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Welcome to The Libraries
Be Kind to Books
Books and other resources are often damaged through heavy
use. The Library has a program for repairing materials to
make them available to students and faculty as long as pos
sible. Everyone who uses the Libraries can help to extend
the life of library collections by following a few guidelines:
• Protect borrowed materials from rain
• Handle books carefully, especially when photocopying
• Notify library staff if a book needs repair
• Return books to the Circulation Desk rather than a book
drop whenever possible
• Eat snacks and meals outside the libraries.
For more information about the care of collections, contact
the Preservation Librarian, Andrew Hart, by email
(ashart@email.unc.edu) or phone 962-8047.
Government Documents
The Documents Section of the Davis Library Reference Department
holds documents in print, microform, and electronic formats from the
U.S. government and from international organizations such as the
United Nations and the International Monetary Fund. The collec
tion also holds selected materials from the 50 states of the U.S.
The Electronic Documents area near the Reference Desk contains
public computers for searching U.S., international, and state docu
ments on CD-ROM and disk. Internet sites for state, international,
and U.S. government documents are easily accessible through the
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Editor: Judith Panitch
Editorial Staff: Laura Baxley, Eva Boyce, Tim Clarke, Dara Elmore,
Elena Elms, Joan Ferguson, Tanya Fortner, Leah McGinnis, Lira Terll
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Documents home page. Records for U.S. government documents
from 1976 on can be found in the Libraries’ Online Catalog. Major
indexes to government publications, including GPO Monthly Catalog,
Congressional Universe, and Statistical Universe, are available from the
Libraries' Electronic Indexes and Databases page
(eresources.lib.unc.edu/eid/)-
Help is available for any of these resources at the Davis Reference
Desk, by phone (962-1151), or by email (reference@unc.edu)-
www.lib.unc.edu/house/nonprint.html
Periodicals
Reading Room
Need to read a French newspaper?
How about a journal article in
Portuguese, Russian, Italian, Arabic,
or Chinese? We can help. The
Periodicals Reading Room, located
to the right as you enter Davis
Library, contains journals and news
papers from all over the world. In
fact, our collection of East Asian
materials is so large an entire wall is
devoted to it. A wide range of sub
jects is represented by titles such as
American Cinematographer, Black
Scholar, Farm Bureau News, and
Business North Carolina.
We subscribe to nearly 20,000 serials,
with over 4,500 shelved in the
Reading Room. The rest are sent to
other campus libraries.
Assistance is available during library
hours. For serials information call
962-1067 (9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-
Friday) or Davis Reference, 962-1151.
Penny Persons, Photographer
Nonprint Materials
While the Undergraduate Library is undergoing renovation, the
Nonprint Collection is accessed via the street entrance of Wilson
Library (962-2559). Its audio and videotapes, DVDs, 16mm films,
laser discs, compact discs, slides, records, and equipment serve more
than 2,500 classes each year. Individual carrels are available for lis
tening and viewing materials in the Library; many items may be
checked out for three days. Most nonprint materials are in the
Libraries’ catalog, with printed lists available for browsing in the
Nonprint Collection. Staff can answer reference questions on films
and videos, handle routine repairs, and provide an array of film cata
logs from which films may be ordered for classroom use.
Copies of this publication can be obtained from the office of the
Associate Provost for University Libraries, Davis Library, CB *3900,
UNC-CH 27514-8890 Phone: (919) 962-1301.
Thirty-eight thousand copies of this publication were printed at a
cost of 15 cents each.
www.lib.unc.edu 2001-2002