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Fall 2009 Orientation Tours
Scheduled tours are offered at the Green, Art & Architecture, Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering, Engineering,
Mathematical and Computer Science, and Physics
Libraries. All other libraries offer tours by appointment. See the complete
2009-2010 Tour Schedule below.
Tour Schedule 2009-2010 Green Library |Meyer Library |Subject Specific Libraries
Green Library is the largest library on campus, and is home to the main humanities and social sciences collection, the Information Center, the Media Microtext Center, Special Collections and University Archives, and many other central library services and resources.
New Students: The Information
Center invites new students (and their parents) to tour Green Library,
explore world class library collections, and find out how the library can support
your research needs. All tours will last for 50 minutes.
When: Tuesday September 15 at 2:00 p.m.
Friday,
September 18 at 1:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m.
Where: Meet at the Green Library East entrance (across from
Meyer Library)
Graduate Students: New graduate students are
invited to come to Green Library for an online demo of
the amazing array of library resources, as well as a librarian-led tour of
the building. Each demo/tour will last an hour.
When: Monday, Sept. 14 at 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday,
Sept. 16 at 1:00 p.m.
Thursday,
Sept. 17 at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Meet at the Green Library East entrance (across
from Meyer Library)
Note that the Art & Architecture and the Engineering
Libraries also offer orientation tours for graduate students. They will
be held following the Green Library tours, so students will have the option
of attending both the Green Library tour and either the Art & Architecture
Library or the Engineering Library tour.
More Information/Online Tour: Throughout the year, Green Library offers course-related tours/workshops for the Stanford community. See instruction, workshops, tours for more information.
An online tour is also available.
Tours that cover Meyer Library's services, including the Multimedia Studio, Meyer Tech Desk consulting, the main computer clusters, and the Digital Language Lab are available by request only. Please contact consulting-manager@stanford.edu to request one of these 30 minute tours.
Subject-Specific Tours
Art & Architecture Library
Graduate Students: New graduate students are invited to visit the Art & Architecture
Library for a librarian-led tour immediately following the scheduled tours
at Green Library. Please meet in the foyer of Cummings Art Building (next
door to the Bing Wing of Green Library). An art librarian will also be on
hand at Green Library to direct students toward the art building.
Monday, September 14
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4:15 p.m. |
| Wednesday, September 16 |
2:15 p.m. |
| Thursday, September 17 |
11:15 a.m. |
Tours Throughout the Year: Orientation tours are required for all declared
undergraduate majors and minors in art history, studio art, and film and
media studies. Undergraduate majors and minors, please call or email Katie
Keller (kkeller@stanford.edu;
724-6700). Orientations for all incoming graduate students in the Department
of Art & Art History are scheduled as part of the Department's incoming
graduate student orientation. All other students and faculty, please contact
Peter Blank (ppb@stanford.edu; 725-1038)
to schedule tours or orientations.
Branner Earth Science Library and Map Collections
Orientation sessions for all incoming School of Earth Sciences students are arranged at the beginning of the quarter. Orientations for all other students and researchers are available for the Branner Earth Sciences Library, the Map Collections, and the GIS Services. Contact Julie Sweetkind-Singer (sweetkind@stanford.edu; 725-1102) to set up tours and orientations.
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East Asia Library
Chinese materials, by appointment: Dongfang
Shao,724-1928; dfshao@stanford.edu or
Zhaohui Xue, 725-3439; zhxue@stanford.edu
Japanese materials, by appointment: Naomi Kotake, 725-3437; kotake@stanford.edu
Korean materials, by appointment: Kyungmi Chun,
724-5934; kyungmic@stanford.edu
Tours are available year round for groups and individuals. For an appointment, contact Charles Fosselman, 725-3438; cfosselm@stanford.edu or Qi Qiu; qqiu@stanford.edu.
Education Library
Tours are available year round for groups or individuals. For
an appointment, contact the Library's Reference Desk 723-2121 or send email
to cubberley@stanford.edu.
Engineering Library
New Students: Did you know the Engineering Library will be
moving in 2010? Want to know how to find course materials on reserve for
your classes? Want to learn more about accessing e-books and e-journals?
