2001-2002 Undergraduate Calendar
	2001-2002 UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR
	Carleton University

Library

 

MacOdrum Library

Telephone: 520-5621 (hours recording)
520-2735 (Reference and Information)
Fax: 520-2750
Email: university_librarian@carleton.ca
WWW address: www.library.carleton.ca/

Senior Staff

University Librarian

Martin Foss

Associate Librarian

Linda Rossman

Assistant Librarian (Systems)

Leslie Firth

Department Heads

Gail Catley (Acquisitions)

Bozena Clarke (Access Services)

Alison Hall (Cataloguing)

Anita Hui (Collections)

Susan Jackson (Maps, Data, and Government Information)

Callista Kelly (Interlibrary Loans)

Elizabeth Knight (Reference Services)

Dorothy Rogers (Gifts)

 

Collection

The University Library, located on the southwest side of the main quadrangle, provides access to a wide variety of materials in support of teaching, learning, and research activity at Carleton. The collection includes more than three million books, periodicals, government documents, maps, newspapers, music scores, compact discs, microforms, archives and rare books. To locate material in the system, you must consult CUBE, the Library's online catalogue. Access to electronic resources is provided through CD-ROM databases and the Internet. Increasingly, more materials are acquired through commercial document delivery services.

Borrower Information

Books may be borrowed at the Circulation Desk or by using the self-check machine located on the Main floor of the Library. You must have a validated ID card with a barcode or Patron Number in order to borrow. Users of the self-check machine must also know their Personal Access Code. Items, with the exception of reserve materials, circulate for two weeks to undergraduate students, and for four weeks to fourth year honours students, graduate students, faculty and staff. On payment of an appropriate fee, alumni of Carleton University and the general public may purchase an outside borrower's card which entitles the holder to limited borrowing privileges.

The Library participates in the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) Resource Sharing Agreement. This permits all students, faculty, and staff with a valid Carleton ID card, to register at participating Ontario libraries in order to borrow material directly. The Library also participates in IUBP (Inter-University Borrowing Program), which allows Carleton students to borrow from Quebec universities. The Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) has expanded its " Reciprocal Loan Program" to include the nineteen universities in the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL). Borrowing privileges are now available to all faculty, graduate students, and staff of COPPUL and OCUL member institutions. The Center for Research Libraries offers students access to its material through the Interlibrary Loans Department. As part of a reciprocal borrowing agreement with the University of Ottawa, students, faculty, and staff of Carleton University are given limited borrowing privileges at the University of Ottawa Libraries.

Regulations

The Library is governed by Senate-approved regulations. The collection is protected against theft by an electronic book detection system. If requested, Library borrowers must submit books, briefcases, and bags for inspection at the Stacks Services Desk. Late return fines and billing costs are charged for overdue books. Borrowers with three overdue books will have their privileges automatically suspended until all items are returned. Examination grades and transcripts will be withheld from students who owe money to the University.

Specialized Collections

CBC Newsworld

The CBC Newsworld Collection is an archival and research collection of videotaped programs housed in Room 402.

Special Collections and Archives

Some print and manuscript materials, because of the content, format, age or value, must be preserved and kept apart from the general collection. This material, as well as the Carleton University Historical Collection and the Library Archives, is housed in Room 503.

Maps, Data, and Government Information Centre

Maps

The Map collection consists of topographic and thematic sheet maps, print and digital atlases, local region coverage in air photos and digital orthophotos, and geospatial data files for use with cartographic software.

Data Centre

The Data Centre collection comprises microdata files and survey data, including extensive data from Statistics Canada and the Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Government Documents

The Documents collection includes print, microform, and digital publications issued by governments and intergovernmental international organizations. Through the library catalogue and web pages maintained by MADGIC, extensive links are provided to government resources available on the Internet.

Specialized Services

Interlibrary Loans

If the Library does not have the materials you need, you may request that they be borrowed from another library. Books are usually loaned free of charge; charges may apply for periodical articles provided through conventional I.L.L. or through commercial document delivery services.

Joy Maclaren Adaptive Technology Centre

The Adaptive Technology Centre, located in Room 232, is equipped with adaptive equipment for use by students with disabilities who are registered with the Paul Menton Centre. Wheelchair accessible CUBE terminals, equipped with large monitors, are available throughout the Library.

Library Instruction

General tours, CUBE instruction, specialized course seminars and workshops are offered by staff from Reference Services and the Maps, Data, and Government Information Centre. The Library maintains a computer-equipped training centre in Room 102 for instruction in the use of CUBE and other electronic information resources.

Research Assistance

Reference Services staff will assist clients in finding library materials, researching essay topics, and identifying the best resources to consult for information needs.

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2001-2002 Undergraduate Calendar
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