P.H. Welshimer Memorial Library Handbook

LIBRARY MISSION
Named after the Restoration Movement leader and minister from Ohio, P. H. Welshimer Memorial Library has served the Milligan College community for nearly fifty years. The three-story building was first occupied in November 1961, the gift of the T. W. Phillips, Jr. Charitable Trust and the Phillips family of Butler, Pennsylvania, after an initial gift by the Kresge Foundation of Detroit, Michigan. In addition to books, periodicals, documents, and non-print media, the Library provides access to bibliographic and full-text journal, e-reference, and e-book literature through numerous online databases and electronic resources.

The P.H. Welshimer Memorial Library exists to support the educational program of the College by providing knowledge and information resources, and spaces for study and learning. The mission is achieved through the following activities:

* Acquiring knowledge resources.
* Organizing resources for successful and efficient access.
* Providing access to other libraries and information resources worldwide.
* Assisting users in finding the knowledge and information resources they seek.
* Teaching knowledge and information research skills.
* Providing a setting that fosters study and research.
* Preserving materials for future use.
* Providing special collections focusing on the history of Milligan College and its religious tradition.

THE LIBRARY . . .
Welcome to the Milligan Library! Here you will find a wide variety of materials to support your academic work, and some leisure time reading materials as well. The ability to research, locate, and utilize information is an important life-long skill. Becoming familiar with your college library (its people, resources, and spaces) will enhance your college experience.

. . . AND YOU
This is your College and your Library. Please respect the resources and materials that have been collected and organized at great expense and effort for you and future students.

The Library is an academic facility. Certain standards of conduct and use are necessary for the benefit and comfort of all users:

* The Library provides a variety of individual, and group study and social spaces. Patrons should respect others in quiet study areas.

* Patrons shall display a proper attitude toward property--viewing care of the Library as a matter of stewardship--refraining from abusing or moving furniture, and from acts of vandalism.

* Patrons may bring snacks and drinks into the Library. However, patrons shall help keep the building clean by disposing of all trash properly.

* Under no circumstances are Library materials to be removed from the building without being properly checked out. To do so is to abuse library privileges, to infringe on the needs of others, and to violate the standards of conduct of Milligan College.

IF THE MATERIALS SECURITY SYSTEM ALARMS AS YOU LEAVE THE LIBRARY, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO SHOW CONTENTS OF YOUR BAG OR BRIEFCASE TO THE CIRCULATION COUNTER WORKER. THE ALARM USUALLY INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN TO CHECK OUT A LIBRARY ITEM, OR HAVE A BOOK FROM ANOTHER LIBRARY. Menu

GENERAL INFORMATION
AUDIO CDs
Search for titles in the online catalog. Milligan students and local alumni may check these out for thirty (30) days.

BOOKS AND PERIODICALS
Search for titles in the online catalog. Milligan students, local alumni, and community borrowers may checkout books from the lending collection (located on the Second and Ground floors) for thirty (30) days. Books in Reference (Main floor) and other special collections are non-circulating, and can be used only in the Library.

Current print periodicals (magazines and journals) are located at the rear of the Main floor. Back issues of print periodicals are located in the compact shelving in the Ground floor. Periodicals are non-circulating.  

COPY MACHINES
Two machines for photocopying are located on the Main floor. Use requires a copy card, which can be purchased at the Circulation Counter. A reader/printer for copying from microforms is located in the Archives.

DVDs and VIDEOTAPES
Search for titles in the online catalog. Milligan students and local alumni may check out many of these for three (3) days. Some are restricted to use in the Library only. DVDs (cases only) are browsed in the AV room, discs are obtained at the Circulation Counter.

FLOOR PLAN OF LIBRARY
One page downloadable PDF document (requires Adobe Reader). Opens in new window. (Update of this document is in progress.)

GROUP STUDY AND MEETING ROOMS
There are four group rooms located at the top of the main stairwell on the Second floor. These rooms may be used for study at anytime unless reserved for special group functions. Members of the Milligan College community may reserve group rooms by using the Group Room Reservation Form.

