This document welcomes the reader to the Mary J. Booth Library at EIU and provides an overview of the library's resources and services. It explains that the library is open 98 hours a week and online 24/7, offering over a million books, e-books, databases, equipment, and interlibrary loan. It also provides guidance on how to find materials through the library catalog, research guides, reference librarians, and databases. Tips are given on locating books by title, author, topic, or call number. The library's online resources and subscription databases are also summarized.

2. Welcome!
Steve Brantley jsbrantley@eiu.edu
Mary J. Booth Library
http:// library.eiu.edu
booth.eiu.edu/ask

3. When are you open?
98 hours a week
Online all the time!

4. What do you have for me?
100+ online databases
thousands of subscriptions
Million+ books, e-books CDs DVDs

5. Equipment and Services
Computers
Software
Network
Printing
Interlibrary loan

6. How do I find stuff?
Reference Librarians
Reference resources
The library catalog
Article databases
Research guides

7. How to find books
Know the title or author?
Researching a topic
Keyword or subject?
What is the call number?
Map it!

8. I-Share
Your library account

9. Finding online stuff
What’s online?
Why not just “Google it” ?
The right tool for the job.
Full text or not?
Get it quick through ILL

10. Get Help!
Ask a Librarian: booth.eiu.edu/ask
Visit the Reference desk
Use the reference resources
Thanks!! Steve Brantley booth.eiu.edu/steve