Welcome to the online guide for faculty from the
MacArthur Campus Library
staff.
Our intention is to help you and your students be successful in the FAU library
system.
Please do not hesitate to ask for assistance.
Art Slides
- Descriptions of many of the slide sets are here.
The slides are in the MacArthur Campus Library and can be checked out to current
faculty for classroom use.
- Audio-Visual Support
- The MacArthur Campus Library no longer provides audio visual support. Please
send your requests for audio visual equipment to
Phil Snowhite.
For the best service, place your request 24 hours in advance.
- Book Ordering
- Please contact library staff
(scroll down to John D. MacArthur Campus Library) if you would like to know more
about the book ordering process. We welcome faculty involvement. We can use your
course outline as an order list if you drop it off at the library. Directions
for completing an Order Request Form are available online.
We also offer an electronic alternative for your recommendations. Visit our
Suggestion Form for Books and Other Media.
- Circulation Policies
- Your Owl card is your library card. If you do not have an Owl card,the
library can make a temporary library card for you. For an Owl card, please speak
to the Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Joe
Isadore (6-8521). Joe's office is SR 119. The
Circulation Department Policies
page has information about eligibility for library cards, length of time books
can be checked out, renewals, and so on.
- Computers & Computer Lab
- In addition to library databases, the computers in the Lab have
Internet access, Microsoft Office applications and
IRM applications. Students will need to know their FAU netID and
password to access the IRM applications. Our computers outside the lab have
Internet access and the latest Microsoft Office applications.
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Printing on all of our computers is fifteen cents/page and requires an Owl card
or visitor card.
- Six wireless laptops are available for check-out to current students and
faculty on a 3-hour Reserve basis. These laptops are library use only. See also
Laptop Loan Agreement.
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- Faculty may request use of the Lab for instruction on an occasional basis.
The library requests 7-day advance notice for scheduling purposes. Please
contact Ethan Allen (6-8030) or Cathy Scheid (6-8685) for availability.
- Database Instruction
- With over 300 databases, instruction is generally necessary for new students
and faculty. Since our database collection is still growing, repeat instruction
for everyone can be useful. Faculty may request sessions based on their course
needs. We are happy to personalize these instruction sessions so that your
students are as prepared as possible when they attempt to do their research from
home. To be sure that library staff is available for special sessions, please
make an appointment. Classes are held in the library's computer lab.
- Food and Drink in the Library
- Food of any kind (including candy) and drinks in open containers are not
allowed in the library. Drinks in bottles with screw-on caps are ok. Drinks in
open containers and food are allowed in the lobby of the library and other study
areas on campus, for those who prefer to eat while studying. The
FAU Libraries' Policies page has
complete information on all library policies.
- Interlibrary Loan, Book Renewal, and Fines
- If this library does not have what you need, the Interlibrary Loan
department in Boca Raton will search world-wide for you. A courier service
delivers ILL requests Monday - Friday. Optimum turnaround time for a book
requested from the Boca Raton campus is three days and seven days for a journal
article. The farther away the item is, the longer it will take to arrive here.
Please encourage your students to plan ahead.
Most of our online databases offer the option of ILL request directly from the
database. The database you are working on may indicate that the journal is not
available in full text. However, that article may be in full text on another
database. To avoid delays, check our Comprehensive
Journals List to be sure the item is not available online or in paper in our
library. The ILL department will not fill requests that are available online or
in the Jupiter library. To check the status of a request, go to ILLiad's
Main Menu and select "View/Edit Outstanding Requests". With a few exceptions, ILL is a free service.
To borrow library materials through Interlibrary loan, FAU faculty, students and
staff must first register for an ILLiad
account. ILLiad is a streamlined online ILL process that lets you view the
status of your requests.
Books from libraries other than FAU can generally be checked out for one month.
When a book is loaned, the lending library expects that it will be returned by
the due date. When books are not returned, the lending library may refuse to
lend to FAU in the future. Please help us by returning your books on time. If
you need the book longer than the loan period, please ask for an extension
several days before the book is due. The Interlibrary Loan department in Boca
Raton will contact the lending library to find out if an extension is possible.
Books borrowed from other libraries can be renewed only by following the above
procedure.
- Library books owned by FAU Libraries cannot be renewed over the phone, but
they may be renewed online. Online renewal service can be found at
http://fau.catalog.fcla.edu/fa.jsp . Click on "Your
Account" in the upper right-hand corner. You are able to renew your books online
up to three times. After that, you will need to bring your books to the Library
for renewal (and then you are eligible for three more online renewals). CAUTION:
Please be aware that the system will allow you to renew, even though books may
be overdue. Noting the due dates prior to renewal will help you determine
whether you will be fined. The system will not display the amount of your fine.
Reserve material and items that have been recalled or have a hold on them cannot
be renewed. Holds and recalls can be placed online within catalog records.
