The Mary B. Blount Library at Averett University provides resources and services to support research and learning. It houses over 100,000 print books and 100,000 e-books, as well as databases, media, and special collections. In 2011-12, the library had over 27,000 visits and answered over 7,500 reference questions. It offers library instruction sessions, research guides, and weekly Coffee Talk presentations on research topics. Services include interlibrary loans, online access to resources, and borrowing privileges for students, faculty and staff.

1. About
Mary B. Blount Library
“Seek and Cite Credible Sources”

2. Library Hours
Fall / Spring Semester (Semester Breaks)
• Sunday, 1:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. (7:00 P.M)
• Monday-Thursday, 8:30 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. (9:00
P.M.)
• Friday, 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
• Saturday, 11:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. (Closed)
• http://discover.averett.edu 24/7!
• Detailed building hours

3. Collections
• Over 100,000 print book titles; 100,000 e-books;
media and streaming video
• 126 research databases with 40,000 academic
journals, most licensed by VIVA
• 32 research guides and tutorials
• Special Collections and Archives of Averett
• The Carrington Autism Resource Center

4. Resource Use, 2011-12
• Averett readers downloaded over 85,000 full-
text articles and numerical reports from
licensed databases.
• They borrowed 4,400 print books and media,
and viewed 12,212 e-book segments.
• The library filled 646 interlibrary loan article and
book requests for Averett readers, and loaned
640 items to other libraries.

5. Library Visits
• In 2011-12, the Mary B. Blount Library
at 344 Main Street, Danville, had over
27,000 visits.
• Averett Library Research Guides had
nearly 114,000 visits.

6. Teaching & Learning
• 698 Averett students participated in 55 library
orientation sessions from July 2011 through June
2012.
• Library faculty answered 7,536 reference questions,
4,411 of which were consultations lasting 20 minutes
or more.
• Librarians measured students’ ability to seek and
evaluate research sources, then adjusted instruction
to improve learning outcomes.

7. Online Access
• With your AU web services account (Moodle
login) view digital sources and the library
catalog from any internet location, starting at:
• http://discover.averett.edu/library (or “Blount
Library” from the AU homepage).
• Note: Research Guides, “Learn” tab, “New
Sources,”“The Chronicle,”“Faculty” guide.

8. Library Accounts
• We transfer student and faculty accounts
periodically from the Registrar’s
database.
• We make a special effort to create new
accounts before students and employees
arrive. We can also do so “on the fly” with
a swipe of your AU employee ID card.

9. Borrowing AU Items
• Undergraduates borrow books for 3 weeks,
graduate students and staff for 8 weeks, faculty
for 4 months.
• DVD’s and media loans are generally 3 days.
• We ship Blount Library books to GPS regions.
• To renew items, call 791-5690 (800-543-9440),
or email circdesk@averett.edu.

10. Interlibrary Borrowing
• When a book is not in the library catalog, you
can request it via interlibrary loan (ILL).
• For articles cited in library databases with no
link to full text, select the Article Linker / “check
for full text” interlibrary loan form. The form will
be populated with your citation. Fill in your
contact information and submit.

11. ILL Books and Media
• ILL books usually arrive at Blount Library within
4 days, articles to your desktop within 48 hours.
• We ship Averett and ILL books to home and
office addresses of GPS students and faculty.
• Interlibrary Loan book/media due dates are set
by the lending library and may not be
renewable.

12. Collection Development
• Averett faculty send book orders to liaison
librarians via Choice Reviews Online, by email,
web form or campus mail.
• To recommend a new database or journal
subscription, contact your liaison librarian.
• When possible, please include an ISBN or ISSN
in library acquisition requests.

13. Improvements 2012-2013
• Resources: Librarians are reassessing database
selections in consultation with instructional faculty.
• Access: The library has initiated planning for a cloud
based library system and discovery service to
integrate print and electronic access in a single
search.
• Learning: Students and faculty will add Coffee Talks
to their library orientation menu.

14. Coffee Talks
• Librarians and other presenters offer weekly
Coffee Talks - 20 minute presentations followed
by questions and discussion.
• Coffee Talks are open to students, faculty, staff
and library friends, and remotely via Adobe
Connect.
• Topics include information research sources and
academic projects.

15. Coffee Talk Schedule
• First Thursday, 11:15 A.M.
• Second Monday, 4:00 P.M.
• Third Wednesday, 3:00 P.M.
• Last Tuesday, 11:15 A.M.
(Times may vary. See Coffee Talk
guide for times and topics.)

16. Coffee Talks, Fall 2012
• Aug. 28, 11:15: Papers of Robert S. Phifer (1852-1910), Head,
School of Music, Roanoke Female Academy (P. Wasley)
• Sept. 6, 11:15: American History in Video (K. Harden)
• Sept. 10, 4:00: Library Research Basics (E. Day)
• Sept. 19, 3:00: Collection Development, or The Great Purge
and Renewal of 2012 (J. Verdini)
• Sept. 25, 11:15: Children's and Young Adult Literature (J.
Robinson)
• Oct. 4, 11:30: Sports Writing (Toby Smith)

17. Library Faculty
• Elaine Day, Director, Science Liaison; eday@averett.edu
• Kevin Harden, Business, Education,Social Sciences Liaison;
kharden@averett.edu
• Jennifer Robinson, Communication Studies/Journalism,
Children’s Literature Liaison; jrobinson@averett.edu
• Jim Verdini, Humanities, Performing Arts Liaison;
jverdini@averett.edu
• Dr. Patrick Wasley, Archivist, English Literature Literature;
pwasley@averett.edu

18. Questions?
Learn “how” with the Library User Guide