Borrowing Material
Your University ID is also your library card. The Circulation Desk is the checkout point for all library materials.
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Loan Periods:
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Books (General Collection) - 30 days
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Media & Juvenile Books - 14 days
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Periodicals (current to 9 years) - Overnight
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Periodicals (older than 9 years) - 7 days
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Renewals:
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Materials may be renewed online. Click on the "Renew Books" link in PILOT: Clarion University's Online Library Catalog to sign-in and renew your materials. You may also call the appropriate Circulation Desk: Carlson Library on the Clarion campus (814-393-2301) or Suhr Library on the Venango campus (814-676-6591 Extension: 1242).
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Overdue Materials:
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As a courtesy to faculty and staff, overdue fines are not charged. However, Library materials that are 49 days overdue are considered "lost" and the replacement cost plus a $20 replacement fee will be charged for each book.
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NOTE: Lost book charges may result in borrowing privileges being revoked until the items are returned and/or the account is cleared.
Collection Development and Acquisitions
A significant part of the University Libraries' mission is to build, select, and preserve -- in cooperation with University faculty -- a collection of information resources supportive of current and anticipated needs of the University's instructional programs and supportive of teaching and learning.
The University Libraries' collections are developed jointly by librarians and classroom faculty. To facilitate this process, each department is assigned a library faculty liaison for purposes of communication and collection development. (If a library liaison has not been assigned to the department, the Collections Librarian will provide assistance.) While academic departments vary in their procedures for working with the library, most academic departments designate a faculty member to function as a liaison. Library and department liaisons work together to ensure development of a strong collection.
Faculty should, if possible, channel requests for materials through the department's representative to the appropriate library liaison. To facilitate purchasing decisions when funding is limited, please designate requests by level of importance to the collection:
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Essential to support a specific course/program
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Provides general support for the discipline
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Marginal purchase, but appropriate for a balanced academic library collection
Conference Areas
To reserve conference rooms or meeting areas in Carlson Library, go to the University's Events & Scheduling site and click on the "Space Request" link. Then click on the "My Requests" link on the next page. You will be prompted to log in using your iClarion e-mail username and password. You can use the resulting form to request meeting space in many campus locations including Carlson Library.
Copy Equipment in Carlson Library
Photocopiers - Located near the elevators on Level 1 (Photocopies cost 10 cents per page)
Microform Equipment - Located in the Periodicals area on Level 1. Machines print to a network printer. (Network printer costs 5 cents per page)
Network Printers - Located in labs on Levels A (Eagle Dollar & cash options) and Levels 1 & 2 (Eagle Dollars only). Color printing and scanning service is available on Level A.
Click here for more information about printing and technology in the Libraries.
Distance Education
Library support for Virtual Campus distance education students is available via: telephone, "Ask A Librarian", e-mail, E-Reserves, InterLibrary Loan, and live chat.
Click here for a video overview of the Libraries' services and resources for Virtual Campus students and faculty.
Telephone Reference Service is available at Carlson Library (phone: 814-393-2490 or 814-393-1841) or Suhr Library (phone: 814-393-1243) and Virtual Campus (phone: 8-866-272-5612).
E-mail Reference Service is available via the web at "Ask A Librarian" or send an email directly to libsupport@clarion.edu.
E Reserves - Available from Library Services or the Libraries' Home Page.
Interlibrary Loan - Online ILL Request options are available using ILLiad on the Libraries' website.
Faculty Study Room
A shared faculty study room for use by current and retired faculty is available in Carlson Library on Level A in room A-17. This room contains two tables and a networked computer. Authorized individuals may borrow the room key from the Reference Desk on Level 1.
Interlibrary Loan Service
Clarion University students, faculty, and staff may borrow books and articles from other libraries. (ILL Service may also be used by Virtual Campus distance education students to obtain materials from Clarion's own collection.)
Online request options are available via the Libraries' web site.
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Books:
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Choose E-Z Borrow, UBorrow, or ILLiad.
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Try E-Z Borrow first for fastest service. (E-Z Borrow is for books only.)
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If requested sources are unavailable in E-Z Borrow or UBorrow, use the ILLiad option.
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Periodicals:
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Choose ILLiad to request periodical articles.
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Virtual Campus distance education and Venango campus students may use this service to request articles from the University Libraries' collection as well as articles from other libraries. Whenever possible, articles are made available in electronic format. Otherwise, they are sent to the address provided on the request form. Periodical requests are handled through the ILLiad software.
