Instructional Materials Center (sign reads Roger F. Rhodes Center for Teaching & Learning)

• The Instructional Materials Center houses the Library's collection of educational videos, current & classic feature films on DVD and video, textbooks, curriculum material and children's books.
• Video cameras are available here for check out.
• Over 10,000 videos and DVDs - your on campus movie center and it's free!

►Activity #3  Go to the Browsing Bin for DVDs and Books on CD. Select a title that sounds interesting to you. Write down the name of that title.

 

Just outside the entrance to the Instructional Materials Center you will see a narrow set of stairs leading to the fourth floor. Take these stairs to the Writing Lab /Center for Writing Excellence. A fourth floor entrance is also available for those unable to use the stairs.

 Center for Writing Excellence (includes Writing Lab)

• Provides face-to-face writing support. Located in room 412.  Writing Lab hours are different from regular Library hours.

Restrooms & Bulletin Boards

• Restrooms are located along the back west wall on both the 3rd and 4th floor.
• Bulletin Boards are available on the 3rd & 4th floors for your use. They are located near the elevator.  Post any University-related activity information here.  No pre-approval needed! 

Continue the tour to the 4th floor via the main central staircase or the elevator, located in the small hallway underneath the main central staircase. 

Fourth Floor

General Book Collection (Stacks)

• Often referred to as stacks, this collection is the circulating collection (library speak for "you can check these out") of the Library and is organized using the Dewey Decimal System. Oversize or large books, called Q's for quarto, are also shelved on this floor.
• A popular paperback collection is housed here for in-library reading or for check out.  Walk towards the orange carpeted seating area where these books are located and notice the variety of titles.
• This is a quiet floor. Speak in a low voice.
• Food and drink are permitted here and throughout the Library.
• Acceptable cell phone use areas are in the southeast and southwest stairwells on this floor. Please speak in a low voice.

► Activity #4  At the top of the stairs on the pillar you will see a white sign for the Dewey Decimal Schedule. What number section in the 700s is dedicated to photography?

Government Documents  (sign reads Government Documents)

• Print copies of United States and Missouri government materials are shelved in this area.
• The Library is an official U.S. Government Document Depository.
• Information Services/Reference Librarians can assist you in using this collection.

►Activity #5 In the Government Documents area, find a chart labeled "How to find a U.S. Government Publication."  Which agency in the federal government issues publications with the call number beginning with LC?
 

Continue the tour down to the 2nd floor (Main Floor) via the main central staircase or you can use the elevator.

Main (second) Floor

Note!  The main floor of the library is the 2nd floor.  The ground floor, or basement, is the 1st floor.

Main Floor Corridor  (no sign)

• Contains the Library Director's Office, library staff work space, public restrooms, telephones, and the original staircase to the 3rd floor.
• The Rare Book Room houses the University's Faulkner collection and other historical or rare works.  You must have an appointment to use the room.
• Information Literacy Classroom (Room 215) is a computer classroom used mainly by librarians to teach information literacy classes. This is not an open lab.
• This hallway is an acceptable cell phone use area.  Please speak in a low voice.

Circulation & Reserves Desk  (no sign)

• Check out, renew, return & place holds on books.  Books can be kept for 21 days.
• Check out articles & books your professor has placed "on reserve" for your class.  Return "reserve items" to this desk & on time!  Fines on overdue reserve items can get expensive.
• Interlibrary Loan is located here. This service obtains books & articles from other libraries for your use.
• Pick up books obtained from other libraries via MOBIUS (the state-wide library catalog for colleges and universities) or Interlibrary Loan.
• Check out headphones to use at computer workstations.
• Library lost & found located here.
• Check out laptops for three-hour use in the building.

Southeast Missouri Mural (no sign)

• Located on wall opposite the Circulation Desk in main entrance lobby area.
• Painted by Jake Wells, Southeast art professor.
• Depicts the heritage of Southeastern Missouri.

