20 Tips: A Guide to the Hannon Library at Southern Oregon University

20 Tips That are Good to Know:
A Guide to the Hannon Library

1) Hannon Library Homepage

The Hannon Library at Southern Oregon University Homepage site is new and improved this year. Expect some more changes as the year progresses.
http://hanlib.sou.edu/
Resources available both on and off-campus to students, faculty, and staff

2) Hannon Library Hours

http://hanlib.sou.edu/about/hours.html -- complete schedule
Regular Hours

Mon. – Thurs. 7:45 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Friday 7:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

3) Information Technology Center (ITC) and Computer Access

The ITC is a campus computer lab for students, faculty, and staff.
Includes the 30 PCs, two scanners, two laser printers, a color printer, the Electronic Classroom—Lib.114, three group workstations, three computers with headphones to use for foreign language study.
Hannon Library has 30 wireless laptops that connect you to the Internet and the campus network.
Wi-Fi Access -- Hannon Library has wireless capability throughout and just outside the building.

Use your own wireless laptop in the library to connect to the campus network.
Check out the Wireless Strength Map at: http://hanlib.sou.edu/itc/wireless.html.
Go to the ITC Help Desk for assistance or to check out a laptop.

4) Hannon Library Virtual Tour

http://hanlib.sou.edu/tour/index.html
Map of the Library - http://hanlib.sou.edu/tour/firstfloor.html
Designed to help familiarize you with the Hannon Library and the resources available for research and other activities related to learning the fundamentals of finding information.

5) Meeting and Study Rooms

Individual and group study rooms are available on the Second and Third Floors for collaborative study and research.
To reserve a room in advance: Click the link to Reserve a Room near the top of the Library Homepage (right under the clock) or go to: http://hanlib.sou.edu/services/room_reservations.html
12 eight-persons rooms, 7 four-person rooms, and 2 two-person rooms are available.
For further assistance with a reservation, contact the ITC at 552-6848.

6) Library of Congress Classification System and the Book Collection

Books and other materials in the Hannon Library are organized by the Library of Congress (LC) Classification System.

A combination of letters and numbers indicating the location or “address” of an item
Most academic libraries use Library of Congress call numbers
http://hanlib.sou.edu/tour/lcsystem.html

1st Floor – Reference Books

Reference Books are for Library Use Only.

2nd Floor – Call Numbers A – H
3rd Floor – Call Numbers J – Z

7) Hannon Library Catalog

Search the Hannon Library Catalog from the Hannon Library Homepage - http://lib.sou.edu/search
Find books and other materials - contains most of the cataloged books, government, publications, periodicals, computer files, and videos in the Hannon Library.
Over 300,000 items; over 250,000 unique titles.
Generally books are not online or full text.
Typically underused in the digital world.
Checkout material for 3 weeks and renew as needed.

8) Summit Catalog

Search the Summit Catalog from the Hannon Library Homepage - http://summit.orbiscascade.org/
Collective catalog of 35 libraries throughout the Northwest.
Over 28,800,000 records; over 8,800,000 unique titles.
Books!!! Summit is used to retrieve books from other institutions that are not available at the Hannon Library.
Materials are delivered to the SOU Circulation Desk or another Summit library such as OIT, in 2 business days.
Checkout material for 3 weeks with 1 renewal—total 6 weeks.
Free!!! There is no charge to have a Summit book delivered to the Hannon Library.
Click the Search Summit link from the Hannon Library Catalog.
If it is not in the Hannon Library, check the Summit Catalog.

9) Circulation and Reserves

First Floor near the entrance to the Hannon Library: http://hanlib.sou.edu/tour/circ.html
Check out and return books, videos, and Summit materials
Resolve any problems with your account
Reserves: Reserves are books, articles, and other items which are required materials for coursework.

