Skills Application Assignment #1 (Learning About Your Library)

COLLEGE LIBRARY WORKSHEET:

Name _____________________________
Gurvardaan Bal
Teacher _____________________________
Mr. White
Period _____________________________
3

@ Your New College Library

University of California, Los Angeles
Name of college you are planning to attend ________________________________________________________

The library is open 24 hours a

What are the operating hours of the library? _______________________________________________________
day.
The library's catalog progam is called the UCLA Library
What is the name of the librarys catalog program? __________________________________________________
Catalog
Can students access this library catalog off campus? How?
Students can access this library catalog off campus as long as they have a UCLA account, all
___________________________________________________________________________________________
would need to do would be to log onto to the catalog using their student username and
they
_________________________________________________________________________________________
password.
Students can check out books for up to 90 days.
How long can students check out books? __________________________________________________________

Students print and copy in the library using photocopy

How do students print and copy in the library? ______________________________________________________
machines
Students can check their account information
Can students check their library account information online? ___________________________________________
online.
Does the library have an inter-library loan program? What is the name of this service?
The library does have an inter-library program, this is called the interlibrary loan
___________________________________________________________________________________________
service
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Name 2 databases or journal indexes the library offers to their students.
Melvyl UC Catalog
1) ______________________________________________
Access Medicine
2) ______________________________________________
The library does not have an instruction
Does the library offer a library instruction class? _____________________________________________________
class The library does not.
Does the library have an online tutorial? If so, what is the URL for this tutorial? ____________________________

The library offers the workshop Developing your Research.

Name a workshop that the library offers __________________________________________________________

Yes, you can call and talk to a

Does the library offer librarian assistance online? ____________________________________________________
librarian.
Name one of the librarians and include his/her email address or phone number.

Nora Avetyan
Name: _________________________ navetyan@library.ucla.edu
Email: _____________________________________________

Does the library have a course and/or textbook reserve program? The library does not
________________ have this program.
Describe any social media or technology the library provides: mobile apps, a QR code, Facebook, Twitter.
The_____________________________________________________________________________________
___ library provides computers to use, and has social media like facebook, twitter, and
instagram.
Name 3 special resources the library offers that have not been listed above.
1) One on one counseling for research
__________________________________________________________________________________
programs.
2) You can reserve classes or computer labs
__________________________________________________________________________________
3) You can teach your own
__________________________________________________________________________________
workshop
Print out a map of the school. Highlight where the library is located. If there is more than 1 library, highlight all of the
libraries. Better yet, use Awesome Screencast to mark the library. (Or place a map of the library on your Weebly
website - assignment #3). Just be sure to write on this sheet to let me know where I can find your map.

Santa Susana High School Library Media Center Mrs. Forbes. Library Media Specialist