parent weekend 2014 - do not just google it

Do NOT just Google ItLaksamee PutnamAlbert S. Cook Librarylputnam@towson.edu

The building• 5 floors• 1 – SCS, OTS• 2 – BHI, new group study• 3 – Main Floor

• Reference, leisure, computers, Copy Center, Starbucks!• 4 – Stacks, Student LaunchPad• 5 – Stacks, Special Collections, Academic Achievement Center

What How Much

Total Volumes 719,229

Accessible journals 49,466

Ebooks 285,861

Databases 236

Study Space• Group cubicles/rooms on the 2nd and 3rd Floor• Quiet Study on the 2nd Floor• Over 300 computers

• 3 library classrooms for instruction

• Print at the WEPA stations

Librarians• A librarian for every subject• Work at the Research help desk 8 AM-10PM most days• Run various instruction sessions, often built into a class

How to contact us?• Ask a Librarian!

• Chat 24/7• Text: 410.774.1398.• Email

• Research Help Desk

Databases?• Use CookOne Search for books and articles!• Check out the Subject Gateways• Help guides for citations, searching and more

Open Late• Open until 2AM Sun-Thursday. 24/7 at mid-terms and finals• After 10PM valid I.D.’s must be shown

Books!• 28 day loan (But most items can be renewed twice)

Off-campus?• Off campus access to our online resources simply requires a

NetID and password

There’s More!• Library Instruction• Book Clubs• Leisure Reading Collection• Jazz in the Library• Various exhibits• A-LIST• WEPA Print stations