Library Orientation Franklyn Irizarry - UPRM
Library Orientation Franklyn Irizarry - UPRM
Library Orientation Franklyn Irizarry - UPRM
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General <strong>Library</strong><br />
University of of Puerto Rico at at Mayagüez
<strong>Library</strong> <strong>Orientation</strong><br />
<strong>Franklyn</strong> <strong>Irizarry</strong><br />
Director of of Educational Technology<br />
General <strong>Library</strong><br />
University of of Puerto Rico at at Mayagüez<br />
July 2007
Mission<br />
• To support the academic and<br />
research programs of the<br />
University.<br />
• To fulfill the information needs<br />
of the academic community,<br />
and to some extent, the society<br />
at large.
<strong>Library</strong>’s Profile<br />
• Academic and research library<br />
• Second largest in Puerto Rico<br />
• Houses more than 1.5 million vols.<br />
• Three-story main bldg (125,000 2 ft)<br />
• Marine Sciences Col in Physics Bldg<br />
• Closed Circuit TV in Nursing Bldg<br />
• A/V Services in Sánchez Hidalgo Bldg
<strong>Library</strong>’s Profile<br />
• 60,000 users monthly<br />
• Over 720,000 users annually<br />
• Staffed by 79 librarians, assistant<br />
librarians and adm. . personnel<br />
• Opened in 1963<br />
• Designed by Henry Klumb, , Architect<br />
• North & south wings added in 1989<br />
• Annual operating budget: $5.6 mil.
Organization<br />
• UPR Board of Trustees<br />
• President Antonio García-Padilla<br />
• Chancellor Jorge I. I. Vélez-Arocho<br />
• Dean Mildred Chaparro, Academic<br />
Affairs<br />
• Prof. Jeanette Valentín, , Acting<br />
Director of the <strong>Library</strong>, 832-4040<br />
x-3810,<br />
jvalentin@uprm.edu
Organization<br />
Three Main Division/Areas<br />
1. Public Services<br />
Prof. Sara Ruiz, Coordinator<br />
787-832-4040 832-4040 x-2255, x<br />
2151<br />
ruizs@uprm.edu<br />
uprm.edu<br />
2. Technical Services<br />
Prof. Norma Sojo, Coordinator<br />
787-832-4040 832-4040 x-3568x<br />
nsojo@uprm.edu
Organizational Structure<br />
Three Main Division/Areas<br />
3. Educational Technology<br />
Prof. <strong>Franklyn</strong> <strong>Irizarry</strong><br />
202 Sánchez Hidalgo Bldg<br />
787-832-4040 832-4040 x-5478x<br />
firizarry@uprm.edu
First Floor Tour<br />
• Lobby Exhibitions-Online Catalog<br />
• Circulation & Reserve Collection<br />
• Reference & Documents Collection<br />
• U.S. Patent & Trademark <strong>Library</strong><br />
• Gift & Exchange Program Office<br />
• Collection for the Visually Impaired<br />
• Interlibrary Loan Department<br />
• Serials & Electronic Resources Col.<br />
• Computer Laboratory
First Floor<br />
• Office of the Director<br />
• Technical Processing Dept.<br />
• Cataloging & Classification<br />
• Acquisitions<br />
• Accounting<br />
• Webmaster’s Desk<br />
• <strong>Library</strong> Automation Support<br />
• Faculty/Graduate Study Rooms
Mezzanine Tour<br />
• Exhibition Area<br />
• Photocopiers<br />
• Bookbinding Workshop<br />
• Music & Oral History Collection<br />
• Álvarez-Nazario<br />
Collection
Third Floor Tour<br />
• Express Circulation Desk<br />
• <strong>Library</strong> Instruction Classrooms<br />
• Center for the Development of<br />
<strong>Library</strong> Research and Information<br />
Literacy (CEDIBI)<br />
• Group study rooms<br />
• Systems Department<br />
• Puerto Rican Collection
Sánchez Hidalgo Bldg<br />
Second Floor<br />
• Audiovisual Services Dept.<br />
• Graphics Art Shop<br />
• Film & Video Collection<br />
• Multimedia Projection Rooms<br />
• A/V Equipment Lending &<br />
Repair Shop<br />
• Audio Recording Studio
Nursing Bldg<br />
First Floor<br />
• Closed Circuit Television Dept.<br />
Physics Bldg<br />
First Floor<br />
• Marine Sciences Collection
Services<br />
• Website: www.uprm.edu/library<br />
• Online Access Catalog (Tutorial)<br />
• Virtual Reference<br />
• Digital Reserve<br />
• Online full-text databases<br />
• <strong>Library</strong> Instruction Program<br />
• Online educational films<br />
• Computer Lab (57 Workstations)
Services<br />
• Laptop wireless card lending<br />
• Wireless Internet access<br />
• Interlibrary loan<br />
• Bookbinding<br />
• 2x2 ID Photos<br />
• Videoconferencing<br />
• Electronic document delivery
Services<br />
• Video production & editing<br />
• Graphic arts services<br />
• A/V equipment loan & repair<br />
• Film & video collection<br />
• Multimedia projection rooms<br />
• Campus-wide electronic<br />
bulletin board
Services<br />
• Faculty/Graduate students<br />
individual study rooms<br />
• Computer workstations for the<br />
visually impaired<br />
• Multi-format video reproduction<br />
(VHS, CD, DVD)<br />
• State-of-the-art the-art library<br />
instruction classrooms
Services<br />
• Conferences, seminars &<br />
symposiums<br />
• Workshops<br />
• Exhibitions & expositions<br />
• Book presentations &<br />
introductions<br />
• Professional meetings<br />
• Cultural & social activities
Resources Format<br />
• Print<br />
• Electronics<br />
• VHS, CD, DVD<br />
• Microfiches<br />
• Microfilms<br />
• Microcards<br />
• Audiocassettes<br />
• Phonographs<br />
• Photographs<br />
• Audio tape reels<br />
• Paintings<br />
• Transparencies<br />
• 35mm Slides<br />
• Filmstrips<br />
• 8 &16mm films<br />
• Braille<br />
• Others
Full-Text Databases<br />
• EbscoHost<br />
• ProQuest<br />
• Science Direct<br />
• Wilson Web<br />
• Thomson-Gale Research InfoTrac<br />
• Engineering Information Village<br />
• IEEE Xplore<br />
• Chemical Abstracts (in-house)
Full-Text Databases<br />
• GPO Access<br />
• Humanities Full-Text<br />
• Social Science Full-Text<br />
• Education Full-Text<br />
• Applied Science & Technology<br />
• CRCnetBase<br />
• Newspaper Source<br />
• Reader’s Guide Full-Text
<strong>Library</strong> Hours<br />
Fall & Spring Semesters<br />
Mon-Thu<br />
7:00am-12:00mn<br />
Fridays<br />
7:00am-4:30pm<br />
Saturdays<br />
12:00am-5:00pm<br />
Sundays<br />
2:00pm-10:00pm<br />
Summer Sessions<br />
Check <strong>Library</strong> Announcements
For More Information<br />
<strong>Franklyn</strong> <strong>Irizarry</strong><br />
Associate Professor<br />
Educational Technology<br />
202 Sánchez Hidalgo Bldg<br />
787-832-4040 832-4040 x-5478x<br />
firizarry@uprm.edu<br />
www.uprm.edu/library/edtech.html
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