使命宣言
Mickel图书馆 exists to support the mission of 大学交流. 作为学术支持部门, the library serves the needs of the Converse community by providing access to quality information resources in a setting conducive to study and research and by helping students develop appropriate library research skills.
借还书处
Circulating materials may be checked out at the circulation desk. 图书的借阅期限为21天, 乐谱, CDs, and LPs, and three-to-five days (depending on the user category) for DVDs and videos. Items may be renewed once if no other patrons have requested them. Professors often place reserve materials at the circulation desk for the use of their students.
目前有四种类型的储备:
- 图书馆专用(4小时)
- 隔夜准备金(次日到期)
- 三天预订(退房后第三天到期)
- 5天预订(退房后第5天到期)
交流学生, faculty, and staff are offered full borrowing privileges and related library services (e.g.、参考资料及馆际互借). The following types of users may check out a limited number of items from the library, 但不接受其他服务:
- Students and faculty with a valid college ID from another South Carolina college or university that provides reciprocal checkout privileges through the “帕斯卡交付” system
- 万博地址校友(i).e., those with a bachelor’s or graduate degree from the University)
- 社区借款人(i).e.当地居民支付了25美元.(为期两年,收费00英镑)
Computers, printers, and a copier in common areas of Mickel图书馆 are provided for the use of 交流学生, faculty, staff, 管理员, officers, 正式宾客(e).g., visiting scholars), and, in rare cases, at the discretion of the library staff. With the exception of reciprocity for users from PASCAL-affiliated colleges or universities and access to the online catalog by Converse alumni and those who have purchased a community borrower’s card, 禁止其他任何用途.
Borrowers should return all books or other circulating materials by the due date. 大多数万博下载ios都可以申请续订. A replacement and handling fee is charged for any long-overdue unreturned materials.
馆际互借
馆际互借政策
- Interlibrary loan service is available ONLY to the students, faculty, 以及万博地址的工作人员. Borrowers should use the online forms provided in the library section of the Converse website to submit their requests. 帕斯卡交付 enables borrowers to identify and request books from other academic libraries in South Carolina.
- The interlibrary loan department does not accept requests for textbooks or other classroom materials that are needed for currently offered courses.
- Failure to return materials in a timely manner may result in a circulation block being placed on the patron’s library record until all overdue ILL materials are returned.
- The replacement costs for all lost and/or damaged materials are the responsibility of the patron.
- Any fees charged by lending institutions will be the responsibility of the patron and are expected to be paid in full when an item is picked up at the circulation desk. Requested books and scores generally arrive in two to eight days, 录音在两到三周内, 在一到七天内发表期刊文章. However, depending on such factors as distance and method of delivery, 到达时间可能差别很大. 在某些情况下, 拥有图书馆的图书馆可能会拒绝借出某些资料, 导致延迟或未完成的请求.
课程资源中心(CRC)
The CRC (second floor) houses a collection of textbooks, methods, 课程指导, 儿童文学, and academic materials which support the undergraduate and graduate education programs at 大学交流. All but reference materials in the CRC may be checked out.
Copies
A self-service photocopier is available on the first floor. 由万博地址学生制作的副本, faculty, or staff are debited to their individual printing accounts. 缩微版每份10美分. 读者应到借阅台付费.
Archives & 特殊的集合
The Archives is a secure, climate-controlled facility that contains valuable documents, photographs, and other materials pertaining to the history and students of 大学交流. 特殊的集合 consists primarily of Converse publications, 教师和校友的书籍, 学生论文, 和虎耳. Access to these materials is available by appointment only.
Converse’s special collection features the 新闻官哈里特Quimby Collection. 新闻官哈里特Quimby, 她是第一位获得执照的美国女飞行员, was also the first woman to pilot an aircraft across the English Channel.
1999年3月,Ed Y. Hall loaned the Archives his personal collection of materials to establish the 新闻官哈里特Quimby Collection. These materials are available to researchers by appointment.
参考咨询服务
为万博地址学生提供参考咨询服务, faculty, and staff who need assistance in locating academic information. 图书管理员充当顾问, advising students on the use of appropriate information sources and helping them begin their library assignments. Reference librarians also teach basic library skills to students in bibliographic instruction (BI) sessions. These sessions are arranged by individual faculty members and librarians. The goal of the BI program is to make students as self-sufficient as possible in their use of libraries.
音乐库
The 音乐库 on the first floor maintains an extensive collection of CDs, LPs, and scores, 还有音乐书籍和期刊. 玛丽·哈特法试听室里有唱机转盘, CD players, 还有供个人聆听的卡带式磁带机. 耳机可以在借阅台买到.
图书馆收藏
Mickel图书馆藏书超过155个,000册图书和其他编目资料(包括21,000件音像制品)和87件,000个单位的缩微相片. The periodicals collection consists of 500 titles in a combination of print and microform, 以及包含20多个电子索引,000个独特的期刊标题全文. The library also provides access to a number of online reference databases (e.g., encyclopedias, biographical material and art images).