Sadie's Place & Kent Coffee Cart  (no sign - look for loads of comfortable seating)

• A comfortable place to gather with friends and classmates to work on projects.  Grab a snack, coffee, or a fruit drink at the Coffee Cart (hours of operation are posted). 
• Checkers anyone?  Various board games are available for relaxation.  Look for them around the area and in boxes along the wall by the hanging newspapers.
• There is a wireless network here and throughout the Library with laptops available for three-hour checkout at Circulation, or bring your own.
• Several computers and a printer are also scattered throughout the area for use.
• Two group study rooms are available on a first-come first-served basis.  Two more group study rooms are located on the south wall (Rooms 249a & 250).  Checkout whiteboard markers at the Circulation Desk.
• Sip a drink, relax, and read today's newspaper or grab a current magazine or journal. Over 90 popular titles are displayed on the shelves and newspaper racks.
• Pick up a lapdesk out of the bin and work comfortably in a lounge chair.
• Best sellers!  This is the place to pick up a best seller for a relaxing read.
• New books!  Recent additions to the collection are housed here for several weeks after their arrival for casual perusal.
• Acceptable cell phone use areas are in the southwest and southeast stairwells nearby.  Please speak in a low voice.
   

►Activity #6   Go to the Best Sellers section. Select a title that sounds interesting to you. Write down the name of that title.

 

Indexes / Abstracts Area  (sign reads Indexes / Abstracts)

• Indexes & abstracts help you find articles in periodicals.
• "Periodical" is a library word meaning magazines, journals, and newspapers.
• Use paper indexes & abstracts to find older articles and subject areas not covered by library subscription databases.  Not everything is online!

Periodicals Desk  (sign reads Periodicals)

• The staff at this desk helps you find periodicals and assists you with using photocopiers and other machines.
• Current issues of some newspapers are kept at this desk, others are located in Sadie's Place.  Just ask for what you want!
• You can check out & return general library books at this desk and the main circulation desk.

Current & Bound Periodicals  (signs read Current Periodicals and Bound Periodicals)

• The most current print issue of a magazine or journal, usually the latest year or volume, is located in the current periodicals area.  Older years are "bound" together in a book-like manner and are called bound periodicals.
• Periodicals are arranged alphabetically by title.
• Periodicals do not leave the library.
• Current issues of some frequently used titles are kept at the Periodicals Desk, while others are located in Sadie's Place.  Just ask for what you need!

►Activity #7   Browse through the Current Periodicals section (metal shelves near the Periodicals Desk).  Select a title that seems interesting to you that begins with the letter S.  Write down the name of the title.

 

►Activity #8   Locate the journal Farm Journal in the Bound Periodicals section.  What year was volume 107 published?

 

Microform Area & Copiers  (no signage - area is located near the Periodicals Desk)

• "Microform" refers to microfilm (reels of film) and microfiche (cards).  Many libraries, like ours, keep older periodicals on microfilm and microfiche. Some books, government documents, and education-related materials are also on microfiche or microfilm.
• Machines, called microform scanners, let you read, save, and/or print from microfilm and microfiche.
• Copies at photocopiers are $.10. Printing from the microform scanners costs $.07 with a SE key.
• Change machines located in this area let you get change.  The Periodicals Desk can make change for big bills.
• Staff at the Periodicals Desk can help you locate and use materials & machines in this area.

Continue the tour to the down staircase underneath the main central staircase or to the elevator in the hallway.  It is not necessary to go downstairs to see the following items and locations, but you are welcome to.

First Floor (basement)  

• Pepsi / soda vending machine.
• Southeast Textbook rental center. No entrance from inside of the Library.
• Computer classroom run by Computer Services.
• Several meeting rooms.
• Serves as the building's emergency shelter. 

Do you remember?

Summary Questions
(you're almost finished!)

►Activity #9  On which floor are computers available to use Microsoft Word?

 

►Activity #10  On which floor can you find the popular paperback collection?

 

►Activity #11   On which floor can you find the following book? 370.114 M7922

 

Complete the tour by returning to the Reference Desk on the 3rd floor using the main central staircase or the elevator. 

UI100 students - Bring your completed activity questions to the Reference Desk for grading and receive a dollar-off coupon good on any purchase at the Kent Coffee Cart (during fall & spring semesters only).

The End

Thanks for visiting us!  Come back soon.

 

Kent Library, Information Services/ CR
updated August 2009
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