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Library Collections |
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Books
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Books are a great source of information. Some books
offer an overview of a topic, others give in-depth information.
Many books provide a list, called a bibliography, of
additional useful resources (other books, journal articles,
videos, etc.) on the topic covered in the book. To find
books and other materials in the Rockhurst Greenlease
Library, use the online catalog.
The library has over 100,000 books available to be
checked out. This book collection is housed on the second
floor of the library.
Checkout period for books is three weeks for students
and one semester for faculty or staff. For Rockhurst
university students, faculty and staff there is no limit
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Journals, Magazines
and Newspapers
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Journals, magazines and newspapers are also known as "periodicals".
See our Periodicals
Holdings List to identify if our library holds
the title you are looking for.
Titles held in print or microform are limited to library
use only and are not checked out. The newest issues
are filed alphabetically by title on shelves near the
entrance to the library. After these journals are transferred
to microfiche or bound volumes they are moved to the
basement level. They are again arranged alphabetically
by title: microfiche are filed in the orange filing
cabinets, bound volumes and microfilm are placed on
the shelves. |
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Electronic
Resources
In addition to the many journals and newspapers that
library patrons can access electronically, the library
has other resources available in electronic formats.
See our Electronic
Resources page for more information. |
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Reference
Collection
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The Reference collection is located on the main floor
of the library. These materials are used by the librarians
to answer all types of reference questions. These materials
may not be checked out of the library.
The Reference collection includes basic sources such
as encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, almanacs, biographical
sources, bibliographies, vertical file, indexes and
abstracts and much, much more. These materials are identified
in the online catalog
with "REF." preceding the Library of Congress
call number.
Please direct all your questions regarding research
topics to the librarian at the Information desk on the
main floor of the library or call 816-501-4188.
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Reserve
Materials
Reserve materials are items which have been selected by faculty for use by students in their classes.
Library Reserve Room
These materials are kept at the Circulation desk on the main floor. Some of the materials include books, photocopies, personal copies from faculty, computer software, and audiovisual materials.
Search the Rockhurst University Online Catalog for reserve materials by instructor name or by course name.
More information about reserve policies.
Electronic Reserve Room
The library has an electronic reserves service called Docutek ERes. Some faculty use this method to provide access to reserve materials for their students. This service requires the student to have a password issued to them by their faculty member in order to access the material. Rockhurst University shares ERes with Avila University and William Jewell College.
Information is available to students to help them understand ERes include the Docutek Electronic Reserves Student Guide (11KB)* and the Student FAQ (9KB)*.
Connect to Docutek ERes
Information for faculty who wish to place materials on reserve. |
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Laptop Computers
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The library has wireless laptop computers which are
available to be used in the library by Rockhurst University
faculty, students and staff. These computers are hooked
into a wireless network within the library, so they
will not operate outside of the library building. The
computers have the same software available on them as
that which is available in computer labs across campus.
The computers are available for a 2-hour in-house-use
only checkout period. Ask at the Circulation Desk for
these computers. |
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Audio-Visuals
(Except Videos)
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The library has audiocassettes, spoken records, media
kits and art slides. Some of these items are listed
in the online catalog. Others are not, so patrons should
request assistance in locating these materials from
the librarian at the Information Desk on the main floor.
Checkout period is three weeks for students and one
semester for faculty or staff, with no limit on the
number of audiovisuals checked out at a time. |
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Videocassettes
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Videos are listed in the online catalog and are shelved
within the collection on the second floor.
Checkout period is three weeks for students and one
semester for faculty and staff, with no limit on the
number of videos checked out at a time. |
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Government
Documents
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The Greenlease Library is a small government depository
for federal documents. The library selects from over
25,000 new publications issued yearly by the federal
government. Our collection contains valuable and interesting
information on a variety of topics.
Many of the government documents are now listed in
the online catalog, whether the format is print, CD,
microform or electronic.. The federal government has
Internet sites with useful current government information
which can be found on the Government
Publications guide.
Our government document collection
development policy is available for viewing *.
Most people will need help using the government documents
collection, so be sure to ask for help at the Information
desk or contact Kim B. Cullinan, Head of Public Services.
Materials from the government document collection may
only be checked out by Rockhurst University current
students, faculty or staff. Checkout period is for three
weeks for students and one semester for faculty or staff,
with no limit on the number of documents checked out
at a time. Selected government documents cannot be checked
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The library receives many maps in various sizes from
publishers and through the government depository collection.
These maps may be checked out by Rockhurst University
faculty, staff and students. |
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Updated July 20, 2009 |
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