10) Your Account

https://lib.sou.edu/patroninfo~S0
Access your account information
Check the status of a Summit book
Renew materials online

11) Magazines and Journals

Find articles by searching from the Hannon Library Homepage which search the multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Complete. Try the Advanced Search link to limit or refine your search.
Library owns about 1100 periodical subscriptions in hard copy and over 12,000 full text titles available electronically.
2nd Floor

Recent year on display to the right when you enter from the main stairway.
Past issues are generally in bound volumes to the left when you enter from the main stairway.

Microfilm and microfiche collection
Periodical Help Desk located on the 2nd Floor for assistance.

12) Databases by Subject

Find databases by subject from the Hannon Library Homepage by using the drop-down menu next to “Or choose a subject” heading.
Find magazine and journal articles in databases organized by discipline
University Seminar and Writing - http://hanlib.sou.edu/research/usem/index.php
Everything is NOT available in full text!!!

13) Interlibrary Loan for Magazine and Journal Articles

Provides articles from magazines and journals not available at the Hannon Library
Articles are typically delivered via email in 1-7 days. Students pay a flat fee of $2.00 per article

14) Instruction and Guides

http://hanlib.sou.edu/instruct/index.html
Basic Guide to Research – a basic outline for finding materials to create a bibliography using books, magazine and journal articles, Internet sites, government documents, and other information.
Links to resources to help you with your research and information needs, how to use the library, how to cite information, and more.

15) Citing Print and Electronic Resources

http://hanlib.sou.edu/reference/citing.html
List of sites that will help you cite information ethically using APA or other formats.
Check out the link to Citing Sources, Guide to Library Research (Duke University Libraries) - http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/cite/works_cited.htm
Knight Cite APA and Knight Cite MLA – formats citation.
Citation Machine - http://citationmachine.net/ - formats a citation in APA or MLA.

16) Internet Searching Tools

http://hanlib.sou.edu/searchtools/index.html
When you need to go beyond a quick Google search.
A ranked list of search tools based on the interface, versatility, and ease of use.
Check the How to Search the Internet links.
In the Best of the Rest, check out Google Uncle Sam -- http://www.google.com/ig/usgov for government Web sites.
#1 Web searching tip: Read the Help menu on your favorite search tool.

17) Government Publications

Library is a federal and state depository for government documents
To find Government Resources, go to the Advanced Search link on the Library Catalog and limit location to Govt Publications.
Most government publications CAN be checked out of the Library and many are on the Web.
Make sure to ask the Government Publications staff for assistance.

18) Library 2.0 – The Experimental

Ask a Librarian – 24/7 Reference assistance - http://hanlib.sou.edu/ask/index.html
Hannon Library on MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/hannonlibrary
Hannon Library on Facebook – http://sou.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2202862300
Hannon Library Podcasts - http://hannonlibrary.libsyn.com
Hannon Library Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/hannonlibrary
Fun Technology in the Library - http://hanlib.sou.edu/tech/index.html

19) Library Coffee Shop

Located next to the entrance of the First Floor of the Library
Serves a wide range of beverages—with and without caffeine
Beverages are allowed in the Library if they have a lid—no uncovered containers
Food is only allowed in the vending machine area on the First Floor or on the Library Terrace on the Third Floor.
We want your experience in the Library to be a good experience. Please take a look at the code of conduct page at: http://hanlib.sou.edu/about/code_of_conduct.html. If you have any problems, please contact a staff member.

20) Ask Questions!!! Reference and Virtual Reference

When you are not sure where to start or if you need something more, please ask a librarian or arrange to meet with a librarian.
Ask a Librarian—24/7 reference assistance: http://hanlib.sou.edu/ask/index.html
It is not what you know that counts. Discover what you may not know.
Challenge yourself to uncover something new.
Check with your librarian! Email me or phone your librarian! See the Staff Directory: http://hanlib.sou.edu/about/directory.html
Anyone with cell phones program your cell phone with your librarian's office phone and the Reference Desk – 552-6442.