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Written by Steven Mynott
National Library Workers Appreciation Day is coming up on April 21. To celebrate, The CI View reached out to staff at the John Spoor Broome Library to highlight the work they do to support students and share with the campus community all that the Broome Library has to offer.
Like any library, the Broome library offers a wide variety of books for students to check out. Its nonfiction collection contains a wealth of knowledge for students to learn more about nearly any topic, whether it be for a class project or for pleasure.
But it does not stop with nonfiction, the Broome library also offers a collection of fiction novels, graphic novels, children’s books, magazines and even DVDs. The Broome Library also offers free access to class textbooks that CI professors can request the library to hold especially for their students. If you are in a class that requires an expensive textbook, talk to your professor. This can be a great option to help you save some money.
The children’s section of the Broome Library
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The Broome library also offers access to a multitude of online resources including subject specific and multidisciplinary databases, video streaming databases, primary resource databases and newspapers.
If you cannot find what you are looking for, no need to worry. The interlibrary loan system gives current students, faculty and staff access to any item available from all university libraries across the California State University system.
In addition to research materials, students can also check out electronic equipment from the Broome Library including laptops, mobile hotspots, several types of cameras and lenses, and tripods.
Librarians at the Broome Library are there to help you. Maybe you have a big research project coming up and you do not know where to start, or maybe you are stumped on a research question, librarians are a great resource to help you navigate the library collection and the many online databases offered by the library.
“I would encourage students to reach out. We have a reference desk that we staff from open to close.” said assistant professor and librarian Arron Sandoval. “We staff the reference desk every hour that we’re open.” The reference desk is open to walk-ins for students to ask research questions, or you can schedule a research appointment for help with more in-depth questions.
The Learning Resource Center offers free course specific tutoring and academic support to CI students looking for a little extra help. The Writing and Multiliteracy Center is there to help students with their writing. If you need help with a written assignment in any discipline, the WMC can help guide you through the writing process. Both the LRC and WMC are located on the second floor of the Broome Library.
Outdoor study area at the Broome Library
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The Broome library is a great place to study on campus. There are computers available for students to use for free. The outdoor patios on the third floor are shaded and almost always cool, no matter how hot it gets outside. If you’re looking for somewhere to get together to work on a group project, the library has private study rooms, some can be reserved and some are first come, first serve.
Privates study room at Broom Library
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If you are a student interested in working at the Broome Library, you can check for job openings on Handshake or stop by the circulation desk for more information.
