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Use this guide to help with Alkek Library research.

You'll find information about how to find books, search for articles, and about the many Alkek Library services.  Below are a couple of links commonly used:

• Library Hours
• Interlibrary Loan
• My Account (Renew books)
• Floor Maps

• Pre-Test Link
  
  
• Post-Test Link

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

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2nd Floor | Second Floor Map

Reference Desk

• This is where you go to get help with research.
• The Reference Desk and Building Hours updated by semester.

Circulation Desk

• This is where you go to check out books. 
  
• 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 can check the Reserves collection to see if something is on reserve. Search by course or professor's last name.
• You can ask questions about periodicals or the media collection.  The staff can also assist you with issues 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 on floors 5, 6, and 7, and can be found by their call number.

Microfilm/fiche and Readers

• Use these to look at journals on microfilm or microfiche; copies are .10/page.

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.

Government Information/Maps/Curriculum Materials

• Alkek Library is a Federal and State depository for government documents.
• The area has lots of good stuff, like maps, and the special map printer/plotter.

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 & group study rooms are also available on these floors.
• The 5th & 6th floors are designated as the "quiet floors."