Matt Bahr
Monday, September 14, 2009
11:00-12:15

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Contacting a Librarian!! Here are some helpful tips on how to get into contact with a Librarian from your dorm, or anywhere.

If you’re in your room and need help with a project or just need to talk to a Librarian you can go to the Foley Library section on the Gonzaga website and instant message a Librarian during the open hours. We tried it out and it’s super cool and super easy! Anybody can do it.

Or if you need some advice at 4 a.m., you can always use the chat with a librarian 24/7 using Chat Help online.

If you aren’t in a desperate need of assistance, the Email Help feature allows you to email a question to a GU librarian. All responses will be sent within 24 hours, except for weekends and holidays.

If speaking directly to a librarian is more you’re style, give them a call during open hours @ (509) 313-5931 or 1-800-498-5941

Then again, visiting the Library is always a good suggestion.

You can find all this information and more at The Library link on the Gonzaga website. Click on the Who We are and How to Contact Us link in the bottom right hand corner.

Reservable Group Study Room

A Group Study Room which can be reserved is located in the north west corner on the second floor of Foley Center library

You can reserve rooms from the library catalog.

Group Study Rooms

*Foley Center has fifteen first-come, first-serve group study rooms for student use.

*The group study rooms are located on the second floor of the library, and are indicated by an “S” on the map.

Reservable Media Study Room

A Media Study Room, which can be reserved, is located in the north west corner on the second floor of Foley Center library

*There is a television, DVD player, VCR, a table and some chairs located in the Media Study Room

*Must have a Gonzaga ID to reserve

Rooms and Locations

ACT Lab	Classroom located on the first floor past the circulation desk.
Administration Offices	Library Administration offices area, located on the third floor.
Administration Small Conference Room	Conference room located on the third floor, in the administration area.
Board Room	Third floor, use board room key from lock box or sub-master key to unlock for designated users.
Circulation desk	Located on the first floor, to the right of the main doors.
Community User Terminals	Computers located on the first floor, southeast of the reference desk available for community users to access the internet.
Computer Lab	Lower level east of the elevator, for student, staff and faculty use only. See also Lower Level Lab
Curriculum Center	Located on the second floor of the library.
Emergency Exits	At the end of each wing on every floor.
Fire Extinguishers	End of each wing by the mechanical rooms and in center of each floor.
Fire Pull-Boxes	Next to each emergency exit and in center of each floor.
Group Study Rooms	Located at the far ends of each wing on the second floor.
Lost and Found	first floor, behind the Circulation desk.
Lower Level Lab	Located on the lower level east of the elevator, for student, staff and faculty use only. See also Computer Lab
Pencil Sharpeners	Located at the Reference, Circulation and Periodicals desks.
Periodicals desk	Located on the lower level of the library.
Photocopy machines	2 on first floor. 2 on the lower level.
Reference Desk	On the first floor, across from the main library entrance.
Reservable Group Study Room	Located in the northwest corner of the second floor. This room must be reserved for use. The key is checked out at the Circulation desk.
Reservable Media Study Room	Located in the northwest corner of the second floor. This room must be reserved for use. The key is checked out at the Circulation desk.
Restrooms	There are two on each floor at the end of each wing, one in the Study Lounge and one next to the Teleconference Center, one in the board room.
Smoking areas	None.
Study Lounge	Located on the first floor, to the right of the main library entrance doors. Contains study area and vending machines.
Teleconference Center	Located across the porch from the main entrance of the library on the first floor.
Telephones	There is one phone located in the atrium by the study lounge.
Typewriters	Lower level in front of the periodicals desk.
TVs/VCRs/DVD Players/Laser Disc Players	These items are available in the Viewing Rooms and behind the Reference Desk on the first floor. Larger groups can be accommodated in the Reservable Group Study Room on the second floor, and one or two individuals can check out the keys for use of the Viewing Rooms in the lower level.
Vending Machines	Located in the 24 hour Study Lounge on the first floor.
Viewing Rooms	Viewing Rooms are available on the lower level east wing, just past the Computer Lab.
Viewing Stations	There are 7 viewing stations for student, staff and faculty use. Five stations are located on the first floor, behind the Reference Desk, and the other two are located in the lower level, under the stairs. Two more stations are located on the First floor, behind the Reference Desk, however these stations are for our community patrons. If you need to access a viewing station, and cannot find one, please ask a library employee at the Reference Desk.
Water fountains	There are three on each floor. Two are located at each end of the building by the Restrooms. There is also a water fountain on each floor near the main staircase.
Where to get change	Circulation desk.
Wired Ports	There are wired ports located throughout the library and are indicated by orange network ports. Most of the wired ports are along the south wall of the second floor.
Writing Center	Located within the 24 Hour Study Lounge on the library’s first floor. It can be accessed from within the 24 Hour Study Lounge or through a door on the library’s first floor, near the black & white printer and the stairs to the lower level.

 

• The study are indicated by the ‘S’ on the map.

 

THE POPULAR COLLECTION:

A lot of us seem to never have free time but the day that that hour rolls around and you have nothing to do and cuddling up with a good book sounds good, you can come to the library to find the perfect novel for you.  Some of the popular books can be found behind the reference desk on the first floor. These books include anything from mysteries by Stephen King to romance novels by Meg Cabot. The popular collection also includes audio books as well as DVD’s and VHS videos.  When we explored the collection we also found memoirs and biographies as well as fiction and non-fiction novels. All of these books are either best sellers or popular in public and academic libraries across the world. Each month the librarians receive a list from which they choose the ones that would fit best here at GU. If some of the books don’t get checked out they are sent back and newer more popular books come in. The popular collection always has a variety of books that will please any reader.

 

Below is the information we discovered via internet about the theme of isolation in “Class Matters.”  Click here for the full text.

Summary:  According to New Jersey Jewish News and MetroWest HELPS, libraries offer free support groups to those out of work. During these difficult times libraries provide counselors and career coaches to help direct people for a fee.

This article relates to the theme of isolation because many people are out of work and in order to apply for jobs, the internet is essential. Without the library’s resources, the unemployed wouldn’t have equal opportunities. Those without access to the internet at home are able to work with experienced support groups to help them through their difficult times.