Library Users Manual
The library staff is here to assist you in meeting your informational needs for papers, speeches, research projects, or simply finding an answer to a question that interests you. We also encourage you to use the Library as a study facility but ask that you be considerate of your fellow students who are sharing this study space. This page was developed to answer some of your questions about the Library holdings and services. If you do not find what you need, please ask a library staff member for assistance.
- Contains records for books, downloadable and visual media, audios, government publications, and periodicals owned by the Library
- Web based and accessible from the Tomlinson Library homepage
- Available for use 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Searching for Library Material
Locating Materials in the Building
- Arranged by Library of Congress Classification System
- Location Main: A - M on 2nd floor
- Location Main: N - Z on 3rd floor
- Location New Books: 2nd floor
- Location Special Collections: 3rd floor
- Location Reference Collection: 1st floor
- Location Audio Books: 2nd floor near Browsing Area
- Location Bestsellers: Alphabetical by author on 2nd floor
- Location Special Collections: in Special Collections Room
- Contact Special Collections & Archives Librarian at aimbrown@mesastate.edu or 970.248.1864
- Arranged by the Dewey Decimal Classification System
- Call numbers start with either JuvF or Juv
- Housed on 2nd floor to the right at the head of the stairs
- Arranged by the Superintendent of Documents Classification System
- Items received in paper are housed on 3rd floor
- Items received on microfiche are housed on 2nd floor
- Periodicals (magazines, journals, & newspapers)
- Arranged alphabetically by title and format on 2nd floor
- Paper on shelves
- Microformats in filing cabinets
- Current issues of newspapers and popular magazines are in the Browsing Area on 2nd floor
- Shelved by call number on top of Bestseller shelves
- 5-day loan period
- Media (videos, CDs, etc.)
- Shelved by call number behind the Circulation Desk
- To obtain, take the media call number to the Circulation Desk
- Visual
- May be used in the library only
- View/listen at media carrels in Reference Area
- Audio
Checking-out and Returning Materials
- I.D. REQUIRED
- Students, faculty, and staff must have MAV cards or picture I.D.
- Guest Graduate Students enrolled in programs must have current I.D. from the institution offering the class/program
- MSC Alumni must have a current alumni card or picture I.D.
- Non-students must have either a Colorado Library Card (CLC) or a Friends of the Library card (FOL) and have a current government issued picture I.D. FOL cards require a minimum donation of $25 and CLC cardholders must be currently registered with participating libraries and have the card with them.
- For your convenience, when the library is closed there is a blue
book drop located on the southwest corner of the library building
at the bottom of the stairs. Materials returned to the box are
considered returned on the day before the library opens again.
- Number of items allowed
- Students, faculty and staff: 99
- Guest Graduate Student: 25
- Alumni: 25
- CLC: 2
- FOL: 5
- Loan periods
- Books from the Main collection, juvenile books, & paper government publications check out for 21 days and may be renewed once for an additional 21 days if no hold has been placed on them.
- Audio media and Popular Movies check out for 5 days
- Reserve material checkout periods vary according to the designation established by the faculty member placing them on reserve. Only currently enrolled students may access reserve materials.
- Some library materials are limited to in-library use only. Reference books, Special Collection materials, visual media and periodicals are examples. Anyone may use these materials as long as library rules and policies are observed. Visual media items may be used in the Library for 2 hours.
- Fines:
- Circulating materials
- $.25 per day with maximum of $10
- Lost book charge = $100
- Reserve materials
- $.50 per hour with maximum of $50
Online Renewals of Library Materials
- Go to the MSC Library web site
- Click on the “Find Books, Videos, etc.” link.
- In the Library Links column (right side) click on the “View your Record” link.
- In the text box type in your name as it appears on your MavCard.
- Type in your 408 Library number from the bottom left of your MavCard.
- Click the Submit button.
- In the blue links box, click on the first link that states "n items checked out," where n is the number of items you have checked out.
- In the renew column (left side) of the blue "items checked out" table, use the check boxes to select the items you want to renew (or us the “Renew All” button if you wish to renew all checked out items).
- Click the "Renew Selected Items" button.
- Make sure the due date is correct in the fourth column of the blue "items checked out" table.
- Click the Logout button in the upper left hand portion of the screen to finish.
- Only one renewal per book is allowed.
- Media (movies, VHS, audiotapes,
DVDs, CDs, etc.) cannot be renewed.
- There are no renewals on Reserve check-outs.
Copy Machines
- Photocopier - 1st floor only
- Microform reader/printers - 2nd floor
- Cost - 10 cents per page
- Change is available at Circulation Desk
- For MSC students, faculty and staff
- Obtain materials not available locally
- Request electronically through ZAP! ILL SERVICE
Group Study Rooms
- Silent Study room - open seating
- 9 study rooms available for 2-8 people; 5 equipped with a computer -- reservations needed
- May be reserved up to one month in advance
Study Carrels
- Located throughout the building
- Audiovisual carrels located in Reference Area
- Headphones available at Circulation Desk
Computer Lab
- Located on 1st floor
- Hours same as the Library
- Additional Lab Computers on 3rd floor and in Reference Dept.
Online Reference Service
Searching Online from Home
- Remote access to the Library Catalog is open to all.
- Remote access to the Library’s licensed Indexes & Databases is restricted to MSC students, faculty, and staff. When you open a database you will be asked for your name and MavCard 408 number, then you will be passed through to the search screen. Report problems here.
