Library

A Reminder About Security in the Library!

Just a reminder from the Library staff to please protect your valuables while studying. Most thefts of personal property in public places are usually the result of an opportunity the victim gives the offender...like leaving your stuff unattended. Eliminate the opportunity, and you can eliminate the crime!

If you see someone acting suspiciously in the Library, please alert the Library staff or Security.

Pardon the Noise on the 8th Floor

Library staff will be shifting materials on the 8th floor during the months of January, February & March 2008. Most of the work will take place in the afternoons and evenings. Some of the shelving adjustments will require us to make some noise. If you require a quiet place to study, you may want to choose one of the Library’s other floors during this time.

Spring Library Hours

Library Hours (January 22):

Reference Librarian Hours

Featured Resource: ProQuest Wall Street Journal

Reading your favorite newspapers online may not be as easy as you thought. Some major newspapers like the New York Times allow readers to register for free and access all current and historic content. Others, like the Wall Street Journal, though, require a paid subscription to access most articles on their website. As a student, you may not have money to spare for a daily newspaper or an online subscription. However, you can get today's newspapers through a variety of online resources at the Library! The Wall Street Journal is available through ProQuest. Other newspapers (such as the Chicago Tribune & the Chicago Sun-Times) are available through the America's Newspapers database.

To read today's Wall Street Journal, go to the Publications tab in ProQuest. Click on the Wall Street Journal; Eastern edition link. Then, choose today's date. Alternatively, you may perform a keyword search from the default Basic or Advanced tabs. The online edition of the Wall Street Journal begins with the January 2, 1984 paper and is updated daily.

ProQuest, like many of the other library databases, will allow you to create an alert. Just click on the Set Up Alert link. Each day ProQuest will search the Wall Street Journal for your topic and email you links to articles that contain your search terms.

If you hate reading newspapers online, you are always welcome to visit the Library and read today's papers in the Leisure Reading Room. If you have any questions about ProQuest or any other library database or service, please contact the reference desk (refreq@kentlaw.edu).

General Library Policies

Library Rules

While using the Downtown Campus Library, please observe the following rules and polices:

Guard Your Valuables

Please guard your valuables when using the library! Recently, two wallets were reportedly taken out of student backpacks which were left unattended.  Thefts of this nature are usually the result of an opportunity the victim gives the offender.  Eliminate the opportunity, and you can eliminate the crime!  Please protect your valuables.

Courteous Behavior

Please respect the rights of others who wish to study and work in the Library. Keep your study area neat and clean. Walk quietly through study areas. Don’t block pathways with your laptop cord (plug it in under your table). Erase the whiteboard/chalkboard in your study room when you leave. Don’t move the furniture around. Keep your feet on the floor, not on the chairs. Generally, treat others the way you wish to be treated. 

Food and Drink

You may bring any drink into the Library. We ask, however, that you pick up after yourself and use the appropriate recycling bin. Food is never allowed, so don’t bring it into the Library.

Noise & Cell Phones

Please respect the other patrons in the Library and whisper quietly if you need to communicate with others in the library. Please do not use your cell phone in the Library, computer lab, or study rooms. If you need to make a call, take your cell phone outside the Library or into one of the stairwells. Keep noise levels down on personal music devices, and always wear your headphones. If noise in the Library is bothering you, inform the Circulation Desk.

Unattended Belongings

Please do not leave your personal belongings unattended. The Library is open to the public and thefts, while not frequent, have occurred. Belongings that are left unattended will be taken by security. If you are missing any personal items, please tell the Circulation Desk on the 9th floor as soon as possible so that security can be notified.

Use of Library Materials

Please handle all library materials with care. Refrain from writing in or marking-up library materials. If you cannot reach a book on a shelf, please ask a member of the library staff for assistance. Move unwanted library materials to a re-shelving area or return to the Circulation Desk. Do not “hide” library materials in the stacks. If a book that you are using is damaged, please let a member of the staff know; most of the time, we can fix the problem. Please remember that library materials are for the use of everyone.

Other Reminders

• Please do not sleep in the Library.

• The DTC is a smoke-free campus.

• All computers in the Library are subject to IIT’s Computer acceptable use policy, available online at: http://ots.iit.edu/policies/acceptable_use.php

• No pets are allowed in the Library.

• Persons under the age of 18 should be supervised by a parent or guardian at all times.

• Please do not disturb the “Emergency Heat” switches located throughout the Library.

• Members of the public who do not follow these rules may be asked to leave and/or barred from the Library; students may be referred to their academic dean for appropriate disciplinary action.

• If you observe suspicious behavior, please contact a member of the staff immediately.