Charles V. Park Library an asset for students

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Students should become familiar with the resources at Charles V. Park Library
early on to help their academic success.

Associate Dean of Libraries Anne Marie Casey said there are many things at
the library which will help students, including an extensive catalog of books,
videos, maps and government documents.

Casey said the second floor reference desk and check-out desk staff always
are ready to help, and said they invite questions from students.

“We could help them with any library assignments they have,” said
David Ginsburg, libraries associate professor.

The desk receives hundreds of questions a day, and the staff can help students,
he said.

Students will have to do research at some point while in college, and Casey
said knowing how to use the library databases properly can help during a project.
There are databases on the library Web site, www.lib.cmich.edu.

Casey said the Web site also has an online catalog and book renewal capability.
There are many other features in the library that students can take advantage
of, including group study rooms which students can reserve through the check-
out desk, she said.

A one-credit library course, LIB 197: Introduction to the Library, is offered
every semester and is an excellent way to learn about the library and how to
use it, Casey said.

Java City is the library’s coffee and snack store located on the first
floor. It accepts Flex Dollars from students’ meal plans.

There also is an extended hours study room, which opens earlier and closes
two hours later than normal library hours. The room is equipped with computers
and workstations for nighttime studying.

The library has more than 350 computer workstations located throughout its
four floors for students to use.

An Interlibrary Loan service as well, which allows students to request materials
not owned by CMU.

The university designated the first floor section, containing A through G
of the library’s collection, as “cell phone free” to provide
students a guaranteed quiet area in the building, Casey said.

She said students should take advantage of the library’s resources and
ask questions, because the staff at the library can help.

The library’s regular hours are from 7:50 a.m. to midnight Monday through
Thursday; 7:50 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays; and from
noon to midnight Sundays.