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A
About the Libraries
Academic search engines (database type)
Acceptable forms of ID to check materials out
Addison - the Virginia Tech library catalog
Addison mobile (use on iPhones, Blackberries, Internet-enabled cell phones)
Checking your library account - see My Library Account
Creating alerts (from Addison)
Forms (available through Addison)
Appeal a fine or a book on your library account
Library courier
Proxy borrower authorization form
Request a search (to help find materials you cannot locate in the library building)
Reserve materials
Place items on reserve (VT instructors only: PDF form to place library items on reserve)
Reserve request form (VT instructors only: PDF form to place personal items on reserve)
Searching for Reserve materials
Schedule media materials (VT instructors and extension agents only)
Search help (Addison help screens)
Administration - see Dean's Office
Agricultural, biological and medical sciences (subject databases)
AIAA [American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics] (RefSheet guide)
Alerting services in Addison (the library catalog)
Alerting services for journals
All databases (access lists)
Almanacs, encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and miscellaneous reference works
Alumni Portal listing library resources available to alumni
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics [AIAA] (RefSheet guide)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers [ASME] (RefSheet guide)
American Society for Testing and Materials [ASTM] (PDF - RefSheet guide)
Analyzing resources (search tip; see also Library Research)
Announcements, library
Annual reports, library
Appeal form (for fines and books)
Approval plan, collection management
Architecture, art, and design (subject databases)
Archive
Comment box archive
Digital Library and Archives
University Archives (see also Special Collections)
Art + Architecture Library
Article-searching (database type)
Ask a librarian (ask questions online)
Chat/email knowledge base
Comment box archive
Frequently asked questions
ASME [American Society of Mechanical Engineers] (RefSheet guide)
ASTM [American Society for Testing and Materials] (PDF - RefSheet guide)
Audio collections (CD, audiocassette, etc)
Audio books
Collections and formats available
Media brochures
Audio-visual services
Innovation Space (formerly called the New Media Center, located in Torgersen Hall)
Labs and multimedia services (includes digital imaging, located in Torgersen Hall)
Classroom support (of Educational Technologies, located in Torgersen Hall)
Available computers in Newman Library
B
Bibliographic tools and catalogs (database type)
Biography (topic page)
Book appeal form
Policy about when to use
Book delivery service for faculty
Book locations (floor maps)
Book purchase suggestion form
Book reviews, finding
Bookmarklets (browser tool)
Books, audio
Books, borrowing privileges and loan rules
Borrower's responsibility
Books, finding
Addison (search the VT library catalog)
Classification system used (Library of Congress, outline of call number subject areas)
Find books (collections and tips)
Find ebooks (collections and tips)
Books, new to the library
Books, not able to find on shelf (report missing items)
Books, request from a branch library (courier service)
Books, request from storage
Borrowing privileges and policies
Borrower's responsibility
Reciprocal borrowing privileges at ARL libraries
Branch libraries (listings and hours)
Art + Architecture
Northern Virginia Center Resource Center
Veterinary Medicine
Requesting materials to be delivered - Library courier services request menu
Brochures, themed (highlights of various Circulation/Reserves collections)
Browser Tools
Bookmarklets
LibX (Firefox extension)
Browsing baskets
Business and economics (subject databases)
C
Call numbers
How to read (handout)
List of the Library of Congress [LC] subject areas (from the LC website)
Using the Library of Congress [LC] classification system
Campus computer labs, software in
Campus maps and buildings (of Virginia Tech)
Aerial photos
Aerial views
Building information and location maps
Campus building architectural drawings
Campus maps
Case citation abbreviations (PDF)
Catalog of the Virginia Tech University Libraries [Addison]
Addison mobile (use on smart phones)
Catalog search tips for Addison
Catalogs (about publications) (database type)
Catalogs and web sites of other libraries:
Library of Congress
Library of Virginia
Montgomery-Floyd Regional [Blacksburg] Public Library
Radford University Library
University of Virginia Libraries
Virginia academic libraries
VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia
List of participating VIVA libraries
WorldCat (subscription database - must sign in to use if not on campus)
CDs and other audio material collections
Collections and formats available
Media brochures
Change of address (update My Library Account in Addison)
Policies and additional information
Chat service - see Ask a librarian
Chat/email knowledge base
Checking out materials (loan periods and borrowing privileges)
Borrower's responsibility
Checking your library account - see My Library Account