LIBRARY COMPUTERS, LAPTOPS, WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS, AND PRINTERS
Computer terminals for searching the Library online catalog and accessing other electronic resources are located on the Main floor. Additional computer terminals are located on the Ground and Second floors.

Laptop computers are available for check out by Milligan students for in-Library use from the Circulation Counter. All floors of the Library are equipped with wireless network access. Users with their own wireless-capable laptop computer can access the network. Ask a Library staff member for assistance.

There is a printer available on each floor of the Library. Students need to be logged into their accounts to access printer services. Printing is charged to the student's account. Ask a Library staff member for assistance, or contact Information Technology if you are having trouble accessing the printers.

LIBRARY WEBSITE
The Milligan College Library website is the central hub for searching for and accessing the wide variety of information resources provided by the Library. Consider placing a permanent bookmark to the Library website in your web browser for easy access.

NEW BOOKS
Recently received books are displayed on the Main floor in the Reference Area.

STAFF
Visit this link to meet current Library staff (with contact information).

TELEPHONES
A public telephone for free local calls is located at the rear of the Lobby.

WELSHIMER ROOM
Adjoining the Lobby, this room contains the late Dr. Welshimer's personal library. It is a reminder of the vitality of the Restoration Movement and the scholarship of leaders of the movement during the first half of the twentieth century. The room is used primarily for study but can also be reserved for group functions. Menu

READER SERVICES
CIRCULATION (Check It Out!)
Milligan students, local alumni, and community borrowers are encouraged to checkout Lending books from the Second and Ground floors. Bring books and non-print materials to the Circulation Counter at the Library entrance and present your Milligan College ID card.

Reference books, periodicals, and some videotapes do not routinely circulate outside the Library. For demonstration use in a classroom, see a Library staff member for a Special Loan.

RENEWING BOOKS
Books may be renewed for an additional 30-day lending period if not placed on HOLD for someone else. Renewed books are subject to recall if needed by another student. Bring books in or call with the books in hand to identify them to Library staff. Phone 461-8703. You can also click on the "View your patron record" link in the online catalog to see currently checked-out items or to renew items.

RESERVE MATERIALS
Ask for Course Reserves at the Circulation Counter by professor name. Most Reserve materials are for Library use only. Overnight check-out may be available on some items and are due back during the first hour the Library is open the next day.

RETURNING LIBRARY MATERIALS
Please return all Library materials to the Circulation Counter when the Library is open. When the Library is closed, use the Return Slot on the front porch.

PLACING A HOLD ON CHECKED-OUT BOOKS
If a book you need is not in its correct shelf location, check the online catalog to see if it is checked out. If it is, you may place a HOLD on it so it cannot be renewed. Request Holds at the Circulation Counter. You will be notified when the book is available.

OVERDUE BOOKS
Items should be returned to the Library before they become overdue. The due date is included on the receipt you received when the items were initially checked out. You are responsible for the timely return of all books checked out.

Overdue notices are sent out as a courtesy once materials are overdue. Milligan students, faculty, and staff are not charged fines. For local alumni and community borrowers, there is a charge of $0.25 per day for each overdue item, with a maximum of $5.00 per item. The checkout system will automatically block you from further checkouts when you have items seriously overdue.

LOST MATERIALS
The Library should be notified when materials are lost. Charges for lost materials include replacement price plus a processing fee of $20.

REFERENCE SERVICE
The Reference Librarian (and other Library staff on off-hours) is available to assist you with research and in determining resources and materials appropriate to your needs or interests. In addition to in-person assistance, you can also access reference services via telephone 461-8703, or online via email or instant messaging from the Research Assistance webpage.

WELSHIMER LIBRARY COLLECTIONS
The Reference Area on the Main floor contains encyclopedias, almanacs, handbooks, directories, bibliographies, dictionaries, atlases, and other reference tools. Lending books (books that may be checked out of the building) are shelved on the Second and Ground floors. Law Reference, journal and magazine back issues, print periodical indexes and Archives & Special Collections are located on the Ground floor. Menu

RESEARCH SERVICES
REFERENCE SERVICE
The Reference Librarian (and other Library staff on off-hours) is available to assist you in determining resources and materials appropriate to your research needs or interests.

