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REFERENCE DEPARTMENT

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Reference Department is the primary information center for the Thomas G. Carpenter Library. The Department provides user education, research assistance, and numerous guides to the many print and electronic resources available in the library. Although the department's primary clientele are UNF researchers, reference staff field questions from researchers all over the world.

The Department's User Education Program provides training ranging in scope from brief individual orientations to instruction designed for specific classes. In addition, the library's one credit course, LIS 1001 (BLISS), provides semester long training in research and electronic data retrieval techniques.

Library User Education
LIS 1001 - Beginning Library & Information Systems Strategies (BLISS)

LOCATION

The Reference Desk is located on the second floor of the library. Library users needing research assistance, assistance in learning to use the library's resources or seeking guidance in efficiently locating materials are encouraged to consult with the reference librarians on duty.

REFERENCE STAFF

Sarah Philips, Head of Reference	sphilips@unf.edu
Jim Alderman, Reference Librarian/Coordinator, Library Instruction	alderman@unf.edu
Eileen Brady, Reference Librarian/Head of Special Collections	ebrady@unf.edu
Signe Evans, Library Services Specialist	sevans@unf.edu
Cynthia Jordan, Reference Librarian	cjordan@unf.edu
Glenda Kelsey, Senior Library Services Associate	gkelsey@unf.edu
Lauren O'Shields Newton, Reference Librarian	lauren.newton@unf.edu
Paul Mosley, Reference Librarian/Head of Periodicals	pmosley@unf.edu
Dee Robertson-Lee, Library Services Specialist	droberts@unf.edu
Barbara Tuck, Reference Librarian/Webmaster	btuck@unf.edu

REFERENCE DESK HOURS

Monday	9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday	9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday	9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Thursday	9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday	9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday	9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday	1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

CONTACT US!

Telephone - 620-2616
Email -- libhelp@unf.edu
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DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Reference Department is to provide an information center which:

Enables students to acquire information management skills which support their pursuit of academic goals and knowledge;
Enhances the professional growth of faculty by supporting teaching and scholarship endeavors;
Provides professional intermediaries between users and information sources; and
Provides high quality information services based on the needs of Library users.

DEPARTMENT GOALS

To provide access to materials and services that support the University's academic programs.

To maintain an information resource center that provides professional service in a user-centered environment.

To provide library instruction programs which enable users to acquire skills necessary to locate and use library resources.

To provide access to materials and services which support scholarship and teaching endeavors of the faculty.

To serve as an intermediary between users and technology-based library resources.

Electronic Library Assistants

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