Chemical and physical properties (database type)
Choosing a research topic
Choosing a topic (see also Research, Seven Steps)
Choosing and Focusing a Topic (see also Information Skills Modules)
Circulation/Reserve Services
Borrowing policies/privileges
Reciprocal borrowing privileges at ARL libraries
Borrower's responsibilities
Circulation (general information)
Collections
Equipment
Fines (general information)
Appeal form
Forms
Hours
Photocopy
Reserve (see also "Reserves" under "R" for forms, policies, etc)
Returning books
Services
Circulation record (check your library account)
Citation and style manuals
Citation reports, resources for faculty tenure and promotion (Thomson (ISI) products)
Citing sources/bibliographies
Citing your sources (see also Research, Seven Steps)
Using Information Appropriately (see also Information Skills Modules
Classes and tours
Library tour schedule
Self-guided tour
Classification system used for books (Library of Congress [LC] subject areas)
Classroom, locations and availability in Library
Newman library classroom (207A Newman)
Torgersen library classroom (3310 Torgersen, between Torgersen Bridge and entrance to Newman)
Classroom, policies and reservation forms
Classroom reservation form
Classroom usage policies
Contact your college or subject librarian (assist/teach a library resources instruction class)
Classroom support (of Educational Technologies, located in Torgersen Hall)
Closing procedures
Coffee shop (Greenberry's Café)
Collection Management
Assignments
By call number
By fund code
By subject
Policies (main and for subject areas)
Approval plan
Donations and gifts
Collections and services (list of selected research guides, all handouts are in PDF format)
College librarian program
History and contacts
Subject assignments [librarian contact information] and guides
Compact discs
Comment/Suggestion box
Archive of library responses to comments/suggestions
Communication Lab (Newman Library Room 101A, CommLab)
Email/contact the CommLab
Location
Computer Labs on campus
Computers, available for use
Computers, installed software in library
Conference proceedings (ACM, AIP, ASCE, ASAE, IEEE, ISI, SPIE, USAHA)
Conference papers, preprints, and working papers (database type)
Copiers
Copyright guidelines
Copyright, patents, and trademarks (RefSheet guide)
Countries and cultures (database type)
Courier service (about)
Request a book from a branch library (form)
Request a photocopy of an article from a branch library (form)
Request a book or journal from storage (how to)
Criteria for effective library assignments
Current trials of databases (potential resource purchases)
D
Damaged materials (policy)
Database guides (research guides with help and tips for selecting databases)
Databases (access lists)
Find a database
Databases by broad subject area
Agricultural, biological, and natural resources
Architecture, art and design
Business
Engineering and physical sciences
General interest
Health and medicine
Humanities and performing arts
Languages and literatures
Social sciences and education
Research starter
Databases by type
Academic search engines
Article searching
Catalogs (about publications)
Chemical and physical properties
Conference proceedings, preprints and working papers
Countries and cultures
Ebook packages
Ejournal packages
Encyclopedias, dictionaries and almanacs
Freely accessible
Funding opportunities
Get VText supported
Governance
Handbooks and manuals
Mobile interface
Multimedia
Music recordings and scores
Narratives, diaries and letters
Newspapers and magazines
Patents and trademarks
Poetry and short stories
Print reference materials
Profession and trade literature
Reports, standards and financials
Restricted to Virginia Tech users
Reviews and critiques
Screencast tutorials available
Statistics and data sets
Summon includes contents of database
Theses and dissertations
Virginia Tech related
VIVA, the Library of Virginia, sponsored
Databases currently on trial
Databases, special cases (need password to access)
Article indexes in print
Dean's Office
Departments, library
Administration - see Dean's Office
Access Services and Assessment
Circulation and Reserve Services
Shelving, Storage, and Courier Service
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Collection Management
Dean's Office
Digital Library and Archives (DLA)
Jean Russell Quible Department of Technical Services
Research and Instructional Services (RIS)
Special Collections
Library Systems
Dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs, thesauri and miscellaneous reference works (general reference databases)
Digital Library and Archives(DLA)
Electronic journals of VT (archived titles maintained by DLA)
About the electronic journals of VT
Electronic Theses and Dissertations of VT (ETDs)
Browse/search for VT ETDs (by author or department)
Search for VT ETDs (keyword or advanced options)
Submitting your ETD (online account form)
Imagebase
NewsOnline
Directory, library personnel
Alphabetical by last name
College and subject librarians to academic departments
Departmental directory
Directory, university personnel (PeopleSearch online directory)
Dissertations and theses (resources available to search)
Dissertations and theses, Virginia Tech electronic (ETDs; main information page)
