Graduate
assistants can find the resources and get the help they need through the CMU
Libraries. The Park Library offers a quiet atmosphere for study, computers and
access to printing and scanning, access to journals and books, and librarians
available to help with research. The library building is open more than 100
hours per week and includes more than 250 computer workstations with printing
capability. Wireless access (including printing) is available for laptop users.
The
Libraries’ collections offer a vast amount of materials for research and
learning, including more than 1,000,000 print books and journals as well as
850,000 electronic books, access to more than 130,000 journals, and 125,000
streaming media titles. Copies of items not owned by CMU can be obtained (at no
cost to the student) from other libraries through the library’s Documents
on Demand office.
Most
of the library’s resources are available online, meaning you can use the library
from wherever you happen to be. CMU credentials allows students and staff
round-the-clock access to the library’s electronic resources, including
journals, ebooks, videos, and article databases.
In
addition to the collections, the library provides a wide array of services for GAs.
Reference librarians can be contacted by email, chat, or telephone for help
with research. If in-depth help is needed a research consultation can be scheduled
with the subject
librarian in your discipline area.
In a consultation, a librarian works one-on-one with you on a particular
research assignment or task, helping to locate materials and answering
questions. Most graduate students find research consultations very helpful.
Subject
librarians also provide instruction in the use of the library to undergraduate
and graduate classes. Whether your class is face-to-face or online, a librarian
is available to join your class to teach your students about the library
resources and services available to them.
The
library also houses the CMU Writing Center, the Mathematics Assistance Center,
and the Statistical Consulting Center on the 3rd floor. These
helpful services are available online as well.
For more information visit http://library.cmich.edu/.
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