
12:00 noon 01 Owen Reference Area
• Searching AGRJ LA on compact di k.
Registrclfion requ ired: call 35-4181
Every Wednesday
2:10 01 Owen Reference Area
• Searching Life Sciences compact dl5k.
Registration required: call 335-4181
Day and time vary
• MEDLTNE on di k. Call 335-9556 for day and time.
Regi)tration required.
October 29
12:00 noon at Holland .User Educalion Classroom,
Reference Area_
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• Computer. earchable information ources available via WSU Lihraries.
For more injonnation, con/act Janet Chisman 'a/ 335-4181.
October 30
5:00 p.m. 01 465 Owen
• Computer earchablc information, ources available via WS
For more in/onllalioI7, con/ac/ jane/ Chi-man a1335-4181.
November 5
5:00 p.m. at 465 Owen
• cal'ching Chemical Abstracts by computer.
For more in/orma/iun, con/act janet Cbisma17 at 335-4181.
November 6
12:00 noon 01465 Owen
• Searching Chemical AbstraCts by compUter.
For mon! il~rormation, con/etc/jaue! Chisman a/ 335-4181.
Librari ...
IMS Integral to WSU Libraries
Why i" In tructional Media Services
OMS) part of the WSU Libraries?
Where c-an I get a video amera?
WI{er can I make sli~e5 for my
~)re entation? Me there videotape in
the library collection? These qu s­
tions arise often in the W
Librarie. ,
e pecially in 1M '. H re are some
answers.
1M has been part of the W,
Librarie . since the introduction of
lantern slide intQ the das 1'0 m. A
collection of lides was begun and
tile necessary equipment acqUired.
Trained p rsonn I helped the
in ·tructors ,et up and show the
slides, then omeone wanted to
make their own slides. So the three
missions of 1M were establish d:
collecting materials, acquiring
equipment to use them in the
cla sr om, and creating pecialized
instructional materials.
Since then many formats of media
materials have come and g ne, but
the f)eed fonlon-book infonnation
sources and instru tional support
item remain. Today, p pulaI'
formats includeVH tape, Audio
Compact Di c, La rdisc, computer­
g nel'<Ited 35mm slide, audio ca 'sette
tape, 16mm rum, and CD-ROM.
Currel1lly housed on the ground
floor of Holland Library, the three
'ections of 1M, include: (1) the W U/
ill Region.al Media Collection of
more than 15,000 media items, whkh
may be preViewed with the Learning
Resource!; Center's facilities: (2) the
Media Equipment Service, which
prOVide c1as ro m support u. ing all
types of media equipment; (3)
GraphiCS Production, where comput­
er-generated and 'opy tand created
slid s. overhead transparencies, and
other presentation materiab are
produ cd.
For mote information about the
Media Materials .Collection, conta t
Gene' emingson at 335-7'587. Fo;
qu ti ns ~[b lit Media Equipment
Services, talk to Joe W'ltson at 335­
8268. -F r que. tion. about GrJphi s
PI' duction, qll Ken Clark at
)35-7~.
Library Update
WSlt Libraries
Pullman, WA 99164-5610
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Briefs
• Carrels in 1lolbnd Library are ;l
tiling of the pasl. Their removal wa:
neCl::ssary in preparation for
construction of the Holland
tldition.
• !I. new graduate study room is
available at the O".\o'en Science and
Engineering Lihrary,
• An updated nuor pbn of
I rolland helYing arrangement. can
be ohtained at the reference d 'sk
• The \ererinary ledictl
Phannacy LihrJ1]' has improved
acce 's [() OL ~~, L G and the
ledIinc D;H 1\1 for person' \\ ith
.1
<.Ii. ·ahilitit:s.
• Fis Iter Agricultuml ci -nces
Library Itas new hours: MondJ\­ rrida. 8:00 a.I11.-1O:00 pm, Satur­
day-Sunday l:O()..-1O:00 p m.
• The WSU Ldmlric's recently
participated iri a SUlyey on lhe
usefulness of cnnkrc,:,cc proceeu­ ings to science and engineering
fatuity members.' A thank }'ou is
, extended to those faculty \\'lto
a i, teu in the surve), '\ .Ilc h this
column for the results of that stud
• T\, <> 'dicm. of Current
Contents on Disk are 00\: a\aiJ.lble
for computer s 'an;lting in till.' >X ~l
LIbraries, The Lift: :c iencc' ..sectlon
is up Jncl running in tIll' Veterinary
\Il'dic~d Plwrmaq Lll1ra1]', I~()
'\ egner }I.all Tlte Physical. ItL'mi­
Cl!. an~i Earth denu's section is
10 ';Iled in Ihe O\\l:n Science and
Loginl.'cring Libra1] n.:fen:nLc .lrl':I.
• racully and stu<knts ace
en 'ouragl'd Jo rl.'mind :-;tucle'nf:' that
theft .1l1U mutilation of lihrJry
matcrials are leWdl)' runhhahle
,
()l'rl'nsL'~.
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