Trythelibrary

Need help finding books, articles, reliable Internet sources, choosing a research topic, or documenting sources?

Try the Reference Desk It is the Library's

primary service point for assistance and information.

The reference desk is staffed by professional librarians who are experts in finding, evaluating and using information. They welcome your questions and can save you lots of time and help you build your information literacy skills.

Come in or contact us:

By phone: 724-357-3006 Virtually, through LibAnswers

or itsknowledge base athttp://answers.lib.iup.edu/index.php

Or Text us at (724) 401-1984  

Try Working with a Library Consultant ►Make an appointment to

meet with a librarian to help begin or continue your research.

►A list of subject specialists is found on our web page: http://www.iup.edu/page.aspx?id=16517

NEED TO USE COMPUTERS?

Try Our Computer Lab

Our computer lab has 29 work stations, printers, scanners and specialized software and a student assistant to help you all hours the library is open.

NEED TO FIND A MOVIE OR BORROW A DIGITAL CAMERA OR VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDER FOR A PROJECT, OR WANT TO BORROW A LAPTOP TO USE IN THE BUILDING?

Try

Media Equipment Desk

They have movies on DVD and laptops, cameras, recorders and other media equipment to help you do your media projects.

Library Laptops

NEED HELP USING COMPUTERS?

Try the Technology Help Desk

Technology Help Desk

Software support Wireless configurations Printing Basic virus questions and support Multimedia applications

NEED HELP MAKING A VIDEO OR SOME OTHER MEDIA PROJECTS?

Try Library Production Services

Production Services

Part of the Library Technology Help Desk, Production Services offers assistance in developing multi-media projects.

Help is available for audio and video creation/ capture

Monday –Friday, 1:00pm to 5:00pm during the spring and fall semesters.

NEED TO FIND PAPER NEWSPAPERS, JOURNALS OR MATERIAL ON MICROFORM?

Newspapers, Journals, and Magazines

TRY THE SERIALS DEPARTMENT On the ground floor you will find

paper and microform newspapers, journals and magazines.

A serials desk assistant is also available to help you find and use the collection and the machines to read and copy them.

NEED TO CHECK OUT A BOOK, FIND A BOOK ON THE SHELVES, GET RESERVE ITEMS OR PICK UP INTERLIBRARY LOAN OR PALCI BOOKS?

Try the Circulation/Reserve/ Interlibrary Loan Desk

Directly to your left as you enter is the Circulation/Reserve/ Interlibrary Loan desk.

Here you can check out, renew, and return books from the regular collection, Interlibrary Loan, and Reserve items.

They can also help you locate books in our collection.

HUNGY OR THIRSTY?

Try the Java City Café

If

You can also get help from your friends who come to the library to study and do group work.

Try dropping by today!