Library Services For Faculty

Introduction
Departments
Liaisons
Contact Information
Services

Circulation

Reserves

Reference

Library Instruction

Research Assistant

Interlibrary Loan

Online Searching

Media-Serials

Photocopies

Student Assistants/Graduate Assistants

Ordering Materials

Cammie G. Henry Research Center

Web Page and Remote Access

Branch Libraries

Library Departments

Special Services

Links

Internet Resources

Get in Touch

Databases

Databases by Subject

Databases by Title

Introduction

Just a few years ago, faculty and students of the university needing to use the university library would have found it necessary to go to the library. Once there, they would have had to extract information by searching through card catalogs and printed journal indices. These searches were laborious and sometimes unproductive, depending on the bibliographic skills of the searcher. For example, if an English professor wanted to compile a bibliography of all the articles written about John Donne in the past fifteen years, it would have been necessary to look through fifteen annual volumes of the Humanities Index and the Modern Language Association's International Index – thirty volumes all told, and, at the least, most of a day's work.
Information technology has virtually transformed the situation described above into an "academic legend," largely because the contents of the card catalog and most printed journal indices have been converted into electronic databases that can be searched by computer from either one's home or office. Many journal articles can be viewed or printed in their totality. Indeed, the list of full-text journal databases is expanding so rapidly that it has reached the point at which the NSU Libraries can claim subscriptions far in excess of the 1,800 journals it now receives in print format.
If the NSU Libraries do not have the books or journal articles you need, a request to borrow from another library through interlibrary loan can be placed via the library website; you are notified by e-mail when the materials arrive.
The purpose of this handbook is to acquaint you with the full range of resources, electronic and otherwise, available in the NSU Libraries, as well as the simple commands that will allow you access to the databases you want to search.
Please call any member of the Reference Division faculty for more information.
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Departments

Director of Libraries. The Director is responsible for formulating library policy, originating and overseeing the annual budget, and coordinating the various activities of the remaining departments.

Cammie G. Henry Research Center (also known as the Archives, the Louisiana Room, and Special Collections). The Research Center houses the University Archives and is a repository of historical documents. Materials from the Melrose Plantation Scrapbooks have been scanned and some are available online. The Melrose Imaging Project is an ongoing activity and new materials are added regularly. Most of the materials in these collections do not circulate. The Research Center's hours of operation are generally limited to weekdays from 8 am to 5 pm.

Reference Division. Sometimes known as the "public face" of the library, this is the department to which students and faculty come with questions about library resources. The Reference Division is responsible for planning and providing instruction to faculty and students. Reference services include Interlibrary Loan.

Government Documents is a vital component of reference services. Watson Library is a selective federal depository of government information, which means that approximately 30% of everything published by the federal government and distributed by the depository service is available in the library. Emphasis areas include education, health, and business. Most documents are listed in the library online catalog. Many government documents are available on the Internet and links are provided on the library web page. Government documents not held by Watson Library may be borrowed via Interlibrary Loan.

Technical Processes Division. This department includes two areas: cataloging and collection development. Cataloging is responsible for cataloging library materials in all formats and placing a record in the online catalog. Collection Development purchases all print and non-print materials for the three libraries. Faculty members are encouraged to recommend materials for purchase.

Media/Serials Division. This department handles the ordering, check-in, and preservation of serials. We currently subscribe to 1,800 journals. The latest issues of journals and newspapers are arranged by title on open shelves. Older issues are either bound and shelved in the book stacks, or are purchased on microfilm. Microforms may be read in this department on special readers, and paper copies can be printed on reader/printers. All microfiche, including ERIC documents, are kept in the Media Center with other non-print materials such as CDs, videos, and cassettes. Equipment for previewing them is also available in the Media Center.

Circulation Department. This department sees that all circulating materials are properly checked out and retrieved. It also maintains and circulates materials on Reserve and EReserve materials on the library web site.
Branch Libraries, Administered by the Director of Libraries:

Nursing Library, NSU Shreveport. This library predominantly contains materials on nursing for the students in that program. It has full access to all electronic resources. (318) 677-3007

Leesville Library, This branch library has full access to all electronic databases used by the main library and has a small, core collection. (337) 238-6450

Cenla Library, England Air Park, Alexandria. This library maintains a small, core collection that consists mostly of journals to support the programs offered there. The computer lab provides access to the Library Catalog and other online resources.

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Liaisons
The library liaison program exists to establish formal, ongoing working relationships between the Library and University departments or divisions. Our goal is to ensure good public relations with faculty and students in all aspects of library service. The NSU Libraries faculty are assigned by the Library Director as liaisons with departments or divisions based on interest and/or educational background in an academic field.
The role of the library liaison:

represent the needs of the academic department or division to the library.
initiate and maintain communication between the library and the department or division.
select library materials and review faculty requests for materials in the assigned subject area.
provide special service or to serve as a contact between department members and library faculty.
facilitate the resolution of service problems for individuals within the academic departments or divisions.

Biological Sciences	Gail Kwak	357-4574
Business	Fleming Thomas	357-4574
Chemistry and Physics	Fleming Thomas	357-4574
Creative & Performing Arts	Shelly Burns	357-4585
Education	Michael Matthews	357-4574
Family & Consumer Science	Abbie Landry	357-4574
Leesville Campus	Corinne Pearce	337 238-6450
Health & Human Performance	Fleming Thomas	357-4574
Industrial & Eng. Technology	Linda Cox	357-4574
Journalism	Shelly Burns	357-4574
Language and Communication	Linda Cox	357-4574
Mathematics	Abbie Landry	357-4574
Military Science	Shelly Burns	357-4574
Nursing	Dot Fernandez	318 677-3007
Psychology	Fleming Thomas	357-4463
Scholars' College	Michael Matthews	357-4574
Social Sciences	Mary Linn Wernet	357-4585
Social Work	Mary Linn Wernet	357-4585
Veterinary Technology	Gail Kwak	357-4574