Library Profile - Kresge Library

Library Profile

By:

Julie Voelck
Associate Dean

Phone: (248) 370-2486
E-mail: voelck@oakland.edu

Homepage:

http://library.oakland.edu

Use this as your starting point for accessing the Library Catalog, FirstSearch, Lexis-Nexis and other databases. The KL homepage is also your customized gateway to the vast array of resources on the Internet.

Catalog:

Voyager System

Oakland University Library’s automated online catalog may be used to find books, journals, sound recordings, government documents and other materials in our collections as well as course reserve materials. You can also use it to place holds and to check your personal library account.

Collections:

738,000 volumes
1.1 million microforms
Approximately 1,200 current print journal subscriptions and electronic access to more than 15,000 titles.
Electronic full-text collections include NetLibrary e-books and
e-journals in Project Muse, JSTOR, Springer/Kluwer, Oxford University Press, Wiley, PsycArticles, IEEE, ACM, ACS, IOP, History Cooperative, ACLS History e-Book Project and ScienceDirect.
Expenditures for library materials (2005/06): $1.65 million

Special Collections:

Springer Collection of Lincolniana
Hicks Collection of Early Books by Women
James Collection of Books on Folklore and Witchcraft
Bingham Collection of Children’s Literature
University Archives

Databases:

Available via the library home page are FirstSearch, including MLA Bibliography, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, ERIC, Medline, plus many others; business databases ProQuest ABI-INFORM, EuroMonitor, Mergent, Morningstar; Web of Science, a comprehensive citation database to the social sciences, sciences and technology; Engineering Village 2, an interdisciplinary engineering database; Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe; Congressional Universe; Infotrac Searchbank, including OneFile, Ancestry Plus, Health Reference Center Academic; MathSciNet; Historical Abstracts; America: History and Life; CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online); CINAHL; Health Source; RILM and NAXOS Music Library.

Documents:

Selective Federal and State depository library since 1964.
Over 240,000 government publications in print, microform, CD-ROM and online.

Services:

Wireless Network throughout library with laptops available for library use
Proxy server for remote access to electronic collections
Circulation of library materials
Course Reserve--print materials at Circ. Desk, e-reserves via the Library Catalog or homepage
Reference Desk, telephone, e-mail, and instant messaging reference service
Research Consultations
Computerized database searching
Library and Internet instruction
Interlibrary Loans
Assistive technologies

Staff:

12 Library Faculty
3 Part-time Faculty
1 Academic Library Administrator
4 Administrative Professionals
17 Clerical/Technical Staff
5 Part-time Staff
30 (est.) Part-time Student Assistants

Size:

115,000 net square feet

Seating:

For 1700, including carrels, individual study rooms, group study rooms, open tables and seats

Study Areas:

100 study rooms, some with audiovisual equipment
7 meeting rooms
Second floor student lounge
First floor snack area

Computer Labs:

Room 130 - 28 PC and 8 Apple workstations; laptops available for in-library use.

Instruction Labs (222 and 225A) - each with 25 student workstations networked to 1 instructor station (for library instruction/teaching purposes only).

Telephone:

(248) 370-2471

Regular Hours, Fall/Winter

Day	Library	Reference
Monday-Thursday	7:30AM-Midnight	8:00AM-10:00PM
Friday	7:30AM-6:00PM	8:00AM-5:00PM
Saturday	9:00AM-6:00PM	9:00AM-5:00PM
Sunday	Noon-Midnight	1:00PM-9:00PM

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Created on 11/21/02 by Julie Voelck, / Last updated on 8/8/08 by Marilyn Jereau