Join us for an overview of how the library works in the Goddard environment followed by hands-on practice trying the tools you’ll use most. You’ll leave this workshop able to find what you need on our website, use the library catalog, request materials for your studies, and much more.

1. Learn Your Library
With
Helen Linda - Librarian

2. Why Am I Here?
● Quick overview of
important library info.
● Lifecycle of Library
Borrowing and how it all
works.
● Hands on e-tour and
practice with the most
common library activities
you’ll perform.

3. Who Are We?
David Hale, Paula Tamburello, Monica Nelson, Clara Bruns, Helen Linda
Archives, ILL & Billing, Circulation & Requests, Director & Instruction, Techie & Instruction

4. How Do You Contact Us?
It’s always best to use
general contact info:
Phone (On Campus): ext. 208
Phone (Local): (802) 322-1604
Phone (Toll-Free):
(800) 468-4888 ext. 208
Email: library@goddard.edu
On Campus/Live Nearby: Open
year round, come on by!

5. When Is the Library Open?
During Residencies
Orientation Thursday: 9 am - 4 pm
Registration Friday - Sunday: 9 am - 6 pm
Monday - Wednesday: 9 am - 9 pm
Thursday: 9 am - 6 pm
Final Friday: 9 am - 4 pm
All Other Times
Monday - Friday: 9 am - 4 pm
Holidays & Weekends: closed
Don’t
Guess -
Import
Our
Calendar!

6. Satellite Librarian
ASK NOT HOW YOU CAN GET
TO THE LIBRARY, BUT HOW
THE LIBRARY CAN GET TO
YOU!
Community Center Student Lounge
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Mon, Tue, and Wed
Satellite Librarian does everything
except deliver materials to or from
the library! Try it in addition to
your regular library usage.

7. What Does The Library Have?
ELIOT D. PRATT
LIBRARY
ARTICLE
DATA-BASES
INTER-LIBRARY
LOAN
EVERY
THING!
Eliot D. Pratt Library - 138,000+ items
eBooks - 104,000 instantly available
+
Article Databases - 3 of the largest
hundreds of thousands of articles
+
Interlibrary Loan - what we don’t have
thousands of participating libraries
=
ALL OF THE THINGS!!

8. How Many And How Long?
Print Books & Special Collection Books
30 items total / All Semester
DVD, Music, CD-ROM, Book on CD, Kits, &
Special Collection AV Materials
5 items total / 4 Weeks
Museum Pass
1 only /
2 Days
Archives &
Reference
Inhouse Only
30
Total Combined
Items
INCLUDES REQUESTS
eBooks do not count
against your total
NO
RENEWALS
eBooks
20 total /
7-14 days
ILL
5 total /
varies

9. What About When I Go Home?
Request From Us All Semester, We’ll Mail Materials To You!
Via Library Catalog For
Items We Own
5 at a time (maximum)
Request ability is enabled after residency.
No Requests for Print Copies of eBooks
Via ILL For Items We Do
NOT Own
5 per semester (maximum)
Available during residency, too!
Use ILL Materials FIRST!

10. Where Do I Return Stuff?
Mail Back To
Us
ILL by due date
You’re over limit
On Campus
If We’re Open
Library Info
Desk
Indoor Library
Book Drop
If We’re
Closed
Library
Breezeway Book
Drop
Off Campus
ALWAYS
INSURE
YOUR
PACKAGES

11. Do You Charge Late Fines?
Nope!...But…
● All materials are billed at 4
weeks overdue. $40+
replacement fee for
Goddard and $50+ for ILL
… plus $20 processing fee.
● Goddard billed materials
are not refundable after a
year & not after 6 months
for ILL.
● The processing fee is non-refundable.
LIFE HAPPENS - If an
item is lost or damaged, tell
us right away. We’ll work
with you to replace it so it
can be available for use
again. It’s only a problem if
you don’t work with us to
solve it.

12. You’ll Never Remember All Of This
No Worries -- It’s All On The Websites -- Or Ask!

13. Lifecycle of Library Borrowing
1st Day
Return
library
materials
Residency Week
Begin semester research, collect bulk of
library materials to take home, ILL
requests if you need them
Home
Catalog
requests
function
enabled
Throughout Semester
Request materials be sent to you,
request ILLs 7-10 days before packet
needed, return ILLs on time, return
materials if you’re over checkout limit
Semester
End
No more
requests
allowed
Residency &
Semester
Begins
Travel Prep
Check account online so
all materials come with
you, plan how to get
materials home

14. You In The Library Community
4
Library
Staff
600+
Students,
Faculty,
Staff,
Community
Folks
TO:
● Libraries are communal -- it’s
about sharing resources
● Resources include the staff -- we
teach you how to fish, not fetch
● Return items on time -- so others
can use them and we remain in
good standing with ILL lending
libraries
● Embrace a can do spirit -- find
and push your challenge line, put
us out of business
● Resist loopholes -- yes, we know
they’re there
BE A LIBRARY SUPERHERO!

15. You Create The Library
The collection is built by
current student studies
and is changing all the
time. If we don’t have
enough of what you’re
studying,
let’s build it together!

16. How Do I Find Stuff?
Library & Information Technology Services (LITS)
and
Eliot D. Pratt Library Catalog Websites

17. http://catalog.goddard.edu
All Physical
Materials In The
Library
eBooks
Lists of Program
Faculty & Guest
Works
New Works By
Goddard Authors
Links to LITS,
GNET, & Goddard
Main

18. http://lits.goddard.edu
How To’s
Research
Resources
Library Policies
IT Resources
News
Links to Library
Catalog, IT, &
Writing Center
MORE!

19. Tips & Tricks!
Feel Free To Add Your Own!

20. Learn What You’ll Use The Most First
Library Catalog
LITS Website
eBooks
Article Resources
WorldCat (ILL)
Bibliographies
Stay For The Live Portion Of This Workshop To Get
Hands-On Experience With All Of These!

21. Prevent Panic - Learn Off Deadline!
Learning & Problem Solving Thrives on Calm

22. Use The In-Software Help!
They Worked Hard So You Don’t Have To

23. Google or YouTube It!
Odds Are If You’re Having Trouble With Something,
You’re Not The First

24. Use All Your Resources!
Local Public Libraries
Local College Libraries
Local Organizations
National Organizations
Faculty Connections
Each Other

25. Let’s Try Out The Tools
Library Catalog
LITS Website
eBooks
Article Resources
WorldCat (ILL)
This Is The Live Portion Of The Show

26. Questions? Stories? Things to Add?