We’re excited to meet the new students and faculty coming to Colby College. Over the first few weeks, we’ll be doing a virtual library orientation on Instagram (and this page). We’ll be letting you in on some of our insider secrets for being successful researchers in college and beyond! Follow along at #colbylibrariesorientation. Don’t have Instagram? No worries, check back here often for all the posts!
FAQ
- How many libraries are there? Colby has three libraries!
- Colby has three libraries!
- Bixler (Arts and Music), Miller (Humanities and Social Sciences) and Olin (Natural Sciences, Environmental Science, Mathematics and Computer Science)
- We also have a space in Miller dedicated to the college archive and special archival collections donated to the college, it is called Special Collections & Archives
- Colby has three libraries!
- What days and hours are the libraries are open?
- The libraries’ hours and days of operation are posted here (https://www.colby.edu/libraries/library-hours/)
- What forms of identification do I need so I can check out materials or use online library resources?
- All you need to check out materials (books, computers, etc.) is your Colby card
- To use the online resources you need your Okta account and your Colby username and password.
- What is the address of the libraries’ website?
- What might I use the libraries website for?
- You can use the library website to get general information about the libraries, exploring resources, locationing information for research, and learning how to research and use research related tools and resources.
- Examples include:
- Getting help with citations
- Meeting with a subject specialist to help you with your research and information needs
- Checking your account to see what materials and books you have checked out, etc.
- Using AskUs to contact us with questions.
- Also on the website you can use the search box to find:
- Books, ebooks, DVD’s, streaming and more (books and more tab)
- General search of library collection (OneSearch tab)
- Research articles, primary sources, news sources, images, audio, government documents, datasets and more (databases tab)
- Examples include:
- You can use the library website to get general information about the libraries, exploring resources, locationing information for research, and learning how to research and use research related tools and resources.
- Who can I ask for help?
- If you have a question about finding and borrowing books and using the physical libraries, stop by any of the service desks at the libraries.
- If you need help with a research project. the library has a teaching and learning program, that provides guidance on process, discovery, evaluation and best practices in using information tools.
- Library subject specialists provide individual, customized assistance. Contact them directly via email or chat. Contact your subject specialist directly
- Unsure -use this email to AskUs!
- How can I learn more about the libraries?
- Make an appointment with any subject librarian
- The library will send you monthly emails with best practices and tips for research, using search engines, databases, citations and much more!
- Your professors will often be inviting a librarian to join your class to help with research, citation tips and tools and learning about resources
- Just AskUs!