Circulation is expanding into new territory with a 2nd Floor Service Desk, now operational. Students now have a ready resource on the same floor as the general collection for assistance with stacks access and library questions of any sort. Desk hours are Monday thru Thursday, 1:00-6:00 pm, during peak traffic hours. Please don’t hesitate to consult us for assistance with research inquiries or any equipment, including mobile shelving and microfilm. Hopefully this will prove convenient and eliminate the hassle of retreating to the first floor for problems on the second or third.

The Self-Checkout Machine, previously located next to the Circulation desk on the first floor, has been moved to the second floor, near the rotunda. This should prove a more convenient location, as the entire general collection has been moved to the second floor as of this summer’s renovation project. Stay posted for more updates of library equipment and new services.

Thanks to our updated research guides, it has never been easier to make full use of Addlestone Library’s resources. The circulation guide is one of the newest additions to our wealth of helpful material, and can be viewed here:

http://libguides.library.cofc.edu/Circulationservices

Information about all our services and policies is finally in one place.  Everything from a list of reserves you may not know we housed (iPads, cameras, kindles, projectors, etc…) to a comprehensive guide all of our employment/volunteer opportunities has been included. Well designed guides for other library services, in addition to useful pages for various courses, have been up and running as well.

Our annual recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness month here at Addlestone Library kicks off yet again, and yet again we can support the Susan G. Komen Foundation through the donation of Yoplait yogurt lids (please wash). A donation box is being held at the end of the Circulation desk in the library, unmistakable in pink. Yoplait has raised over $34 million to date through the Save Lids to Save Lives initiative. As one in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, this is an undeniably important cause, with the utmost immediacy. Thank you for your contributions, and let’s eat lots of yogurt this October.

Here is a link to Addlestone Library’s new online study room reservation system: http://libcal.library.cofc.edu/booking/study.

WHO MAY USE STUDENT STUDY ROOMS:

• Student Study Rooms are for the exclusive use of College of Charleston students for course related library purposes only.
• Student Study Rooms may not be used for clubs, recreation, regularly scheduled meetings or for campus departmental business including meetings with classroom instructors for regular office hours.
• All Study Rooms are unlocked and available for College of Charleston students on a first on a first come, first served basis, however; group study room users without reservations must leave when requested by a group with proof of a valid reservation, i.e., confirmation of the reservation.

 POLICIES FOR ALL STUDENT STUDY ROOMS:

• Collaborative Study Rooms may be reserved for groups of three or more persons. A maximum of 6 students are allowed in small study rooms. A maximum of 10 people are allowed in rooms 236 and 326.
• Leaving unattended items in an unscheduled room does not constitute fair use and others may use rooms even if unattended items are left behind.
• The Library is not responsible for personal property left in rooms.
• Chairs may not be removed from the rooms.
• No food, uncovered drinks or tobacco of any kind may be used in the rooms.
• The rooms are subject to the Problem Behavior Policy.
• There should be no unnecessary noise, boisterous behavior, musical instruments or loud music played in the rooms.
• Any other inappropriate conduct or behavior (i.e. eating and drinking, smoking, etc.) will result in patrons being expelled from the study room.
• Any problems, scheduling conflicts or misuse should be reported to the circulation desk or the security desk.

ROOM RESERVATIONS:

• Reservations can be made online or via mobile phone by visiting www.cofc.edu/library and clicking “Study Room Reservations”. Only CofC students with a valid @g.cofc.edu email address are allowed to make reservations. Once a reservation is made, the student will receive an email to confirm the reservation. The student must confirm the reservation within 30 minutes of receiving the email to complete the reservation process. You may use your confirmation email to verify your reservation in the event that two groups claim to have a reservation for the same time.
• Reservations may be made up to 14 days in advance.
• Each student can make two, one hour reservations per day, up to 3 times per week.
• Reservations are no longer made in person or over the phone.
• If your plans change, please cancel your reservation before your reservation is scheduled to begin to allow another group to make a reservation. Just click the link provided in the confirmation email to cancel your room.

OPEN ACCESS ROOMS

• Reservations have priority. If you are using a study room without a valid reservation, you must leave when asked by a group with a valid reservation. All study rooms are open and are available (subject to the policies above) on a first come, first served basis.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding Collaborative Study Rooms, our policies or the new online reservation system, please contact the Circulation Desk at circle@cofc.edu or 953-8001.

March 19-25 is World Water week, and your chance to aid the UNICEF Tap Project in its effort to bring clean and accessible water to millions of children around the world. The Hindi classes at the College of Charleston are spearheading campus-wide participation in this very important cause, and have placed a donation box at the Circulation desk in Addlestone Library. Just $1 provides safe water for a child for 40 days. The 2012 UNICEF Tap Project Funds will specifically target Togo, Vietnam, Mauritania, and Cameroon. Thank you for your support.

College of Charleston’s Addlestone Library is hosting a school supply drive from November 14 thru November 23, 2011.  All donations will go to the Teachers’ Supply Closet, a local community benefit organization that provides classroom materials to the tri-county schools with the highest poverty rates.

The top 10 needs of the Teachers’ Supply Closet are: pencils, copy paper, glue sticks, crayons (24 pack), composition notebooks, dry erase markers, pink erasers, Kleenex, hand sanitizer, and scissors.  However, any donations, from new to gently-used, will be accepted.  Donations can be brought to the library’s Circulation desk, or placed by the schoolhouse in the rotunda, pictured below.  Thank you for supporting Charleston’s teachers and students in need.