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You'll find information about how to find books, search for articles, and about the many services Alkek has to offer you.  Alkek Librarians are available to help you via Ask-A-Librarian.

Here is information about what can be found on each floor of the Alkek Library:

2nd Floor

Second Floor Map

Reference Desk

• This is where you go to get help with research.
• The desk is staffed from 9:00am-9:00pm everyday except Saturday (9am-6pm) and Sunday (1pm-9pm).

Circulation Desk

• This is where you go to check out books.  
• Generally, graduate students are allowed to check materials out for a semester.
  
• You can also check-out laptops and obtain Texshare cards here.

Workstations and Printers

• Access Internet and Microsoft production software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and etc.) on all but a few of the computers.
• If you have problems printing, there is a printer help station or you can ask for help at the Reference desk.

3rd Floor

Third Floor Map

Reserve, Periodicals and Media Desk

• Print copies of reserve items (books, old tests, articles, etc.).
• There are also DVDs, CDs, and other types of materials like 3-D objects.
• You may check the Reserves collection to see if something is on reserve. Search by course or professor's last name.
• You may ask questions about periodicals or the media collection.  The staff can help you with any problems relating to the equipment (like the microform/fiche readers).
  

Newspapers, Current Magazines and Journals

• Current issues shelved alphabetically by title of periodical.
• Older issues are bound together by volume or replaced by microfilm/fiche.

Older Periodicals

• 1980-present are on the 3rd floor, if bound.
• Older than 1980 are kept in the regular collection, and may be found by their call number.

Microfilm/fiche and Readers

• Use these machines to look at journals on microfilm or microfiche.
• Assistance is available.
• Copies are .10.

KIC Scanner

• This scanner allows you to scan and then either email the document to yourself or save it to a USB drive.

4th Floor

Fourth Floor Map

Computer Lab

• The Computer Lab provides both PC and Macintosh hardware, with a more extensive software collection than most computers on most Library computers.  Software includes Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and SPSS. 
  
• You'll need to check in at the Computer Lab desk and leave your student ID while using computers.

Government Information/Maps/Curriculum Materials

• Alkek Library is a Federal and State depository for government documents.
• Maps, and a special map plotter printer, are available.
• Textbooks used in the Texas public schools (elementary and high school) may also be found here.

SLAC

• Student Learning Assistance Center provides tutoring and writing assistance.
• SLAC posts its schedule of tutors and subjects online.

Floors 5, 6, & 7

• Most of the books and other materials you can check-out of the library are on these floors.
• Individual and group study rooms are available on these floors.
• The 5th & 6th floors are designated as the "quiet floors."