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Extension
Sites
Ridgewood/Bushwick
The
Ridgewood/Bushwick Program is located in IS 347 at
34
Starr Street (corner of Wilson Avenue)
Brooklyn, NY, 11221
The
site has approximately 170 students and offers an Associate
Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences, a BS degree in Elementary
Education and a BA degree in Sociology.
The
phone numbers are:
(718)
488-1561
(718) 488-1688
and
(718) 488-1687.
LIU Brooklyn
Campus Library is pleased to announce the availability of full-text
books off our web site (http://www.brooklyn.liu.edu/library/).
Gale Virtual Reference Library offers 230 full-text
encyclopedias, easily searchable. Ebrary
carries over 20,000 ebooks for your convenience. You need a
library barcode to access Gale and Ebrary off-campus (Bushwick/Ridgewood
is considered on-campus). Should you need any more info, do
not hesitate to contact us at the Reference Desk at 718 780-4513
or call Paul Tremblay (off-site coordinator) at 718 246-6382.
THE
LIU COMPUTER NETWORK
The
LIU computers at the Ridgewood/Bushwick Extension Site are connected
to the LIU network and also provide Internet access.
The
Brooklyn Campus Library has a separate web site highlighting its
resources and services, which can be reached by clicking Library
Home button on the left side of the screen. You can search
the computerized catalog by clicking “LIUCAT”
located at the top of the screen (LIUCAT
contains catalog information for all LIU campuses.)
If
you are on campus, you can click “Online
Databases” and be connected to the various databases subscribed
to by the Brooklyn Campus. By scrolling down through the A
to Z List Of Indexes, you can see all of the available
databases – clicking on the name of any one will connect you to
that database. Most of the database are available "off-campus"
as well; however, you need a library barcode which you can obtain
at the Circulation Desk,
5th floor of the Library Learning Center.
LIBRARY
INSTRUCTION
Classes in how
to use the Library’s resources, including the databases, are held
at the Library each semester. Arrangements may also be made
for library instruction at
the Ridgewood/Bushwick Extension Site. These may be held as
part of an Orientation Seminar or as part of another course.
Faculty members may arrange with the Library’s reference staff for
library instruction customized for a particular course or assignment.
IF
YOU NEED HELP
Reference
Librarians
are available at the Brooklyn Campus Library whenever the Library
is open. In general, the hours are 9 a.m. to 9:45 p.m.,
Monday to Thursday; 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 5:45
p.m. Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Sunday. To get
help during these hours, call the Reference Desk at (718)
780-4513. You may also chat with a librarian online from 6
p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday via the Library's Live Reference
Chat service on the Library's homepage (http://www.brooklyn.liu.edu/library/).
When the Chat service is unavailable, you may call the Reference
Desk or send an e-mail to libref@brooklyn.liu.edu.
BORROWING
MATERIALS
All
members of the LIU community may borrow material from the circulating
collections. In order to do so, however, a special Library
barcode must be attached to the LIU ID card. Registration
forms for this purpose must be submitted to the
Circulation Desk on the 5th floor of the Library.
Forms may be obtained by calling the librarian responsible for Extension
Sites, Paul Tremblay, at 718 246-6382.
USING
OTHER LIBRARIES
It is recommended
that students obtain a public library card and use public libraries
when they can’t travel to the Brooklyn Campus. Branches
of the Brooklyn Public Library close to the Ridgewood/Bushwick
site are located at:
The advantage
of a Brooklyn Public Library card is that it permits Internet access
from any computer to a number of full-text databases and
reference works, including an online encyclopedia.
The
New York Public Library is a separate library system, but anyone
who lives, works, pays taxes, or goes to school in New York State
may join. It too permits (with a NYPL card) Internet access
from any computer to a number of full-text databases and
reference works, including an encyclopedia. For those living in
Queens, take advantage of the Queens
Borough Public Library system with its 62 branches. The closest
QBPL branch is:
Ridgewood
20-12 Madison Street, in Ridgewood, Queens, 11385. Tel. 821-4770
The
Brooklyn Campus Library is also a member of
Academic Libraries of Brooklyn (ALB), which includes Brooklyn
College, Medgar Evers College, New York City College of Technology,
Polytechnic University, Pratt Institute, St. Francis College, and
St. Joseph’s College. A special ALB card, which allows semester-long
use of any of these libraries, can be obtained from the 5th
floor Circulation Desk.
LIU’s
membership in the library consortium known as METRO
allows students to use materials in another library if that library
is the only source for those materials. METRO cards can be
obtained from the Reference Department (3rd floor), after
a librarian has made arrangements for your visit.
AS
A REGISTERED STUDENT OF LIU, YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE LIBRARY
ON THE BROOKLYN CAMPUS. THE
LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY STAFF ARE ALWAYS READY TO HELP YOU.
Created by P. Tremblay
(4/04); Revised by P. Tremblay & I. Wang (5/07)
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