Upward Bound- History: How to Get the Thing

• When you take something home from the Library, we don't say 'rent'; we say "check out"
• To check something out from the Library, take it to the Access Services Desk, just past the scanners at the entrance
• Make sure you bring your Miner Gold Card (your ID card)

Click on the following links to view a short tutorial on each topic. For flash-free mobile and Apple devices click on

Encore  (2:18)  

Starting Your Research  (1:42)   

Compiling Your Sources: Books  (3:07)   

Compiling your Sources: E-Books  (2:03)  

Compiling your Sources: Government Documents  (2:28)  

The Library of Congress Classification System   (3:28)  

SuDoc Call Numbers  (4:22)  

The Dewey Decimal Classification System  (5:09)  

• To get your hands on an actual item, you first need to make sure that it is AVAILABLE
• This means that it is not checked out by someone else, damaged, overdue, missing, or otherwise not ready to be taken home with you

• If it's available, you need to know what collection it's located in
• In the example below, the item is located in the Main Stacks

• Don't know where the collection is located in the Library? No problem.
• Simply click on the location
• A description of the location will pop up 

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• Everything located in the Library has a call number (circled in Orange).
• Every item (book, dvd, governmet document, etc.) has a unique call number
• A call number serves as a street address for an item
• The location guide can be used to determine which floor to look for an item in the Main Stacks, depending on the call number

• If you're trying to access something electronic, open it by clicking the link located next to the arrow NOT the title

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