{"id":4607,"date":"2018-08-27T22:26:57","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T22:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/?p=4607"},"modified":"2019-08-25T14:22:07","modified_gmt":"2019-08-25T14:22:07","slug":"library-resources-help-matadors-start-the-new-academic-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/2018\/08\/27\/library-resources-help-matadors-start-the-new-academic-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Start Your Semester Off with Library Resources and Services!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3435\" src=\"http:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/01\/Oviatt-Front-4a-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"Oviatt Library\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/01\/Oviatt-Front-4a-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/01\/Oviatt-Front-4a-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/01\/Oviatt-Front-4a.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Hello Matadors! Welcome to the 2019-20 academic year at the Oviatt! We are here to help you get off to a good start.\u00a0Here\u2019s an overview of\u00a0some\u00a0Library resources and services you can take advantage of during the months ahead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ask a Librarian <\/strong>\u2013 Please visit the reference desk in the Learning Commons on the 1<sup>st<\/sup> floor for help with your research questions. You also can access our <a href=\"http:\/\/library.csun.edu\/ResearchAssistance\/AskUs\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc\">24\/7 Online Virtual Reference<\/span><\/a> Chat Room Service, Text or Email your questions. Appointments may be made with a librarian for lengthier consultations on a topic for a research assignment or paper.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Textbooks on Reserve and Course Reserves<\/strong> &#8211; Some textbooks are available through the Campus Quality Fee program.\u00a0You can search for a textbook by your professor&#8217;s last name or course number by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/library.csun.edu\/CourseReserves\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc\">http:\/\/library.csun.edu\/CourseReserves<\/span><\/a>. These and other Course Reserve books are located in the <a href=\"http:\/\/library.csun.edu\/Collections\/RPM\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc\">Reserves, Periodicals, and Microform<\/span><\/a> Room on the 4th floor, east wing of the Library.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Library Technology Services<\/strong> &#8211; Laptop computers, tablets, graphing calculators, mobile hotspots, and more are available for borrowing. Desktop computing, and black and white and color printing are some of the resources available on the 1<sup>st<\/sup> floor Learning Commons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creative Media Studio<\/strong> &#8211; The <a href=\"http:\/\/library.csun.edu\/learning-commons\/creative-media-studio\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc\">Creative Media Studio<\/span><\/a> provides Matadors with the equipment needed to create first-rate, multimedia projects. iMac workstations; cutting-edge software; a soundproof recording studio; video cameras; audio recorders; scanner and 3D printer are available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group Study Rooms<\/strong> &#8211; Group and individual study areas and rooms are available on all floors of the Library. You can <a href=\"http:\/\/csun.libcal.com\/\">reserve a study <\/a>room online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How-to Guides &amp; Tutorials<\/strong> \u2013 Numerous online <a href=\"http:\/\/library.csun.edu\/tutorials\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc\">guides and tutorials<\/span><\/a> can help introduce you to finding articles in our databases and books in our collection. Additional online guides and tutorials can support you from the beginning to the end of your research process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Freudian Sip Coffeehouse<\/strong> &#8211; Local and certified organic brewed coffee, organic teas, baked goods, sandwiches, and other snacks are available in the coffeehouse located on the 1st floor lobby of the Library.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to seeing you and helping you navigate a successful new year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Matadors! Welcome to the 2019-20 academic year at the Oviatt! We are here to help you get off to a good start.\u00a0Here\u2019s an overview&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/2018\/08\/27\/library-resources-help-matadors-start-the-new-academic-year\/\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Start Your Semester Off with Library Resources and Services!<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":4355,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,10],"tags":[24,337,57,339,338,141,336,221],"class_list":["post-4607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learning-commons","category-reference","tag-ask-a-librarian","tag-computing","tag-creative-media-studio","tag-freudian-sip","tag-group-study-rooms","tag-new-academic-year","tag-reserves","tag-tutorials","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4607"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5106,"href":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4607\/revisions\/5106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.csun.edu\/blogs\/cited\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}