1Welcome! Please come in and gather over here around the tables.
2My name is Adam Smith, and I'm the librarian here.
3I'll show you around today and explain how to use these facilities.
4Hopefully when I'm done with it, you'll know the ropes,
5and please feel free to let me know of any questions or concerns that you may have.
6Now, we're at the gate of the library.
7Upon entering into the door, you'll find that the restrooms are on your left-hand side,
8and opposite them is a Photocopy Room.
9Many of you are wondering about the check-in and check-out process.
10What you have to do is go to the Circulation Desk,
11which is to the east of the Photocopy Room.
12The Reading Room is a really large area in the centre of the library,
13just to the north of the Circulation Desk.
14I'm sure you won't miss it.
15If you're here to do research, this is where you should bring books to look through.
16However, if you're here to do any group projects or other interactive activities,
17I advise you to use one of the study rooms,
18which are just to the east of the Reading Room.
19Moving on to the southeast corner,
20we have the Periodicals Section, just next to the study rooms.
21We have a collection of different newspapers and magazines in this section.
22You can get last week's weather reports, or all the top stories 5 years ago,
23our periodicals can be traced back 20 years to the time when our school library was built.
24Ah, our first question! Yes?
25Can we check out magazines from the library?
26I'm sorry, but you cannot take any periodicals out of the library.
27You're welcome to read them for as long as you want while you're here,
28but you cannot check them out.
29I wonder if there is any place where we can get some food in the library.
30Do we have a store here?
31Of course.
32The Food Service Centre is just metres away from the study rooms.
33It's on the northeast corner as you look at the map.
34The Food Service Centre offers different kinds of snacks though it's not big.
35Well, moving on along to the west,
36you will find the Video Resource Centre on your right hand.
37We have educational videos and documentaries, as well as major motion pictures.
38We ask that you pay attention to the tag on the video that you pick up,
39as many of our documentaries are for on-site viewing only and may not be taken out of the library.
40To the west of the Video Resource Centre is our Satellite TV Station.
41Here we stream the news from Channel 19 for most of the day.
42How many channels does it have?
43It does have nearly 200 channels,
44but we generally will give top priority to channels with some big events,
45like presidential addresses or other breaking news.
46During the coverage of the presidential debate,
47students will take a break from studying and flock to watch it.
48Last but perhaps most important is the Enquiry Desk.
49It's just on the left-hand side when you walk into the library,
50so it's impossible to miss it.
51If you have any questions about how to use equipment or where to find something, come and ask the assistant.
52Don't be shy, because that's what they're here for!
53Speaking of questions,
54one of the questions we get asked is how to actually check out a book once a student has picked one out.
55If it's a fiction or non-fiction book,
56look for the pink and yellow check-out card inside the back cover of the book.
57You can also find information about the book on these cards,
58including its publishing date, genre, ISBN, and a log of dates it's been checked out before.
59Present this card to me or any library assistant,
60and we'll stamp it and then the book can be kept for 3 weeks.
61You can find general information on a field of study by using one of our subject guides.
62We have them on paper here, but any of our computers will allow you to search within fields as well.
63What if the library doesn't have a resource we're looking for?
64Great question, I'm going to address that.
65Our library is a network with a number of other universities in the area,
66so if there is something you're looking for and it's available somewhere in the area,
67we'll be able to get it for you.
68However, there are universities which are not part of the network,
69so we do not share resources with them.
70If you want more information about the library and its resources,
71you'll find it in a labelled blue folder on my desk in the enquiry section.
72Okay, so that's a lot of information all at once,
73and I don't expect you to remember it all.
74The most important thing is, please be respectful of the staff
75and if you need help with anything at all, come and ask me or one of the assistants.
76Alright, any questions?