Browse/search for VT ETDs (by author or department)
Search for VT ETDs (keyword or advanced options)
Submitting your ETD (online account form)
Distance Learning (extended campus users)
Campus links
Distance education librarian, about
Off campus sign in information
PIDs (Virginia Tech personal IDs)
Services
Document delivery
Library Courier Service, about
Request delivery of a book from a branch library
Request delivery of a photocopy of an article from a branch library
Request delivery of items from storage (process in Addison)
Storage facility, about
Donations to the library
Materials for the collection
Monetary gifts (giving to the library, general information)
Make a gift online
DVDs, VHS, and movie collections
Collections and formats available
Media brochures
Search movie collection
E
Ebooks, finding
Ebook packages (database type)
ECS lists of resources
By call number
By title
ECS service desk (located in 3320 Torgersen Hall)
Effective library assignments, criteria for
Ejournal packages (database type)
Electronic journals (search by title)
Electronic Consulting Services [ECS] lists of resources
By call number
By title
Electronic Resources, special cases (need password to access)
Electronic Theses and Dissertations [ETDs] of Virginia Tech
Browse/search for VT ETDs (by author or department)
Search for VT ETDs (keyword or advanced options)
Submitting your ETD (online account form)
Email notification policy
Employment opportunities (librarian and staff openings, student employment opportunities)
Student application information
Encyclopedias, dictionaries and almanacs (database type)
Encyclopedias, almanacs, dictionaries, thesauri and miscellaneous reference works (general reference databases)
EndNote
Downloading information
Brief user's manual (PDF - developed by Vicki Kok)
EndNote z39.50 connection and filters information
EndNote technical support and services (via www.endnote.com)
EndNote Web
Instructions for importing citations from different databases
Engineering (RefSheet guides and search aids)
AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
NASA/NACA National Aeronautics and Space Administration/National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
Engineering and physical sciences (subject databases)
Engineering standards (RefSheet guide)
EPA [Environmental Protection Agency] (PDF - RefSheet guide)
Equipment to view media resources/materials
ETDs [Electronic Theses and Dissertations] of Virginia Tech
Browse/search for VT ETDs (by author or department)
Search for VT ETDs (keyword or advanced options)
Submitting your ETD (online account form)
Evaluating web pages for research
Evaluating web information (see also Library Research)
Evaluating Web Sites (see also Information Skills Modules)
Excel, Microsoft Office (locating computers with these programs)
Extended campus access, questions about (email)
Extended-campus users (access to library materials)
Campus links
Distance education librarian, about
Off campus sign in information
PIDs (Virginia Tech personal IDs)
Services
EZProxy (Off Campus Sign in)
Setup and using (EZProxy defined)
Trouble-shooting EZProxy (when using firewalls)
F
Facts about the libraries (statistics)
Faculty and graduate teaching assistants, services for
Faculty authors recognition, Virginia Tech
Faculty book delivery service
Faculty, OCLC Reciprocal Borrowing Program
Faculty, resources for tenure and promotion (Thomson (ISI) products)
FAQs
Fax services (availability in the library)
Feedback, ways to provide (Comments/suggestions)
Finding background information sources (see also Research, Seven Steps)
Finding book reviews
Finding books/monographs (see also Research, Seven Steps)
Finding foreign language learning materials
Finding movie reviews and criticisms
Finding periodical articles (see also Research, Seven Steps)
Finding pleasure reading books
Finding speeches and transcripts
Finding tests and measures
Finding videos, DVDs, CDs, etc in Addison
Fines (general information)
Appeal form
Floor maps of Newman Library (collections and services on each floor, links to maps)
First floor
Second floor
Third floor (quiet study, entire floor)
Fourth floor
Torgersen addition
Fifth floor (quiet study, entire floor)
Sixth floor (Dean's suite)
Foreign language leaning materials
Forestry resources (RefSheet guide)
Forms for requesting services
Ask a reference question online
Change of address (via your library record)
Classroom reservation form
Classroom usage policies
Contact your college or subject librarian (assist/teach a library resources instruction class)
Comment/suggestion box
Comment box archive
Courier service (about)
Request a book from a branch library
Request a photocopy of an article from a branch library
Request a book or journal from storage
Extended campus access to library resources (email contact)
Fine appeal form
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) contact
ILLiad (logon)
ILLiad help
Media booking form (for VT instructors and extension agents only)
My Library Account (manage and check library account activity)
Place a hold or recall an item
Proxy borrower request form
Renew an item
Request a book that is checked out
Request a search (for a missing item)