What's SAL3? Join us at the Engineering Library to learn the 4 Key Things
you need to know to navigate our library. The Library is currently located
on the second floor of the Terman Engineering Center.
Monday,
September 21
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11 a.m. and 2 p.m.. |
| Tuesday, September
22 |
11 a.m. and 2 p.m. |
| Wednesday, September
23 |
11 a.m. and 2 p.m. |
| Thursday,
September 24 |
11 a.m. and 2 p.m. |
| Friday, September
25 |
11 a.m. and 2 p.m. |
Graduate Students: New graduate students are
invited to come to the Engineering Library for an online demo of Science
and Engineering Information Resources, including e-books, e-journals, multi-database
search engines and more. Please meet at the Engineering Library, Terman Engineering
Center, 2nd Floor. Each session will last one hour.
Monday,
September 14
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4:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, September
16 |
2:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, September
17 |
11:30 a.m. |
Tours throughout the Year: Tours and orientation
sessions are also available throughout the year to groups and individuals
by appointment. To schedule, please send a message to: engreference@stanford.edu.
Falconer Biology Library
Individual and group tours are also available by appointment throughout the year. Please contact Falconer Library, 723-1528, falconerlibrary@stanford.edu.
Mathematical & Computer Science Library
Tours last approximately 40 minutes and will include
a brief introduction to the library collection, including online books
and journals. Tours will begin at the Circulation Desk. The library
is located on the 4th floor of Bldg. 380 in the Main Quad (elevator
access only).
| Tuesday, September 15 |
3:00 p.m. |
Wednesday, September
16
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4:00 p.m. |
| Thursday,
September 17 |
4:00
p.m. |
| Friday,
September 18 |
2:00
p.m. |
| Monday,
September 21 |
11:00 a.m. |
| Tuesday, September 22 |
11:00 a.m. |
| Wednesday, September 23 |
11:00 a.m. |
Please
check the library Web site for possible updates.
Individual and group tours are also available by
arrangement throughout the year. Please contact Linda Yamamoto,
723-0864; linday@stanford.edu.
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Miller Library at Hopkins Marine Station
Tours are available by appointment
year round to groups or individuals. For an
appointment, contact Joe Wible,
(831) 655-6228; HMS-Library@lists.stanford.edu.
Music Library
Tours
of the Music Library are available weekdays
by appointment throughout the year. Individuals
and groups are welcome. Incoming graduate students in the Music Department are urged to contact Ray Heigemeir to arrange a personalized introduction to the Music Library and Archive of Recorded Sound. Please contact Ray
Heigemeir (725-1148, raymondh@stanford.edu)
or Jerry McBride (725-1146, jerry.mcbride@stanford.edu).
Music collections at Stanford
can be found in the Music Library, as well
as in other libraries
on campus. For details, please visit the Music
Library's Web page.
Archive of Recorded Sound
Tours
of the Archive of Recorded Sound are available
by appointment. Individuals and groups are welcome. Please
contact Aurora Perez (723-9312, aperez@stanford.edu) or Jerry McBride (725-1146, jerry.mcbride@stanford.edu).
For details, please visit the Archive's Web
page.
Physics Library
Fall Orientations* for incoming graduate
students and post-docs (others welcome):
| Tuesday,
September 15 |
2:30-3:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, September
17 |
10:00-11:00 a.m. |
| Thursday,
September 17 |
1:30-2:30 p.m. |
| Friday, September
25 |
4:00-5:00 p.m. |
*Please meet just outside the Physics Library,
Varian Bldg, 3rd Floor Lobby, Room 300.
Other tours are available by arrangement.
Please contact Stella Ota, 723-9763, stella.ota@stanford.edu.
Special Collections
Tours of Special Collections are available
by appointment throughout the year. Please consult our Web
site for more information. For an appointment, call us at 725-1022
(Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.); or email speccollref@stanford.edu.
Swain Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Library
Swain Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Library Orientation
tours are offered year-round, 1st Tuesday (from 11a.m.-noon) and
3rd Thursday (from 3-4 p.m.) of the month. A virtual tour is available.
Individual and group tours are also available by appointment throughout
the year. Please contact Swain Library, 723-9237, swainreference@lists.stanford.edu.
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