Emerald Coast Campus Library
Introduction
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The staff of the University of West Florida's Emerald Coast Campus Library
provides students and faculty with access to information in support of courses taught on the branch campus. The Library serves as an access
point to the holdings of the parent campuses of the University of West Florida
and Okaloosa-Walton College. |
Contacting Us
Location
Library Hours
The Emerald Coast Campus Library currently observes the following schedule:
Regular Hours
| Monday - Thursday |
8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Friday |
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday |
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Sunday |
Closed |
View our schedule
for holidays and other times of the year on
the Library Hours page.
Features of the Collection
Collections include basic reference sources, circulating books, and serial titles in all subject areas taught on the branch
campus. Popular paperback books and online databases are also available. Citations to materials in the Emerald Coast Campus Library may be accessed by using the UWF libraries
catalog. Access to the online library catalog and the World Wide Web are available
in the Emerald Coast Library.
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Reserve Materials
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Course reserve materials may come from the Emerald Coast Campus Library, the parent campuses of OWC and UWF, or from professors.
Course reserve materials specific to the Emerald Coast Campus Library are not listed in the online Course Reserves catalog. |
Emerald Coast Library Policies
In order to accommodate the unique nature of the Emerald Coast Library, there are some variations in loan policies and procedures
from the John C. Pace Library. Overdue fines and bills for lost or damaged materials are handled the same way. Fines can be paid at the Cashiers
Office in Building 1 on the branch campus, or by mail.
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Only six items at a time may be checked out from the Emerald Coast Campus Library. Items checked out from the Emerald Coast Campus Library may be
returned or renewed at either campus. Books checked out from the parent campus may be returned or renewed at the Emerald Coast Campus
Library. Online renewal is also available.
Photocopy Services
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Photocopiers and a transparency maker are available in the Emerald Coast Campus Library. |
Library Instruction
Instruction is provided in a one-on-one setting in a variety of formats -- print titles, specialized computer databases, microforms,
and the online catalog. Bibliographies and point-of-use instructions are compiled and made available to assist users with the Emerald Coast Campus Library materials.
Basic Orientation is also offered. This
fifty-minute lecture and demonstration is designed to familiarize library users with the library's collections, services, and policies. Each
session provides an introduction to the online catalog and an overview of locating research materials
in the library. These sessions are open to all interested library users without prior registration on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Faculty may arrange for the Emerald Coast Campus Librarian to teach library instruction classes. The classes will be taught according to the specific course requirements. The librarian will meet with the faculty member to define teaching objectives.
Getting Materials from Other Libraries
Materials not owned may be requested through Interlibrary Loan or Intercampus Loan.
Donating Materials
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The Emerald Coast Campus Library accepts books and other materials as gifts. Items not meeting the Emerald Coast Campus Library's Collection Development
Guidelines will be forwarded to the main library for retention or disposition as deemed appropriate by the Acquisitions Librarian. |
Dr. Lois Gilmer, Director, Emerald Coast Campus Library
University of West Florida Library
Date Last Updated: May 2006