Reserve request form (VT instructors only: use for library owned materials - web form)
Reserve request form (VT instructors only: use for personal copies - PDF)
Suggest a book/item for purchase
French language Rosetta Stone software
Frequently asked questions
Chat/email knowledge-base
Comment box archive
Funding opportunities (database type)
G
Genealogy (topic guide)
General interest (subject databases)
Get materials from branch libraries (courier service)
Getting started with library research
Gifts
Materials for the collection
Monetary gifts (giving to the library, general information)
Make a gift online
GIS and mapping services
Campus-wide services
Data request services
Library services
GIS tutorials
Glossary of library terms
Government documents
Governance (database type)
Graduate teaching assistants and faculty, services for
Grants (topic page)
Greenberry's Café
Group study rooms
Group viewing policy for multimedia
H
Handbooks and manuals (database type)
Handouts (selected research guides/assistance in PDF format)
Database guides (for selected databases)
Research guides (for selected subjects)
Microforms collections (for selected collections)
Services and collections
Health and medicine (subject databases)
Holds/recalls (how to place)
Hours the University Libraries are open
How to do library research
Seven steps to library research
Choosing a topic
Finding background information
Finding monographs (books)
Finding periodical articles
Evaluating internet resources
Write your paper
Citing your sources
Additional tips/help:
Analyzing the sources you have found
Ask a librarian
Glossary of library terms
Narrowing or broadening your topic
Research paper scheduler
Screencast tutorials
Humanities and performing arts (subject databases)
I
IAWA [International Archive of Women in Architecture] biographical database
Information about IAWA
ICPSR - InterUniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research
IDs accepted at the University Libraries
ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan main page)
Email
Frequently asked questions
Log on to ILLiad
Imagebase
Images, maps, news, and other media
Impact Factors for journals from Journal Citation Reports
Impact factors for journals, resources for faculty tenure and promotion (Thomson (ISI) products)
In Memoriam (brochures of highlighted collections of deceased notable persons)
Information literacy
Information Skills Modules (ISMs)
Choosing and Focusing a Topic
Selecting Information Sources
Developing search Strategies
Retrieving Information
Evaluating Information
Using Information Appropriately
Ingenta, brief user's manual (developed by Vicki Kok)
Instruction and Reference dept.- see Research and Instructional Services
Instruction scheduling form
Interlibrary Loan (home page)
Dissertations and Theses, borrowing
Email
Industry standards, requesting
Information (general)
Lending policies to other libraries
Log on to ILLiad
NTIS Reports, requesting
Patents, requesting
SAE Papers, requesting
International Archive of Women in Architecture [IAWA] biographical database
Information about IAWA
InterUniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
ISI [Thomson Scientific] products (resources for faculty tenure and promotion)
ISMs (Information Skills Modules)
Choosing and Focusing a Topic
Selecting Information Sources
Developing search Strategies
Retrieving Information
Evaluating Information
Using Information Appropriately
J
Jobs in the library (librarian and staff openings, student employment opportunities)
Student application information
Journal alerting services
Journal impact factors, resources for faculty tenure and promotion (Thomson (ISI) products)
Journal Title Database (print and electronic)
Journals, types defined (see also Research, seven steps)
L
Labs and multimedia services (of the computing center)
Lactation room
Languages and literatures (subject databases)
Language resource center (Rosetta Stone software)
Laptop computers, wireless networking in Newman Library
Laser discs (Optical discs)
LC classification system outline
Learning Commons
Writing Center
Let us know...(feedback about the library)
LibQual+
2005 LibQual survey results
Archive 2004 LibQual results (HTML)
Librarian and staff directory (main menu page)
Alphabetical by last name
College and subject librarians to academic departments
Departmental directory
Librarian, staff, and student job openings
Library account - see My Library Account
Borrower's responsibility
Library annual reports
Library assignments, Criteria for effective
Library catalog of Virginia Tech (Addison)
Addison mobile (use on PDA's, Blackberries, Internet-enabled cell phones)
Library catalogs and web sites (access to other library sites worldwide)
Library of Congress
Library of Virginia
Montgomery-Floyd Regional [Blacksburg] Public Library
Radford University Library
University of Virginia Libraries
Virginia academic libraries
VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia
List of participating VIVA libraries
WorldCat (subscription database - must sign in to use if not on campus)
Library classrooms
Newman library classroom (207A Newman)
Torgersen library classroom (3310 Torgersen, between Torgersen Bridge and the entrance to Newman)
