The purpose of Steen Library is to support your research, and the staff and librarians work hard to make sure that you find plenty of high-quality information!
Library resources come with personal assistance.
Unlike the Web, which is primarily do-it-yourself, Steen Library has
a staff that is trained to assist you in sorting through all these information
sources! They can help you learn to use the library's resources and can
answer any questions you have. Steen even provides help through its Web
sites.
Library resources go through
a review process.
Librarians select books, magazines, journals, databases and even
Web sites. This selection process allows the library to collect sources
that are considered reliable, historically relevant, and
valuable.
Library resources are
free or discounted for your use.
Though the books, journals and equipment that Steen purchases are
not cheap, their use is provided to you at minimal cost and with few restrictions.
Library resources are
organized.
Items in all libraries are organized so you can easily find all the
sources on a topic. For example, when you search for a book in the library
catalog you will get a call number. The call number will direct you to
a specific shelf in the library. The other books near the same call
number will cover a similar topic!
Library resources are
meant to be kept permanently.
One of the primary functions of any library is to be an organized
storehouse of in-depth information published throughout time. As well
as finding very current information, you can also find books that
are no longer published and older issues of magazines. Occasionally you
can access these items through digital library collections on the Web.
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