Map of Places in Burling Library
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Library. This map shows where the collections will be located as of the end of the summer of 2007.
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campus to find the locations of Kistle Science Library,
Burling Library, Curriculum Library, Slide Library, and
. . .
Recent issues of magazines and journals are located
in several areas in the libraries. Locations are clearly
indicated in the record for each title in the libraries'
online catalog. Locations for current issues in Burling
include the current periodicals area on the first floor,
the circulation desk, the Black
Library (second floor), East
Asian Collection (second floor) and, in a few cases,
the Reference Collection (first floor).
Bound volumes, that is, individual issues of journals
and magazines (usually after the current year) that have
been bound together, are shelved alphabetically on the third
and fourth floor of Burling Library. Be sure to check for
the exact location of each title in the libraries' catalog.
There are also small collections of bound volumes shelved
in the Black
Library, the cage, the East
Asian Collection, and reference.
Some of bound journals receive Library
of Congress call numbers and are shelved in call number
order in the general book stacks and in
all of the collections noted above.
Newspapers are kept on the first floor of Burling
Library next to the current periodicals
shelves. As new issues arrive the superseded editions are
taken to the microform
room located in the basement of Burling. Newspapers
are kept in containers, in alphabetical order, on top of
the microfiche cabinets. After a designated period of time,
newspapers are discarded. Many of them are replaced with
microfilm copies.
Microfilm and microfiche are kept in cabinets in
the microform room
in the basement of Burling. Microfilm is arranged alphabetically.
Microfiche may be in alphabetical order, Library of Congress
call number order, or arranged by call numbers assigned
to government documents (SUDOC numbers).
Useful Items in the Libraries
Water fountains
Water fountains are located in the basement of Burling
near the Technical Services office door; first floor of
Burling near the elevator; third and fourth floors of
Burling around the corner from the bathrooms. A water
fountain is located just down the hall from the Kistle
Science Library (within the Noyce Science Center).
Staplers
Staplers are available for your use at the Burling reference
desk and the Burling circulation desk.
Pencil sharpener
Pencil sharpeners are located at the Burling circulation
desk.
Three hole punch
You may use a three hole punch at the Burling reference
and circulation desks.
Elevators
An elevator is located about midway between the north
and south walls on each floor in Burling.
Dictionaries
Each floor has a at least one unabridged dictionary on
a reading stand. They are located near the middle staircases
on the third and fourth floors of Burling, in the computing
area of the second floor of Burling, at the reference desk
on the first floor of Burling, in the reference collection
area, and in the Smith Memorial area.
Restrooms
The women's restroom--located at the extreme west end
of Burling basement--and the men's restroom--located at the east end of Burling basement are not handicap accessible. The co-ed
restrooms located on the first, third and fourth floors near the elevator are all handicap accessible.
Telephones
Phones for public use are located at the base of each
staircase in Burling basement. A public phone is not available
in the Kistle Science Library but is available nearby
in the Noyce Science Center. There are no pay phones.
Phone Books
Town and campus phone books are located with the phones
in Burling basement. You can get phone books for many
cities around the country and for towns throughout Iowa
at the Burling circulation desk. Phone books for the local
area are also available at the Kistle Science Library
circulation desk.
Recycling bins
Recycling bins are located in the Burling Library public
catalog area on the first floor, near the printer in the
computer area on the second floor, and in the
Interactive Instructional Facility.
Printers
In Burling Library there is one networked printer
located on the first floor in the public catalog area,
on the second floor on the north side of the building
in the computing area, and in the Interactive
Instructional Facility in the basement. There is also
one color ink-jet printer in the Interactive
Instructional Facility.
Scanners
There is one scanner
in located in the Burling's Interactive
Instructional Facility.
Photocopiers
are available on the second and third floors, and in the
basement.
Computers
In Burling Library computers
are located in the Interactive
Instructional Facility, on the second floor on the
north side of the building, on the third floor on the
north side of the building, and in the reference alcove.
A wireless connection is available throughout the building.
Display Areas
In Burling Library a multicultural display
area is located around the corner from the entrance
on the first floor, a featured author display area is
on top of the newspaper shelves in that same area, and
a government documents display area is around the corner
from the exit on the first floor.
Stairs
Stairs to the basement and to the second floor of Burling
Library are located near the entrance and exit on the
first floor. From the second floor, a staircase to the
third and fourth floor is in the center of the floor facing
the computing area. Staircases that go from the basement
to the fourth floor are located near the elevators.
The Burling Gallery is located in the basement of Burling
Library and connected to the Print and Drawing Study Room.
Bulletin Boards
Bulletin boards
are located on either side of the entrance and exit to
Burling Library, and at the midway point just past and
on either side of the reference desk on Burling first
floor.