Library classroom reservation/scheduling form
Contact your subject/college librarian (to assist with teaching a library skills course)
Library closing procedures
Library floor maps (of Newman Library)
First floor
Second floor
Third floor (quiet study, entire floor)
Fourth floor
Torgersen addition
Fifth floor (quiet study, entire floor)
Sixth floor (Dean's suite)
Library ID number (defined)
Library instruction scheduling form
Engl 1105, 1106; H1204; Comm. Studies 1105 or 1106
For all other library instruction classes, contact your college/subject librarian
Library jobs (librarian and staff openings, student employment opportunities)
Student application information
Library news (announcements)
Library of Congress
Classification system outline
Library of Virginia
Library organizational chart
Library record - see My Library Account
Borrower's responsibility
Library research
Seven steps
Choosing a topic
Finding background information
Finding books/monographs
Finding periodical articles
Evaluating internet resources
Write your paper
Citing your sources
Additional tips/help:
Analyzing the sources you have found
Ask a librarian
Glossary of library terms
Narrowing or broadening your topic
Research paper scheduler
Library staff directory (main menu page)
Alphabetical by last name
College and subject librarians to academic departments
Departmental directory
Library strategic plans
Library terms, glossary
Library tours, classes and training (general info)
Guided tour schedule (for Newman Library)
Self-guided tours (PDF - for Newman Library)
Library workshops
LibX (browser toolbar plugin)
Literature and languages (subject databases)
Loan rules and borrowing privileges of library materials
Borrower's responsibility
Lockers
Lost library materials (policy)
Luna Insight (Virginia Tech's Digital Image Database)
M
MAJAX (for Millennium catalogs)
Manuscript collections (see also Special Collections)
Mapping and statistical data
Maps and atlases in Newman Library
Maps (paper) collection
Maps of Newman Library floors
First floor
Second floor
Third floor (quiet study, entire floor)
Fourth floor
Torgersen addition
Fifth floor (quiet study, entire floor)
Sixth floor (Dean's suite)
Maps of Virginia Tech campus
Maps, GIS and cartographic data
Media available [videos, CDs, software] in Newman Library
Booking form (for VT instructors and extension agents only)
Borrowing privileges
Brochures
Collections
Equipment
Medical and health (subject databases)
Memoriam, In (brochures of highlighted collections of deceased notable persons)
Microfilm/microfiche
Microforms collection (research guides on how to find microforms for specific subjects. All handouts are PDF files)
Microsoft Office programs (locating computers with this software)
Mission of the University Libraries
Mobile, Addison (use on PDA's, Blackberries, Internet-enabled cell phones)
Mobile library homepage (use on PDA's, Blackberries, Internet-enabled cell phones)
Montgomery-Floyd Regional [Blacksburg] Public Library
Movies, DVDs, VHS
Collections and formats available
Finding movie reviews and criticisms
Media brochures
Search movie collection
Multimedia (database type)
Multimedia services on campus
Innovation Space (formerly called the New Media Center, located in Torgersen Hall)
Labs and multimedia services (includes digital imaging)
Classroom support (of Educational Technologies, located in Torgersen Hall)
Music/audio collections (CD, audiocassette, etc)
Collections and formats available
Media brochures
Music recordings and scores (database type)
My Library Account
Borrower's responsibility
N
Narratives, diaries and letters (database type)
Narrowing or broadening your topic (see also Library Research)
NASA/NACA [National Aeronautics and Space Administration/National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics] (RefSheet guide)
New materials list
New books on display in Newman Library
New Media Center (now called Innovation Space located in Torgersen Hall)
Newman Book Runner (book delivery service for faculty)
Newman Library Classroom (207A Newman)
News, library
News media (resources for research)
NewsOnline (archive of news resources held by the DLA - Digital Library and Archives)
Newspapers and current news sources (RefSheet guide)
Currently subscribed newspapers in Newman Library
Newspapers and magazines (database type)
Night OWL (Outpost of the Writing Lab, satellite location in library)
Non-circulating materials
Northern Virginia Center Resource Center
NTIS Reports (obtaining through ILL)
O
OCLC Reciprocal Faculty Borrowing Program
Off-campus access to library materials
Virtual Private Network (VPN) access to restricted library resources
Off-Campus Sign in (EZProxy)
Trouble-shooting Off Campus Sign In (when using firewalls)
Online chat service (Ask a Librarian)
Chat/Email knowledge base
Online (screencast) tutorials
Optical discs (laser discs)
Organizational chart of the library
Overdue [of library materials] notifications
Overview of the library
P
Paper scheduler, research
Patents and trademarks (database type)
Patents, trademarks and copyright (RefSheet guide)
Patron activity record (My Library Account)
Peer-reviewed journals - see Scholarly journals (see also Research, Seven Steps)
