Skills Application Assignment #1 (Learning About Your Library)

COLLEGE LIBRARY WORKSHEET:

Name _____________________________
Jennifer Jones
Teacher _____________________________
Mr White
Period _____________________________
5

@ Your New College Library

UC Berkeley
Name of college you are planning to attend ________________________________________________________

8am - 9pm
What are the operating hours of the library? _______________________________________________________

OskiCat
What is the name of the librarys catalog program? __________________________________________________

Can students access this library catalog off campus? How?

Yes, there is a website for the library catalog so students can access the library at any
___________________________________________________________________________________________
time.
Oskicat.berkeley.edu
_________________________________________________________________________________________
28 days
How long can students check out books? __________________________________________________________

All libraries have a scanning and printing machine, you must

How do students print and copy in the library? ______________________________________________________
pay.
Yes
Can students check their library account information online? ___________________________________________

Does the library have an inter-library loan program? What is the name of this service?
There is a program called Inter-library
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Lending.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Name 2 databases or journal indexes the library offers to their students.
AAPG Databases
1) ______________________________________________
Accessible Archives
2) ______________________________________________
The school offers tours and orientations but no
Does the library offer a library instruction class? _____________________________________________________
class.
No
Does the library have an online tutorial? If so, what is the URL for this tutorial? ____________________________

Doe Library Tour

Name a workshop that the library offers __________________________________________________________

Yes
Does the library offer librarian assistance online? ____________________________________________________

Name one of the librarians and include his/her email address or phone number.

Jeffery MacKie-Mason
Name: _________________________ jmackiemason@berkeley.edu
Email: _____________________________________________

Yes
Does the library have a course and/or textbook reserve program? ________________

Describe any social media or technology the library provides: mobile apps, a QR code, Facebook, Twitter.
___The library has a website but no social media or
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apps.
Name 3 special resources the library offers that have not been listed above.
1) Loans out laptops and other
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electronics.
2) Offers rooms for group study with white boards and laptop-connected
__________________________________________________________________________________
monitors.
3) Jobs are available for
__________________________________________________________________________________
students.
Print out a map of the school. Highlight where the library is located. If there is more than 1 library, highlight all of the
libraries. Better yet, use Awesome Screencast to mark the library. (Or place a map of the library on your Weebly
website - assignment #3). Just be sure to write on this sheet to let me know where I can find your map.

Santa Susana High School Library Media Center Mrs. Forbes. Library Media Specialist