Student Guide to Feinberg Library

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In the Library

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• Get Research Help — Research help desk hours, appointments, and more — all the ways you can get your questions answered
• Textbooks on Reserve — Check the list to see if we have your text in the library. They can be checked out for two-hour periods at the second-floor Service Desk.
• Feinberg Library Guidelines — Guidelines on borrowing materials, eating and drinking, and noise
• Suggest a Purchase — Feinberg Library welcomes suggestions from students for additions to our library collections.

Technology

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• Print, Scan, and Copy — Information on print quotas, buying more pages, color printing, scanning, and Cardinal Cloud Print & Release
• Technology Enhanced Learning Workshops — Learn to use Excel, Mahara, Photoshop, and more
• Software — List of applications installed on Feinberg Library lab computers

LIB 200 Course and Exam

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• LIB200: Critical Research Skills — Required library course
• LIB Proficiency Exam — Exam schedule, registration form, and study tips

Employment

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• Student Employment Opportunities — Information for students wishing to work in Feinberg Library, Feinberg’s Main Computer Lab, the Helpdesk, Interlibrary Loan, or Media Services

Not on the Plattsburgh Campus?

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• Using Your SUNY Plattsburgh NetID and Password — Instructions if you have difficulty accessing Feinberg Library resources

Study Spaces

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While just about the entire building can be used as a place to study, there are some special facilities you’ll want to know about.

• Computer Carrels

  The second floor computer carrels are open and available on a first-come, first-served basis. The carrels are equipped with computers and are networked to printers located at the half-way point along the carrels.

• Deep Quiet Room

  The Deep Quiet room is located in the back left corner of the Reference Room. Strict quiet is enforced here, with no laptops or food allowed. And please remember to turn off your phone.

• Reading Room

  Enjoy a magazine or newspaper in our comfortable new Reading Room, located on the third floor not far from the Service Desk.

• Reserve a Carrel

  Graduate Students are eligible to apply for one of our reserved third-floor carrels. Fill out the Carrel Reserve Form to apply for one.

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  Graduate students may use this form to request a reserved carrel

  These carrels are located on the third-floor mezzanine of Feinberg Library. Use this online form to request a carrel.

  Before submitting your request, please read our Carrel Reserve Procedures:

  • Carrel hours are the same as Library hours.
  • Graduate Student carrel assignments are for one semester at a time; they can be renewed.
  • If demand for carrels is high, you may be asked to share your carrel.
  • No covers or obstructions are permitted on windows in a carrel.
  • Circulating library materials left in carrels must be checked-out.
  • Carrels are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.

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