Performing arts and humanities (subject databases)
Periodicals, types defined (see also Research, Seven Steps)
Persistent links - creating or saving
Phonorecords
Photocopy services
Physical sciences and engineering (subject databases)
Place a hold or recall using My Library Account
Pleasure reading books, finding
Poetry and short stories (database type)
Policies
Book appeal form, when to use
Borrowing
Borrower's responsibility
Change of address
Classroom usage
Collection management
Damaged materials
Email notification
Fines
Group viewing of multimedia
Identification accepted at the University Libraries
Lost library materials
Renewal (of materials)
Reserves, general
Popular magazines, defined (see also Research, Seven Steps)
PowerPoint, Microsoft Office (locating computers with these programs)
Printing in the library
Proceedings of conferences (ACM, AIP, ASAE, IEEE, ISI, USAHA)
Professional and trade literature (database type)
Promotion and tenure, resources for faculty (Thomson (ISI) products)
Proxy borrower authentication form
Proxy server (Off Campus Sign In)
Setup and using (Off Campus Sign In defined)
Trouble-shooting Off Campus Sign In (when using firewalls)
Q
Questions
Ask a librarian
Search the chat/email knowledge base
Asking in person or by phone (Library reference assistance)
Comment/suggestion box archive
Email a question
Quiet study areas
3rd floor (entire floor)
5th floor (entire floor)
R
Radford University Library
Rare book collection (see also Special Collections)
Recalling a checked-out book
Reciprocal borrowing privileges at ARL libraries
Recommend material(s) for purchase
Reference and branch services staff
Reference assistance (general information)
Ask a librarian
Online email/chat knowledge base
Desk locations
Business, Humanities and Social Sciences Reference/Research
Science and Technology Reference/Research
Torgersen Service
Email a question
Frequently asked questions
Subject guides (and librarian contact information)
RefSheets, search aids for finding publications in
Case citation abbreviations
Congressional hearings
Engineering
AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
NASA/NACA National Aeronautics and Space Administration/National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
Engineering standards
Forestry resources
Newspapers and current news sources
Patents, trademarks and copyright
Remote storage facility (general information)
Daily operations
Renew checked-out items (my library account)
How to renew
Renewal Policies
Why books may not renew
Report item missing from shelf
Renew checked-out items (my library record)
How to renew
Renewal Policies
Why books may not renew
Report item missing from shelf
Reports, standards and financials (database type)
Request forms
Request a book from a branch library (items sent via library courier)
Request a photocopy of an article from a branch library (items sent via library courier)
Request a book or journal from storage (items sent via library courier)
Request a checked out book
Request a search (for a missing item)
Request purchase of an item
Research and Instructional Services (RIS)
Branch libraries (hours and listings)
Art + Architecture
Northern Virginia Center Resource Center
Veterinary Medicine
Classroom reservation form
Classroom usage policies
Contact your college or subject librarian (assist/teach a library resources instruction class)
College librarian program
Desk assistance (general info and phone numbers)
Business, Humanities, and Social Sciences Reference/Research desk
Science and Technology Reference/Research desk
Torgersen Service desk
Email a question
Government documents (topic guide)
Instruction scheduling forms
Engl 1105, 1106; H1204; Comm. Studies 1105 or 1106
For all other library instruction classes, contact your collegiate librarian
Questions, asking online (Ask a Librarian)
Chat/email knowledge base
Comment/suggestion box archive
Frequently asked questions (about the library and resources)
Reference desks
Business, Humanities, and Social Sciences Reference/Research desk
Science and Technology Reference/Research desk
Torgersen Service desk
Research and subject guides
Guides/handouts to selected databases, subjects, research, and other library services (all are in PDF format)
Subject guides (list of resources to use for specific subjects, includes librarian contact information)
Staff of RIS
Tutorials
Getting started with library research
ISM (Information Skills Modules)
Choosing and Focusing a Topic
Selecting Information Sources
Developing search Strategies
Retrieving Information
Evaluating Information
Using Information Appropriately
Seven Steps to Library Research
Choosing a topic
Finding background information
Finding monographs (books)
Finding periodical articles
Evaluating internet resources
Write your paper
Citing your sources
Additional tips/help
Analyzing the sources you have found
Narrowing or broadening your topic
TILT (Tech's Information Literacy Tutorial)
Research guides, handouts (research guides for select subjects, all are PDF files)
Research guides, subject guides (find databases, websites and other resources about your subject)
Research paper scheduler
Research portal
Reservations, classroom
Classroom usage policies
