Interdepartmental Genetics & Toxicology
Graduate Student Orientation
Wednesday, August 17th, 2005
2:15 pm

Andrea L. Dinkelman
Science & Technology Librarian for BBMB, EEOB, and GDCB
Email: adinkelm@iastate.edu
Office: 152 Parks Library
Phone: 515-294-6943

1. Library Basics

• Library Card: Your red ISU card serves as your library card. You will need to show it to the Circulation Desk each time you want to check out items.
• Library PIN Number: Set your library PIN number using the last 11 digits of your ISU ID and a 4-digit Pin number which you select. Your PIN number will allow you to access "My Account", a feature of the online catalog which allows you see items you have checked out and their due dates, overdue items, hold requests and fines.
• Library Hours
• Branch Facilities: Note: There is a separate library for Veterinary Medicine. Bill Wiese is the librarian.
• Loan Period for Books: Graduate students are given an "extended" loan, with items falling due at the end of the current academic year (i.e., the last day of the Spring Semester).
• Loan Period for Journals: Unbound periodicals in the General Collection may not be checked out. The bound volumes of most periodical titles are also stamped "Do not circulate," and are intended for use within the Library only; however, these items can be checked out for one day for use outside the building.
• Off-campus Access to Electronic Resources: Most electronic indexes/databases and electronic journals can be accessed both on and off campus. Off-campus access requires a username (last 11 digits of your ISU card) and password (Library PIN number).
• Still have questions about the library? Check out Library Information and How Do I? for more information.

2. Locating and Getting Research Materials

• Journals
• Books
• Core Electronic Resources
• Print Resources in the Reference Collection
• ISU Theses and Dissertations
• Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
• Library Storage Building
• Request Forms (Storage Delivery, Interlibrary Loan, Vet Med Express)

3. Learning More

• Subject Specialist Librarians
• Ask a Librarian

4. Keeping Current

• Alerts, Tables of Contents & Saved Search Services

5. Questions or Comments?

• Please feel free to contact me via phone or email at anytime. No question is too small or large! I also maintain a personal homepage. It includes links to newsletters about library resources and the link to this presentation.
• Questions relating to circulation policy and practice (e.g., book checkout, fines, recalls, PIN numbers, etc.) can be directed to the Circulation Desk via phone (294-3961) or email: CircDesk@lib.iastate.edu
• If you have questions about resources or need to speak with a reference librarian, you may phone the Reference Department at 294-3642.
• You may also wish to visit the Veterinary Medicine Library. Bill Wiese is the librarian. His phone number is: 294-2233. His email address is: wwiese@iastate.edu

URL for presentation: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~adinkelm/IDGToxGSO.htm

August 2005