Issue 10

August 1999 Issue Number 10 Booth
library news for eiu faculty

SOUTH FACADE

SOUTH ENTRANCE

Renovation of Booth Library on Schedule

Booth Library is undergoing an $18 million renovation and expansion that is
scheduled for completion in late 2001. Shown here on the top is the new
south facade that will allow patrons easy access to the building from class-
room and residence buildings near Garfield Street. On the bottom is a prelimi-
nary sketch of the new south entrance foyer with its vaulted ceiling and exhibit
spaces modeled after the 1950 north entrance to Booth.

Booth Library is the recipient of a “Bring in an purchase books and materials in specific disci-
Expert” grant from the Illinois State Library us- plines. This year funds were received for busi-
ing federal Library Services and Technology Act ness and economics ($5750: small businesses
funds. The objective of the grant is to develop and entrepreneurship, regional economic stud-
a more user-centered instruction program of in- ies: Southeast Asia, and international finance and
formation literacy for the students at Eastern banking), gerontology ($1360: nutrition and di-
Illinois University and to establish criteria for etetics), and philosophy ($6250: logic, linguis-
uniformity throughout our library instruction tics, East Asian philosophy, modern Chinese phi-
program. Professor Beth Woodard, Central In- losophy, philosophy of mind, epistemology, and
formation Services Librarian at the University modern Russian/East European philosophy).
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is the consult- Virginia Baldwin, Carl Lorber, Marlene Slough,
ant and will facilitate activities with the instruc- and Richard Seitz, project directors.
tion librarians at Booth who will develop infor-
mation literacy standards and goals. ($3235) Vir- Booth Library also participated in an FY99
ginia Baldwin, project director. HECA program sponsored by the Illinois Library
Computer Systems Organization for improving
The Illinois Cooperative Collection Manage- technology in member libraries. Booth received
ment Program, a HECA program of the Illinois $27,834 to purchase computers, printers, and
Board of Higher Education, has awarded Booth other peripherals for ILLINET Online. Allen
Library a series of grants under their collection Lanham, Nackil Sung, and John Whisler, project
partnership program. Funds must be used to directors.

New 24-hour Computer Lab in Gregg

Gregg Triad now houses a 24-hour computer lab.
Library Services and Information Technology Ser-
vices are cooperating in managing the facility while
Booth Library is under renovation. Facilities Plan-
ning and Management remodeled Gregg this sum-
mer and it is sure to be a popular site.

Also in Gregg Branch are the library’s media collec-
tions including sound recordings, CDs, videos, and
media items on reserve. Technology for audio and
video playback is there as well as typewriters for stu-
dent use. Library Technology Services (from the
former SMC in Booth) and Media Services Distribu-
tion staff members are housed in this location.

Library Services will continue its series of technology workshops during the fall semester. Ses-
sions on software applications, Internet applications, and library resources applications will be

available. Check the schedule at

To stay abreast of the worldwide movement toward elec- Access our electronic databases and
tronic publishing, Booth Library has recently added sub- information about all departments of
scriptions to the following electronic resources. These Library Services from our website.
join the already long list of resources available directly
from the library’s website. You may be prompted for http:/www.eiu.edu/~booth
your library ID (Social Security number).
Library Services Telephone
• Alt-Health and Fax Directory
Complete articles focused on complementary,
alternative, and integrated approaches to health- Acquisitions 6021 7379
care and wellness. Generally 1990 to present. 7534
Administration 6061 7379
• ATLA Religio
Citations to research articles on world religions Cataloging 6022 6911
and religious studies from 1400 international 6409
journals. 1949 to present. Circulation 6066
6909
• BIOSIS Previews 99 McAfee 6071 6066
World’s most comprehensive database in the life 6066
sciences. January 1999 to present. Union Branch 6487 6066
6993
• Contemporary Women’s Issues Booth West 6074 6911
Complete articles from journals, newsletters, 6993
and research reports accessing global inform- Collection Management 6092 6909
ation on women. 1992 to present. 6911
Government Documents 7540
• Encyclopaedia Britannica 6909
Fulltext access to the world’s most comprehen- Interlibrary Loan 6074 6066
sive reference resource.
IRAD 6093
• Lexis-Nexis
Fulltext access to a wide range of newspapers, Library Technology Services 6091
business, legal, medical, and political information,
both foreign and domestic. Includes the New Media Services Production 6011
York Times. 1980 to present.
Media Services Distribution 6011
• MathSciNet
Access to Mathematical Reviews (fulltext) and Periodicals 6073
Current Mathematical Publications. 1940 to
present. Reference 6072

• News Illinois (Newsbank) TTY (hearing impaired) 6065
Fulltext of wire service articles about events and
issues in Illinois. Includes articles of importance Reserves 6092
to Illinois from surrounding states. 1998 to
present. (Free trial provided by the Illinois State University Archives 7552
Library and the Illinois Cooperative Collection
Management Program.) Hours Hotline 6423

• PAIS International
Citations to journals, books, and government
documents covering international/national affairs
and public/social policy. 1972 to present.

Booth Library Collection Location Guide

Collection Location
Archives West Branch
Bestsellers McAfee South Gym near Reference Service Desk
Books (Call Number Ranges)
McAfee Room 1125, Room 1631, and Room 1611
Stacks A-G Union Branch
Stacks H-M McAfee Room 2210, Main Level East Hallway, and Room 2272
Stacks N West Branch
Stacks P-V McAfee 1611 and Lower Level West Hallway
Stacks Z McAfee Room 2631
Curriculum Collection
ERIC Microfiche West Branch
ED 1-ED 312 369 McAfee Room 2611
ED 312 370 to present
Government Documents Gregg Branch
CDs West Branch
Microforms West Branch
Print Materials McAfee Room 1210, Room 1230, and Lower Level East Hallway
Juvenile Collection West Branch
Maps Gregg Branch Service Desk
Media Collection
Microforms McAfee Room 2611
Congressional Globe West Branch
Government Documents West Branch
Monographs McAfee Main Level West Hallway
Newspapers McAfee Room 2611
Periodicals McAfee South Gym near Reference Desk
New Books
Newspapers McAfee North Gym Service Desk
Current McAfee Main Level West Hallway
Microfilm McAfee Room 2611
Print Indexes McAfee Room 2621
Oversize Books McAfee South Gym near Circulation Service Desk
Pamphlet File
Periodicals McAfee North Gym Service Desk
Current McAfee North Gym
1990 to present bound West Branch
Pre-1990 bound McAfee Room 2611
Microforms McAfee South Gym and Stage
Print Indexes Gregg Branch
Storage McAfee South Gym near Circulation Service Desk
Picture File McAfee Lower Level East Hallway
Read & Relax Collection
Reference McAfee South Gym on Stage
Atlases McAfee South Gym and Stage
Indexes McAfee South Gym Reference Service Desk
Reference Desk McAfee South Gym
Reference Stacks
Reserves Gregg Branch Service Desk
Media Collection McAfee North Gym Service Desk
Print Collection West Branch
Special Collections
Stacks (See Books)