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Reference Training

Helpful training materials and information for new librarians

Helpful Handouts

 Patron Handouts

Guide Name Description
Accessing E-Reserves Instructions for accessing items online through Course Reserves and ReggieNet

APA Style Milner Library Quick Guide

Provides basic citation information and examples for APA Style

Bloomington and Normal Maps

Maps of places around Bloomington and Normal

Call Number Locations by Floor (green)

Tells library floor locations of different call number ranges and collections

Campus Maps

Name different buildings on campus

Cash & Redbird Card Refund Form Give to patrons to fill out and take to Circulation Desk for refund in case of failed print or copy jobs due to machine errors.

Chicago Style Milner Library Quick Guide

Provides basic citation information and examples for Chicago Style

Comparing Source Types

Chart comparing attributes of popular magazines, trade journals, and scholarly journals

FaxZero flyer Instructions for using the free FaxZero service to send and receive faxes

Floor maps for Floors 2/3, 4/5 and 6/TMC

Front and back sided maps of the floors, with Floor 2 and 3 on one sheet, 4 and 5 on another, and 6 and the Teaching Materials Center on another

Friends of Milner Library pamphlet Information about The Friends of Milner Library

Guest logins

Used by non-ISU affiliated users to logon to guest computers; new set for each week, future sets can be found in cabinets at desk and handout rack in reference workroom

How do I access an article I found in a library database or  Combined Search?

Flowchart showing how to access the full text of articles found using library databses or Combined Search
How do I access a book I found using Combined Search? Flowchart showing how to access the full text of books found with Combined Search

How to Print

Directions on how to add money to card and print

How to Find Textbooks

How to see if the library has a student’s textbook

ISU Career Center pamphlet

Career Center resources and services for students

ISU Red brochure

Information about our institutional repository

iTour Instructions

Information about how to take the iTour and a map of the tour stops on Floor 2

Library Hours

Library hours for current semester

Locating TMC Materials in the Milner Catalog (blue card)

Quick reminder of how to narrow to TMC items in Milner Catalog

Map Checkout Procedures

Patron information sheet about map checkout

MLA Style Milner Library Quick Guide

Provides basic citation information and examples for MLA Style

Redbird Card Info

Locations on campus accepting different kinds of ISU money

We’re Here to Help

Librarians by subject and librarians and staff by department

Work at Milner Library

Flyer about how to check for student jobs at Milner Library

 Faculty/Staff Handouts

Guide Name Description

Desk Opening and Closing Procedures

Procedures to follow for opening or closing the reference desk

Hold Slips

Used to make an exception on a non-circulating item so that a patron can take it out of the library for a specified period of time

Special Loan Permission Slips

Used to place a hold on a circulating item for a patron

Web of Science Quick Reference Card

Web of science tips geared towards librarians