The overdue fine is 25 cents/day up to a maximum of $5.00. You may also be
charged $51.15 if the book is overdue so long as to be considered missing.
Blocks will be placed on the library cards of borrowers having interlibrary loan
items more than 7 days past due. If a book that has been declared missing is
returned, the $51.15 fine is eliminated, but the $5.00 late fee remains. FAU
books that are overdue can be renewed, if a hold has not been placed on the
book. The late fee remains for overdue books that are renewed.
- John D. MacArthur Campus Library
Home Page
- Our home page was created to help you locate our wide array of resources by
going to one initial page. This page is organized in four broad categories:
Library Research: Sources specifically for research
MacArthur Campus Library Information: What's new in the library, staff, hours,
email addresses, phone numbers, special collections, etc.
Internet Resources: Internet sources most widely used for research
Library Services: Services which support research, such as interlibrary loan and
database instruction
- Journals at the MacArthur Campus Library.
- You and your students have electronic access to 16,000+ journals through the
FAU Libraries when connecting through EZ-Proxy.
In addition, the MacArthur Campus Library subscribes to a number of print
journals. A complete list of our journals
can be accessed from our home page. Choose "Comprehensive
Journals List." An
ALEPH catalog search will yield paper, microfiche, microfilm, and online journals
available at all campus libraries. If you do not find what you need, please
contact us (799-8530) for assistance.
- Library Handbook
- The Library Handbook is available online.
- Library Publications
Our Library Handbook has detailed information about the services and
policies of the MacArthur Campus Library. Copies are in the library.
"What's New" on the MacArthur Campus Library's home page
keeps you up-to-date on new databases, databases offered on a trial basis,
database instruction, events, services and acquisitions. This page is updated
monthly.
- Library Research at Home
- Online Databases
are available to current FAU faculty, students and staff and can be accessed
off-campus, unless otherwise indicated. When you are using these databases
off-campus, you will be asked to register for
E-Z Proxy. To do this, you will need a current Owl card/library card.
"Resources in Your Subject Area," found on our
home page, organizes our databases by subject.
Our Online Tutorials may also be helpful to you and
your students.
- Microform Reader-Printer
- Our microform reader-printer allows you to print, or to scan microforms and
email them to your home or office PC. Paper copies are 15 cents/page.
- Printing in the Library
- Our online computers and microform reader-printer are connected to a laser
printer which accepts Owl cards only (no cash). Copies are 15 cents/page. You
may download for free by using your own diskette or CD. Photocopy machines are 10 cents/page if you use cash
and seven cents/page if you use your Owl card. Please ask at the Service Desk if
you would like to take library materials out of the library in order to use
another photocopy machine.
- Proctoring Exams
- Library staff are not available to proctor exams. Please contact faculty secretaries or the Coordinator
of Diversity Services to make alternate testing arrangements for your students.
- Reserves: Copyright, How to Place Reserves and
Electronic Reserves
- Items placed on Reserve must be in compliance with copyright. Please see the
libraries' Reserve Information for Faculty
page about reserve materials and copyright law. This summary is not meant to be
a legal interpretation of the copyright law.
The JDM Campus Library provides Reserves services for classes held at this
campus. Marilee Brown is your contact person for
this service. Reserves can be dropped off at the library any time we are open.
You will be asked to complete a form for each item and to pick up your Reserve
items at the end of the term. The library requires a three-day minimum for
processing before materials are available to students.
Download reserve forms in PDF format:
Items, including a book chapter, can be placed online, making them available to
students whether they are in the library or at home. E-reserve requests and materials should be sent to Reserve at the S. E. Wimberly Library in Boca Raton.
- MAIL: Reserve - LY 137
- PHONE: 561-297-2632
- EMAIL: lyreserv@fau.edu
Electronic Reserves must also comply with copyright. Reserves placed
electronically are accessed through
ALEPH with your Owl card number.
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- Reserving DVDs & Videos
- DVDs and videos owned by the Jupiter Campus library may be placed on Reserve for
the entire term. DVDs and videos coming from the Boca Raton campus Media
Center may be loaned to Jupiter Reserve for a period of two weeks; conversely, items loaned
to Boca Raton Reserves will be loaned for two weeks. To ensure
availability of DVDs and videos at time of need, faculty may provide dates or
syllabi to Reserve staff who will then remove requested items from general
circulation two weeks in advance of show date. Submit requests in person or electronically, using the
MacArthur Campus Media
Reservation Request Form.
- Videos, DVDs, & Books on Tape
- The FAU Libraries (all campuses) have 8,000+ videos and DVDs. These titles can be located
by an ALEPH search. The
Advanced Screen allows a search by format.
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Subject Videographies are available (Boca
Raton Campus Library titles only).
For books on tape, see Media Center
Collections. All books on tape are located at the Boca Raton Campus Library.
- Vital Information
- Library Hours, Holidays
Staff, Email and Phone Numbers
