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Welcome to The Libraries
Services for
Patrons with
Disabilities
The Libraries are committed to
providing full access to collec
tions and services. If you need
special assistance or encounter
any difficulty using the Libraries,
we encourage you to consult
with staff at any service desk. A
TDD phone (962-5108) for the
hearing impaired links to
the Davis Library Circulation
Department. Two wheelchair
accessible workstations are
located in the Davis Library
Information Commons. TWo
study rooms equipped to assist
patrons with disabilities and
learning disabilities are on the
third floor of Davis Library.
The rooms feature computers,
Internet connections, and soft
ware, including:
Dragon Dictate, a powerful
speech recognition program
providing hands-free text
input and control of PC appli
cations by discrete dictation
rather than typing. Trained
users can create documents
using a word processor, com
pose and send email, and
interact with spreadsheets and
databases, all by voice.
Dr-tgnn Naturally Speaking
software recognizes and cre
ates general text from normal
continuous speech. Trained
users can dictate entire para
graphs at a time, compose
email messages, and create
reports just by talking at a con
versational pace.
kur/wfil Omni 3000
software is a reading system
that helps people with learn
ing and reading disabilities
improve reading speed and
comprehension. The soft
ware provides auditory and
visual presentations for
scanned texts and images.
Ck*sed circuit televisions
magnify texts and images for
easier viewing. All TV monitors
in the Media Resources Center
of the House Undergraduate
Library are also capable of dis
playing closed-captions.
Equipment and services are
expanded and improved period
ically. For information, contact
the Office of Disability Services
in the basement of Steele
Building during weekday busi
ness hours (962-8299). Davis
Library also provides access to
the study rooms and can assist
in the use of equipment and
software. Suzanne Lankford
(Reference Department, 962-
1151) is the Davis Library dis
ability services liaison.
In Davis Where Can I Find...
Announcements - Ist floor on easels and 3rd through Bth
floors near the elevators.
Book Checkout - Circulation Desk (Ist floor near exit).
Book Drops (after hours) - Outside front exit and behind
Davis near ATMs.
Books - Stack levels on 2nd through Bth floors. Go to the
Reference or Circulation desk for a handout.
Carrels - Throughout Davis for graduate students and under
graduates working on honors theses. Apply at Circulation.
Change - Circulation Desk (less than S2O).
Circulation Desk - Ist floor near exit.
Computer Lab (ATN) - 3rd floor.
Copy Machines - Ist floor (Serials area and southeast alcove
across from restrooms); 2nd floor (south-central wall alcove);
sth floor (room opposite the elevators). For card dispensers,
see "Tarheel Tellers."
Group Study Rooms - 4th through Bth floors, south wall of
Davis stacks.
Information Commons - Ist floor, across from the elevators.
Instructional Labs - 2nd floor near Microforms Collection.
Laptops and Connections - See "Getting Connected in the
Libraries" (p. 3).
Lockers - Exit area and 3rd through Bth floors near faculty stud
ies (25* per use). Lockers are cleared at the end of each day.
Lost and Found - Circulation Desk. After two weeks, check
with the Alpha Phi Omega campus-wide Lost and Found
(Carolina Union).
Lounges - 4th through Bth floors, northeast and southwest cor
ners.
Messages - Post messages to friends on the bulletin board at
the entrance (cleared daily).
New Book Shelf -Ist floor across from restrooms; selected
titles added on Thursdays.
Newspapers and Magazines - Periodicals Reading Room (Ist
floor on right as you enter Davis).
Getting Help:
Reference Resources and Services
www, lib. unc.edu/ask_menu.htmf
Reference services are provided in all campus libraries. Reference staff can help you find a fact or sta
tistic, get you started on a paper, orient you to the Libraries, or consult with you on a major work
such as a book or dissertation. You can get help in person, by phone, by email, or by using the Web
to get Live Online Help.
New: Live Online Help
www.lib.unc.edu/livehelp/
Communicate in real time with a
professional reference librarian
through your Web browser. Ask
questions and receive answers,
assistance, and even Web pages
via your browser while chatting.
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Pencil Sharpeners - Reference Desk, Periodicals Reading
Room, and 3rd through Bth floors to the right of the stack
entrance.
Restrooms - Ist and 2nd floors at the east end of the building;
3rd through Bth floors near the elevators.
Scanner - Reference.
Suggestion Box - Near the exit gates. Responses are posted on
the bulletin board.
Tarheel Tellers - Information Commons and sth floor (room
opposite the elevators). Add money to UNC One Card or buy a
guest copy card.
Telephones - Near the exit (four pay phones and one phone
for free local calls).
Word Processing * ATN computer lab (3rd floor).
Davis Library
962-1151
Health Sciences Library
962-0800
Law Library
962-1194
Law_Reference@unc.edu
R.B. House
Undergraduate Library
962-1355
www.lib.unc.edu 2002-2003
New: Undergraduates, talk to a
peer! The Student Outreach
Coordinator can provide assis
tance and respond to your con
cerns about the library.
www.lib.unc.edu/instruct/soc.html
Fred Stipe, Photographer