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Library Collections
The Clarion University Library collections (consisting of materials at the Carlson Library on the Clarion Campus and the Suhr Library on the Venango Campus) include 400,000+ volumes. Most materials are classified by the Library of Congress Classification system. The juvenile/young adult collection is arranged by Dewey Decimal Classification. Periodicals are shelved alphabetically.
In addition, the Libraries subscribe to electronic books (E-Books) from a variety of providers, including Gale Virtual Reference Library, NetLibrary, Oxford Digital Reference Shelf, and SAFARI Tech & Business Books Online. You will regularly encounter bibliographic records for books from these online collections while doing searches in PILOT, the Libraries' online catalog. Links to freely available e-book collections are also available on our E-Book Collections page. Many varying subject areas are represented in these e-book collections.
Library Instruction
The Libraries offer a program of course-integrated information literacy instruction. Clarion campus sessions are held in room 201 Carlson Library (instruction computer lab) unless alternate arrangements are made.
If you would like a librarian to facilitate an information literacy session for your class, please contact Karen Sheesman at 814-393-1841 to reserve a time slot. Please schedule early as slots fill up quickly. When you schedule, please let us know the number of students in your class. The librarian teaching the session will contact you to discuss the details of your class assignment and the coverage of the session.
To schedule an instruction session at the Suhr Library, contact Nancy Clemente at 814-393-1245 ... or ... 814-676-6591 Extension: 1245.
Tutorials on various databases and services are also available through the Library Help page on the Libraries' Home Page.
Library Staff Directory
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Online Databases:
Databases provide access to thousands of full-text journals as well as electronic resources covering most academic disciplines. Most electronic resources are available through remote access as well as on-campus use.
Access to databases is provided via the Libraries' homepage. Click A-Z Database List on either the Libraries' Home Page or the Library Research Resources page.
Onsite Borrowing at Cooperating Libraries:
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PASSHE LIBRARIES:
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The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) libraries will lend books directly to visiting faculty and students. Your University ID is needed to borrow materials from these institutions. Click here for a list of the PASSHE libraries.
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PALCI:
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Clarion University participates in the Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc. (PALCI) that permits faculty to borrow materials directly from other academic libraries. Click here for a complete list of participating PALCI libraries.
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When visiting one of these libraries, take your university ID and an Authorization Form. (Form may be obtained from a librarian at the Reference Desk or at the Circulation Desk.)
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LYRASIS (formerly PALINET):
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Students and faculty may use on-site resources at other libraries through our membership with LYRASIS. Click here for a list of participating libraries and the borrowing policy. Students and faculty must present valid photo ID and the PALINET Academic Library Reciprocal Borrowing Form to borrow materials from participating libraries. This original three-part form must be signed by a librarian from Clarion University before materials can be borrowed. Therefore, you will need to request a reciprocal borrowing form well in advance of your visit to a participating library. Contact Karen Sheesman in the reference department at 814-393-1841 to have the signed form mailed to you. Forms are also available at the Reference Desk.
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STATE LIBRARY OF PENNSYLVANIA
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State employees may request a state library card from the State Library of Pennsylvania to access their databases.
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Reserves
The Libraries offer electronic, traditional print, and media reserves. Faculty are encouraged to use electronic reserves when possible to enhance student access to materials. Click here to view the Clarion University Libraries' complete Reserve Policy.
To place E-Reserves please follow the instructions and use the forms at the Reserve Policy link above. Traditional reserves then need to be brought to the library circulation desk. Please contact Melissa Pierce (Carlson) at 814-393-2304 or Sylvia Wiegel (Suhr) at 814-393-1246 for further assistance.
NOTE: Please allow at least two weeks for materials to be added to the reserve collection.
What is Where...at Carlson Library
Carlson Library collections are housed on five floors: Level B through Level 3. Level 1 is the entry level. PILOT, the Libraries' catalog, provides location information and signs are posted in (and near) elevators as well.
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Level 3 |
Book Collection(Classes A-PQ) |
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Level 2 |
Book Collection(Classes N, qN, fN, PR-Z, qZ, fZ) |
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Level 1 (main floor) |
Browsing Collection, Reference Collection, Reserves, Special Collections, Periodicals (most current to 9 years), and Microforms. |
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Level A |
Juvenile/Young Adult Collection, Media, Frederick Douglass Collection, Archives, Faculty Publications, and oversize books (qA-qM, qP-qV & fA-fM, fP-fV). |
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Level B |
Bound Periodicals (More than 9 years old) (For security reasons, Level B has restricted access. To request a journal title housed on Level B, please fill out a journal request form and submit it to the circulation desk staff. Journal request forms are located in the periodicals department and at the reference and circulation desks) |
Last Updated: November, 2009
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