Contact your college or subject librarian (assist/teach a library resources instruction class)
Reserves
For Instructors:
Placing items on reserve and other services
Copyright Law
End of semester returns
Processing
Missing, damaged, or long overdue reserve items
Reserve request form (VT instructors only: use for library owned materials - web form)
Reserve request form (VT instructors only: use for personal copies - PDF)
Types of materials accepted
For students
Checking reserve items out
Fines
Renewing reserve materials
Tips on searching for reserve materials
Viewing online/electronic reserves: must use Adobe Reader - download here
General information (hours, location, collections, contact info)
General reserve policies
Search Addison for Reserves
Returning library materials
Reviews and critiques (database type)
Rosetta Stone software
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SAE [Society of Automotive Engineers] (RefSheet guide)
SAE Papers, requesting through ILLiad
Safari books online
Scanners
Schedule a library class
Classroom reservation form
Classroom usage policies
Contact your college or subject librarian (assist/teach a library resources instruction class)
Scholarly journals, defined (see also Research, Seven Steps)
Science and Technology reference desk
Screencast tutorials
Search for Reserves (via Addison the library catalog)
Search help for Addison (the library catalog)
Search request form (locate books not on shelf)
Searching tips (Research, seven steps)
Choosing a topic
Finding background information
Finding monographs [books]
Finding periodical articles
Evaluating internet resources
Write your paper
Citing your sources
Additional tips/help
Analyzing the sources you have found
Ask a librarian
Glossary of library terms
Narrowing or broadening your topic
Research paper scheduler
Self guided tours (PDF file)
Seminars (register for library workshops/seminars)
Seminar suggestions (let us know what library resources you'd like to learn more about)
Service desks and locations
Cashier's window photocopiers, fax machine, fine payments, etc (4th floor)
Circulation/Reserves (2nd floor)
Interlibrary Loan ILL (1st floor)
Business, Humanities and Social Sciences Reference and Research (2nd floor)
Special Collections (1st floor)
Special Services (1st floor)
Science and Technology Reference Desk (4th floor)
Torgersen assistance desk (4th floor)
Service and request forms (all)
Ask a reference question online
Change of address in your library record
Classroom reservation form
Classroom usage policies
Contact your college or subject librarian (assist/teach a library resources instruction class)
Comment/suggestion box
Archive of library responses to comments/suggestions
Courier service (about)
Request an article from a branch library
Request a book from a branch library
Request a book or journal from storage
Extended campus [distance learning] access to library resources (email form)
Campus links
Distance education librarian, about
Off campus sign in information
PIDs (Virginia Tech personal IDs)
Services
Fine appeal form
Interlibrary Loan (email form)
ILLiad
ILLiad help
Media booking form (for VT instructors and extension agents only)
My Library Account (check library account activity)
Place a hold or recall an item
Proxy borrower request form
Renew an item
Request an article from a branch library
Request a book from a branch library
Request a book or journal from storage
Request a book that is checked out
Request a search (for a missing item)
Reserve request form (online form - VT instructors only: use for library owned materials)
Reserve request form (PDF - VT instructors only: use for personal copies)
Suggest a book/item for purchase
Services and collections (research guides, all handouts are PDF files)
Services for faculty and graduate teaching assistants
Shelving
Silent [quiet] study areas
3rd floor (entire floor)
5th floor (entire floor)
Slides
Social sciences and education (subject databases)
Society of Automotive Engineers [SAE] (RefSheet guide)
Software on Newman Library and Torgersen computers
Speeches and transcripts, finding
Special Cases, electronic resources (need password to access)
Special Collections
Manuscript collection
Rare book collection
University Archives
Special Services
Stacks, defined (look for term in glossary)
Staff and librarian job openings
Staff directory (all options to choose from)
Alphabetical by last name
College and subject librarians to academic departments
Departmental list
Standards for engineering (ways to locate and obtain)
Statistics and data sets (database type)
Storage facility (general information)
Daily operations
Request a book or journal from storage
Strategic plan, library
Student job openings
Study café constriction blog
Studying in the libraries
Learning Commons
Study rooms, group
Subject guides (resources to use for specific subjects; includes subject librarian contact information)
Subject related content (includes guides to types of materials such as maps, music, etc, refsheets for some subjects, as well as course guides for a specific class)
Suggest an item for purchase
Suggestion/Comment box
Archive of library responses to comments/suggestions
Summon
Surveys and feedback about the library (Let us know...)
