LIBRARY ORIENTATIONAIC 1140 UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE

WELCOME TO THE LIBRARY

Library Hours How to access the library via MyAIC. Late fees, borrowing Virtual tour of services & facilities How to find a book in the library

Library Hours

Open: Monday to Thursday 7:45 a.m. to midnight. Friday 7:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. to midnight.

Access the library anytime:

From the portal (my.AIC.edu)

► Click on “Shea Library” under the Quick Links on the left

Library via Portal (MyAIC)

Late Fees

When items are returned late a fee is applied. When fees exceed $10.00 access to library

databases is cut off, and you can’t borrow items.

Item FeeBooks (Gen, Juv, Oversize)

.20/day

Other items (DVDs, etc) $1.00/dayReplacement fee for lost items

$45.00

Borrowing

10 items from Shea Library. Borrow for 28 days, plus

renewal. 20 holds through C/WMARS.

Services & Facilities

Number of Floors– 2 (main and 2nd) First (main) floor: Support Desk, Learning

Commons Study rooms (4 on main floor, 3 on 2nd); Staff offices, including Information Literacy

(Nancy, Katie Beth, Ron) Computers and GoPrint stations Reference books and Periodicals (2nd floor); Flag Room

A Virtual Tour of Shea Library

A guide to places, resources, and people in the library

Where Am I?

Support Desk

Check out and return materials Use reserve books (in library) Pick up interlibrary loan holds

(books) Get basic help Update phone number (if

having problems with accessing catalog and databases)

Where Am I?

Study Rooms on the Main Floor

Available on a first-come, first-serve basis – check availability at the Support Desk

Two-hour time limit These aren’t the only study

rooms in the library (More on that later!)

Different amenities (monitors, whiteboards, high-top seating)

Where Am I?

Computers

► 16 computers near the Support Desk

► 7 computers near the café► 8 computers in the Flag Room► Available from 7:45 to close.► First come, first serve basis.► GoPrint stations (3 on first

floor, one in the IT Lab)

Where Am I?

Flag Room (Reading Room)

8 computers + GoPrint

Flags from around the world

Quiet(er) place to study on the 1st floor

Where Am I?

Information Literacy Office

Information Literacy Office –Nancy Little (Mon-F 8:30-4:30)Katie Beth Ryan (Mon-Fri 10-6)

Ron Breggia (Mon- Fri 11-7)

Going Upstairs …

Where Am I?

Study Rooms A & B

On the 2nd Floor Max 6 capacity White board First come, first

serve.

Study Room C

► 2nd Floor► Max 10 capacity► White board► Can reserve

Where Am I?

Tutoring Room

► 2nd Floor► Follow signs….► NOT a study room!

Stacks

Where the General Collection (books, journals, etc.) is located 2nd floor of the library Books organized according to Library of Congress classification Reference books and periodicals are here

Thank You!