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Fall 2010

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> Dean's Column Beyond bricks and mortar Library users benefit from system of resources Reference Point is published biannually by University Libraries. Address questions and suggestions to: Office of the Dean Park Library 407D Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 Editorial Board Thomas J. Moore Dean of Libraries Richard Cochran Associate Dean of Libraries Megan Moreno '06 Director of Development and Community Outreach Gerry Edgar Manager, Library Business Services Reference Point Coordinator Production CMU University Communications Writers Dan Digmann John Ketchum Sharasa Henley Editor Dan Digmann Designer Nathan Jones '10 Photographers Robert Barclay Peggy Brisbane Printing CMU Printing Services Libraries' website lib.cmich.edu Academic Year Library Hours Mon - Thurs: 7:50 a.m. - Midnight Fri: 7:50 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sat: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sun: Noon - Midnight Reference Desk 989-774-3470 libref@cmich.edu Tom Moore Much to my pleasure, people frequently tell me what a wonderful library we have at Central Michigan University. I know often people mean that Park Library is an attractive and terrific facility. For our clientele on campus in Mount Pleasant and in the area community, the beautiful bricks and mortar library is indeed an outstanding resource. It offers an unrivaled environment for intellectual inquiry, study, academic and social interaction, and a highly appreciated site for complementary academic support services and cultural enrichment programs. However, the essential element is not the facility, of course, lovely as it is, nor even the conspicuous scholarly collections, extensive and valuable as they are. Rather, it's the myriad interlocking parts and pieces, comprising a highly organized system of resources and services, that enables our library users, including CMU students who have never set foot in Mount Pleasant, to identify, acquire, and employ or enjoy the right information, book, article, or multimedia item where and when they need or want it. This orchestrated system includes the websites and online catalog CENTRA, the expertise and efforts of library staff, the combined paper and digital collections, and much more. While centered in an architecturally splendid building, much of this less physical and less visible library core extends through web 2 CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity within its community (see cmich.edu/aaeo). UComm 8350-4,106 (9/10) magic to students and faculty across campus and across the wide world of off-campus and online programs. It also extends into the future as our staff today works diligently preparing to support CMU's academic programs of tomorrow, including the new College of Medicine, which will enroll its first class in 2012. Yes, we truly do have a wonderful "library" at CMU, of which all of us can be proud! I hope you enjoy the news and views in this Reference Point issue. It's been redesigned for a new look and to make extra audio and video features available online; look for the library.cmich.edu/pubs after selected articles in this newsletter. Let us know your comments and questions. Tom Moore Dean of Libraries Yes, we truly do have a wonderful 'library' at CMU, of which all of us can be proud! In Park Library's Course Reserves and Copyright Services office Ted Clayton, CMU political science professor, discusses with Laurie Bellinger, library specialist clerk, the Libraries' copyright permission services for the documents he wants to post electronically for his students.

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