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
The Library provides access to numerous electronic reference, journal databases, and ebooks for Milligan students, faculty, and staff, accessible via the Library's website. Check with the Reference Librarian for specific research needs. When accessing electronic databases from off-campus you will be prompted to login using your name and barcode number from your Milligan College ID.

INTERLIBRARY LOAN
No library has the space or money to collect every book or periodical that its patrons might need to use. However, many libraries lend materials to other libraries. Milligan College Library has access to the resources of thousands of libraries worldwide through the WorldCat online catalog accessible from this Library web page. Requests for books or journal articles via Interlibrary Loan can be made using the appropriate Interlibrary Loan Request Form. There is no charge for this service. The process of requesting, shipping, and receiving of materials varies and can take several days to as much as 2 weeks. Allow sufficient time to receive the material you request. Use of Interlibrary Loan is limited to Milligan students, faculty, and staff.

AREA LIBRARIES
Books may be checked out from East Tennessee State University's Library on a semester-by-semester basis after obtaining authorization from a Full-time Milligan College Library Staff member.

Medical College of ETSU allows in-house use only, or borrowing through interlibrary loan.

Emmanuel School of Religion allows Milligan students to check out books after registering for a borrower's card at their Checkout Desk.

Local public libraries in Elizabethton and Johnson City also welcome use of their materials after registering for a borrower's card. Menu

LOCATING MATERIALS
ONLINE CATALOG
Milligan College participates in the shared online catalog of the Appalachian College Association Bowen Central Library of Appalachia. Currently, 27 colleges among the roughly 36 member institutions in the ACA include their library holdings in this shared catalog. The catalog is defaulted to search only the holdings of Milligan College Library. However, you can search the holdings of any or all of the participating libraries by using the location drop-down menu.

Catalog terminals in the Library are located near the Circulation Counter, on the Second floor near the stairway, and on the Ground floor near the restrooms. The catalog is also accessible anywhere on- or off-campus from the link on the Milligan College Library website.

BOOK CLASSIFICATION
The call number listed on a catalog record and printed on the spine of a book (or non-print media cases such as CDs and DVDs) is the key to locating the book in the Library. It determines the shelf arrangement of books, grouping those together that deal with similar subject matter.

The Milligan College Library uses the Library of Congress (LC) Classification. An outline of this classification scheme is posted on the Library of Congress website. Books are arranged on the shelf alphabetically by the first letter, then by the second letter. When the letters are the same on two or more books, arrangement is then numeric according to the next line of the call number. This pattern continues through additional lines.

Examples:

Numbers to the right of a decimal point in a call number are arranged in decimal order, as demonstrated by the last two examples above (.32 comes before .4).

SPECIAL LOCATION NOTATIONS
ARCHIVES - Inquire in Office
ATLAS CASE - Atlas case in Reference Area
DVDs - Ask for at Checkout Desk
CDs - Ask for at Checkout Desk
JUVENILE - Second floor in Group Room 3
KIT - Ask for at Checkout Desk
LENDING BOOKS – Second (A-PZ) and Ground (Q-Z) floor
OFFICE - Inquire in Office
RARE - Inquire in Office
REFERENCE - Reference Area on Main floor
RESERVE - Ask for at Checkout Desk
2 HR. RESERVE - Ask for at Checkout Desk
VIDEOTAPES - Ask for at Checkout Desk

PERIODICALS AND INDEXES
A current list of all periodicals (print and electronic) is accessible on this Library web page.

The latest issue received of each print journal, magazine, and newspaper is located in the Periodicals Reading Room on the Main floor. Please keep them in this area. Older issues and volumes of journals and magazines are housed in compact shelving on the Ground floor. Back issues of newspapers are kept for one month, except the Wall Street Journal, which are kept for six months. Ask at the Circulation Counter. Periodicals are not routinely checked out. For demonstration use in a Milligan class, see a Library staff member for a Special Loan.

A variety of online journal databases are accessible from this Library web page. When accessing electronic databases from off-campus you will be prompted to login using your name and barcode number from your Milligan College ID. Menu

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