Page 2 University Daily Kansan, August 19, 1982
Rosemary McDonough, reference librarian at Watson Library, helps students find necessary reference materials.
KU's library system used for research, keeps records for government, University
By GREG HEMBREE
Books, periodicals and government documents are just a few of the items available to KU students and faculty through the KU library system.
Staff Reporter
Watson Library is the core of the KU library system, which contains 1.8 mil- liter volumes.
Watson houses most of the University's library materials for the humanities.
It also contains catalogs, data bases, indexes and bibliographies, which are used to identify and find materials at Watson and other libraries on campus.
Rosemary McDonough, Watson reference librarian, said "research" was not in Watson's name, but that it was used for research.
MEDDOUGH SAID most students found Watson helpful when searching for book titles and research about a particular topic.
Students wanting to learn more about Watson and the other KU libraries should take the library methods course taught in the fall by Rob Milton and Charles Getchell, Watson reference librarians, she said.
The course is designed to familiarize students with the different locations of materials within the building.
Watson's hours this semester are 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday-Thursday. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 12 p.m. until midnight Sunday.
One of the special branches of the library system is the Kenneth Spencer
BEHIND STRONG Hall, the research library opened its doors in November 2016.
A $212,000 gift to the University from Helen Foresman Spencer in memory of her husband, foe whom the library is named, made possible the construction of the T-shaped, four-level building.
Kenneth Spencer, an engineer, business executive and KU graduate, died
The library houses collections from five departments: Special Collections, the Kansas Collection, University Archives, Maps and Government Documents.
Students who are after the real thing could have a field day scanning some of the rare manuscripts and books in the library. Alex andras Mason, Spencer librarian.
The collection includes books on Captain Cook's voyages and copies of journal entries.
THE LIBRARIES' hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.
The Kannas Collection, on the second floor of Spencer, contains 70,000 vol.
The collection gives a cultural and economic picture of Kansas from the 1830s to the present.
The library also is engaged actively in collecting family letters and diaries of public officials and correspondence and account ledgers of business firms
The Kansas collection is available to the public 8 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.
The University Archives on the third floor of Spencer is the repository for official and unofficial records that document the history of Kansas.
The archives, which opened in 1969.
includes student records, photographs,
sound recordings, correspondence and
faculty papers dating back to the early
years at the University.
FOR SPORTS FANS, the Archives represents a trip down memory lane. The Archives contains films of all KU home football games since the 1980s as well as films of post-World War II basketball games and track meets.
John Nugent, University archivist,
said the purpose of the Archives was to
provide the University with documenta-
tional resources, people and events of its
previous years.
Nugent said, however, that the use of certain materials, such as business records, whether official or private, are subject to restrictions stipulated by the donor.
The Archives Library is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday
Another collection tucked away in the basement of Spencer is the map library that contains about 170,000 maps, with some predating 1900.
THE COLLECTION includes subject maps in more than 40 basic subjects including geology, topography, climatic history, transportation, history, and economics.
Maps are available for almost every country in the world, particularly North America.
The map library is open 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Monday, Friday and 4 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday
Next to the map library in the basement of Spencer is the Government Building.
its collection of 638,306 documents and 258,348 microformats including mi-
Marion Howey, documents librarian,
said each state is allowed a certain
number of depositories and for Kansas
the allotment is nine.
been gathered since 1869, when the Library became a federal depositary.
The documents library is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 7 to 10 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
THE ENGINEERING library in the Satellite Union and the science library on the sixth floor in Malot Hall are two libraries in addition to Watson and spencer that together constitute the University library system.
These libraries' hours are 8 a.m. to midnight. Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon until midnight Sun
There also is the Wealthy Babcock Mathematics Library in Strong Hall, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, the music library in Murphy Room, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the room in Summerfield Hall, the natural sciences reading room in Dyche Hall, all of which are open 8 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon until midnight Sunday
There are also the anthropology, sociology and psychology lab in 633 Fraser Hall, the speech and human relations lab in 309 Wescoe Hall, the journalism reading room in 210 Flint Hall, the curriculum lab in 213 Bailey Hall, the French and Italian library in 2056 Wescoe.
Placement Center helps students search for jobs
The fear that accompanies job interviews is likely to render the most hardy of students weak in the knees. This fear often compels students about to enter the job market to procrastinate in the inevitable search for a job.
According to Vernon V. Geissler, University placement director, company recruiters begin arriving on the KU campus very early in the fall semester and continue until late spring or summer.
"The students should be prepared to begin interviewing about three weeks"
Preparing means much more than writing a resume. It means conquesting your future by learning what expect and how to make a good impression, he said.
THE STUDENT MUST learn that the interview process begins long before walking into the interview with the recruiter. It starts with learning how to make a lasting impression with a well-written resume and a good interview as well as knowing when and where the recruiters will be on campus.
"The key to a successful job search lies inevitably with the student."
acquaints students with current employment opportunities.
The University Placement Center, along with the various school placement services, can provide a wealth of information and help for the bewildered student.
THE CENTER arranges on-campus interviews and seminars in interviewing techniques and resume writing and
Coordinating the placement services of the individual schools on campus also
"Students need to interview as much as possible, even if this includes interviewing in other schools besides the one they are enrolled in." Gleissler said.
To facilitate the coordination of possible interviews the center provides a weekly master list of coming interviewers, and of interviews, and where to sign up.
SEVERAL INDEPENDENT and privately funded libraries are not part of the University's system, but do operate as University resource centers.
The center's activities are not limited to seniors about to enter the job market. The services are extended to alumni looking for new employment and to all students who wish to investigate future employment opportunities.
are the key elements in a successful and rewarding job search, according to
Organization, drive and versatility
If a student is close to that long-sought after degree, and wants to receive experience in his field, the center can help coordinate career-related work and internships to help provide that experience, Geissler said.
"WHAT JOBS ARE available?" is the question most asked by students. Geissler said there were jobs available if students were willing to conduct a well-organized job search. Job searches are much like a marketing program with the student himself as the commodity being marketed.
For example, versatility is important to keep from limiting the possibilities that might arise from an interview, he said.
Relocating is hard for some students to consider, so they do not interview with companies away from their hometowns.
Yet, interviewing with an out-of-state company might lead to a job close to home or at the very least give a student the opportunity to interview experience, Geissler said.
The Law Library in Green Hall, an index library, and the Engel German Library in Wescoe Hall are privately funded.
The Law Library is open from 7:30 a.m.-midnight Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-i1 p.m., Friday, a. 8 - m. 5 p.m. Saturday, and ii. a.m. until midnight Sun.
The Engel German Library is open 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.
paint, monday through Friday.
Anselm Library in the
Museum of Art History
which is housed in the Helen Spencer
Museum of Art.
It contains a collection of periodicals and 45,000 volumes in art history, visual culture and language.
The Museum of Art is open 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Satur-
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