Sustainability research guides
Climate change
Green campus initiatives
Life cycle analysis
Renewable or sustainable energy
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable building and design
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Teaching assistants and faculty, services for
Tech's Information Literacy Tutorial (TILT)
Tenure and promotion, resources for faculty (Thomson (ISI) products)
Tests and measures, finding
Textbooks, finding
Themed brochures (highlights of various Circulation/Reserves collections)
Thesauri, almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and miscellaneous reference works
Theses and dissertations [ETDs] of Virginia Tech, electronic
Browse/search for VT ETDs (by author or department)
Search for VT ETDs (keyword or advanced options)
Submitting your ETD (online account form)
Theses and dissertations (database type)
Theses and dissertations (general information)
Thomson [ISI] products (resources for faculty tenure and promotion)
TILT (Tech's Information Literacy Tutorial)
Torgersen Library Classroom (3310 Torgersen Hall)
Torgersen Assistance Desk
Tours, classes and training (general information)
Guided tour schedule (for Newman Library)
Self-guided tours (PDF - for Newman Library)
Trade journals, defined (see also Research, Seven Steps)
Trademarks, copyright, and patents (RefSheet guide)
Trials of databases (potential resource purchases)
Tutorials
Call numbers, how to read
Information Skills Modules (ISM)
Choosing and Focusing a Topic
Selecting Information Sources
Developing search Strategies
Retrieving Information
Evaluating Information
Using Information Appropriately
Screencast tutorials
Seven Steps to Library Research
TILT (Tech's Information Literacy Tutorial)
Typewriters
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University Archives (see also Special Collections)
University faculty, resources for tenure and promotion (Thomson (ISI) products)
University Library Committee Minutes
University of Virginia Libraries
Update My Library Account (in Addison)
V
Veterinary Medicine Library
VHS, DVDs, CDs, etc.
Collections and formats available
Media brochures
Search movie collection
Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century
Viewing policy for groups
Virginia academic libraries (web sites of other VA libraries)
Virginia Heritage database
Virginia Tech's Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)
Browse/search for VT ETDs (by author or department)
Search for VT ETDs (keyword or advanced options)
Submitting your ETD (online account form)
Virginia Tech authors recognition
Virginia Tech's Luna Insight Digital Image Database
VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia
List of participating VIVA libraries
VPN (Virtual Private Network) to access restricted resources from off campus
W
Wireless networking in Newman Library
Wireless networking elsewhere on campus
Word, Microsoft Office (locating computers with these programs)
Workshops, library
Writing Center
Newman Library spring hours
Sun: open 9:00am
Mon-Thu: open 24 hours*
Fri: close 8:00pm
Sat: 9:00am - 8:00pm
*During 24 hour operation, a valid Hokie Passport is required to access or remain in the library between 12 midnight and 7:30am.
Art + Architecture Library spring hours
Sun: 2:00pm - 11:00pm
Mon-Thu: 8:00am - 11:00pm
Fri: 8:00am - 6:00pm
Sat: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
NVC Resource Center spring hours
Sun: Closed
Mon-Thu: 11:00am - 10:00pm
Fri: 11:00am - 7:00pm
Sat: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Veterinary Medicine Library spring hours
Sun: 11:00am - 11:00pm
Mon-Thu: 7:30am - 11:00pm
Fri: 7:30am - 6:00pm
Sat: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Library floor maps
Newman Library first floor
Newman Library second floor
Newman library third floor
Newman library fourth floor
Newman library fifth floor
Art + Architecture Library map
Veterinary Medicine Library
