Below is a brief outline of the material covered on the tour and a script:

1. Welcome to the Anna Ashcraft Ensor Learning Resource Center.

            a) Please pick up a map as you enter the library, either from the table in the

    front lobby or at the front desk.

b) The Ensor LRC was completed in 1998.

c) The building includes 55,000 square feet of useable space, plus an

    additional 14,000 square feet for mechanical and storage areas (a total of

    69,000 sq ft).

d) The library collection includes 152,000 books and journals, with a

     capacity for 240,000 items. Our collections include:

            i) 116, 000 book titles

            ii) 37,000 serial volumes (journal back issues)

            iii) 5,082 media items – VHS, CDs, audio books, and DVDs

e) The library has 38,650 linear feet of shelves.

That’s 7.32 miles of shelves!

            f) There is seating for 310 people. An average of 700 people a day visit the

    LRC.

g) There are 50 computers on the First Floor in the Reference Room and T3

     Center. You can use these computers for research and writing your

     papers. The library web address is simple, it’s just library.

2. First Floor

This overview begins at the campus (East) entrance and continues clockwise around the lobby. This is just an overview.

            a) There is a phone in the vestibule of each entrance. Local calls are free.

            b) The first room on your right as you come in is LRC 122, the Arnett

                Conference Room.

            c) Immediately off the main lobby is:

                        i) the Circulation Desk and reserves area,

                        ii) the Reference Room and Archives,

                        iii) LRC 150, a classroom,

                        iv) the Jacobs Art Gallery,

                        v) a grand player piano,

                        vi) the Mulberry Café, which serves Starbucks coffee and snacks,

                        vii) the restrooms for this floor,

                        viii) the Display bookshelves, a monthly topical display, and

                        ix) the Current Periodicals Room and T3 Center.

3. Jacobs Gallery

The Jacobs Gallery opened in 2002, with art valued at over $2 million from the collection of Dr. Donald and Dorothy Jacobs. Most of these works can also be viewed on the library web site. Please be sure to visit when the Gallery is open. The Jacobs Gallery is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 12 Noon to 4:30 pm, and Sunday from 1:30 to 4:00 pm.

4. Circulation Desk

            a) Go to the Circulation Desk. You can pick up a bookmark with the library

     hours and policies. Please ask the library staff whenever you have a

     question, they like to help!

b) You will need your G-Card to check out materials from the library. Books

     and media materials can be checked out, but journals and reference

     materials need to stay in the library for others to use. There is a security

     system that sounds an alarm if you forget to check out your books!

c) The Reserves area is behind the Circulation Desk. Ask the library staff

     for books and articles your professors place on Reserve. Most Reserve

     materials must be used in the library.

d) There over 500 DVDs. You may check them out for 3 days using your

     G-Card.

            i) Our collection includes educational, international, and classic

    films.

            ii) We also have recent movies and TV shows. DVDs are free to check

               out!

5. Reference Room

            a) Let’s go into the Reference Room.

                        i) The Reference Room is modeled after the Law Library at Yale

    University. The room was designed around the portrait of George

    Washington, for whom Georgetown is named.

ii) The Reference collection includes both print and online research

     sources. Librarians are available at the Reference Desk to assist

     with your research. You can also make an appointment with the

     reference librarian for individualized bibliographic instruction and

     assistance with your research.

iii) The Reference Room is a quiet area, so please turn off cell

      phones and keep conversations quiet. You don’t have to tiptoe

      and remain absolutely silent.

b) Go over to the Reference Desk an look for the literature rack.

                 The Reference literature rack includes a description of available

     databases and other information. The printer for the Reference Room is

     located at the other end of the Reference Desk.

c) InterLibrary Loan forms are available at the Reference Desk if you want

    to request books or articles from other libraries.

d) Wood shelves house the Scholars Showcase, books and articles written

     by Georgetown College faculty, staff, and students.

e) The College Archives and Special Collections are also located in the

     Reference Room. The College Archives includes information about the

     history of Georgetown College. Please contact the Archivist to make an

     appointment

f) As you leave the Reference Room, notice fireplace and cozy seating area

    around it. This is the Milton and Kathleen Neal Fireside Room. The gas

    fire is usually turned on in the winter; please ask a staff person if you

    would like it on.

