What the library can do for you during finals

Finals time, the most wonderful time of the semester (okay, maybe not) is here. But fret not, the library is here to help you.

• We have access to hundreds of journals through electronic databases. You can look for databases by subject or use a general database like Academic Search Premiere. Don't forget that you can limit your search results to full text articles. In most databases you can do an "Advanced Search" (or similar phrase) and then look for a box to check for "Full Text Only". If you find something that looks good but isn't coming up in full text the first place to look is in the Complete A to Z list of Journal Titles (Under "C" in the list of databases.) That should tell you all of the ways we have access to a particular journal. We might even have a copy right here in the library.
• We have both e-books and regular books. Check the catalog to see if we have what you are looking for. A-HL is downstairs, HM- L is by the restrooms on the main floor, M-Z is upstairs. Books are arranged by subject, so when you find one you like look around in that area for more on the same subject.
• Ask a librarian. That's what we are here for. You can stop by, call x6225 or e-mail Robert or Veronica.
• As always, stop by Cafe Biblio when a staff member is here for free coffee, tea, cider and hot chocolate.
• Our lobby will be open 24 hours a day until finals are over. Meet up with a study group or just escape your crazy roommate.
• Black and white printing is free. (Printer 2130 is down right now so please use printer 2041). Black and white copying is 15 cents a page. Color printing and copying is 25 cents a page. (The color printer is off the network right now, so you must come to the library and access your color files on a specific computer. We recommend emailing the files to yourself.) (Yes, that's a lot of printer problems. The printer gremlins must have waited until finals.)
• Complimentary stress balls at the circulation desk until supplies run out.
• Relax a little with some DVDs, CDs and popular fiction books.