6. Current Periodicals and T3 Center

T3 stands for “Tiger Technology Training”.

The Reference Room is a quiet area suited to individual research; T3 is our “noisy” area. The desks are arranged to allow multiple people around a computer, perfect for group projects. You may use your sell phones in this room.

a) Let’s go into the Current Periodicals Room and T3 Center. There is a

    photocopier available. It costs 10¢ in coins, or 6¢s on your G-Card.

b) The “New Books” area includes recent books requested by the faculty.

c) Current Periodicals

            i) We subscribe to over 700 periodicals. The current issues are here

              and the back issues are upstairs, on the Third Floor.

            ii) Our periodicals include both scholarly journals and popular

               magazines. You can get a handout explaining the difference from

               the Reference Room literature rack.

d) The T3 Center is open whenever the library is open.

            i) There are 20 PCs in this area.

            ii) There are 10 PCs in the Mini-Lab. This room is usually locked to

     protect the special equipment inside. Please contact ITS to if you

     wish to use this room.

            e) There is a black and white printer in T3.

7. Second Floor

Go up the main double staircases and turn right. Continue in a clockwise direction around the perimeter of the LRC Second Floor.

            a) This is the Media area. Videotapes and audio books are located here. All

     media can be checked out using your G-Card.

b) Move clockwise (left) around the perimeter of the Second Floor. You will pass

     the restrooms and photocopier for this floor.

            c) Move towards the book stacks, starting in the “A”s.

    Books are arranged using the Library of Congress Classification System,

    or “LC”.  Most college libraries use LC, which is very different from the

    Dewey Decimal system you are probably used to.

            i) You can pick up a brochure explaining the LC classification system

   at the Reference Desk. If you ever have trouble finding something,

   the librarians are glad to help.

ii) The call number for all library materials may be found by using our

    online library catalog.

            d) Continuing around the south side of the Second Floor, the carrels and

     tables here are a Quiet Study Area.

e) Continue around the outer perimeter.

     LRC 241 is a classroom.

f) Here is the Juvenile Collection. Books here have the prefix “Juv”. They

   are arranged using the Dewey Decimal classification system, since this is

   what most school libraries use.

g) There are six Group Study Rooms. Just a reminder, even with the door

     closed your conversations may be heard if you talk loudly!

h) Move toward the elevator.

    There is an internal phone by the elevator. When you pick up this phone,

     it automatically dials the Circulation Desk. You can call to ask for help or

     in case of an emergency.

i) Move toward the stairs.

   We also have a collection of paperback books on revolving racks. Check

   out a mystery, suspense, or romance novel sometime. We have a small

   collection of college fiction and religious fiction, too.

8. Third Floor

Take the elevator or stairs to the Third Floor.

            a) There is an internal phone by the elevator. When you pick up this phone,

     it automatically dials the Circulation Desk. You can call to ask for help or

     in case of an emergency.

b) On this floor are the bound periodicals, also know as the back issues of

     journals. You might remember that the current issues of the periodicals

     are on the First Floor.

c) Also on this floor are microfilm and microfiche back issues of

    periodicals, including back issues of our school newspaper, The

    Georgetonian.

9. Lower Level (basement)

Take the elevator or stairs down to the Lower Level.

            a) There are two computer classrooms: LRC 012 and LRC 015. These

     rooms are locked when not in use. Please contact ITS if you wish to use

     one of these rooms.

b) The Writing Center is available to help you with your papers.

c) The library Technical Services department is in the corner downstairs.

    This is where the books are received and cataloged. You may also wish

     to visit this area if you request items through InterLibrary Loan.

This concludes the tour of the Library.