Information Literacy Instruction

Cephalonian Questions

How many libraries are there at UNM?
Four and describe them and what they contain
How many books are there in the UNM Libraries?
Over three million, talk a bit about collections
That's a lot of libraries and some of them are big! I'm already feeling lost, where can I get help?
Describe Ask a Librarian service and service desks
My mom emailed me a pic of my pet iguana Roly-Poly, is there someplace in the library where I can print him out?
Printing/scanning/photocopying, $10/semester, every library has printers/scanners, lobocard is your print card
I need like 50 books for my paper, can you even check out that many?
Borrowing materials, 200 items is the limit, 60 day borrowing period with 2 renewals, lobocard is your library card
I am INCREDIBLY POPULAR! Everyone wants to hang out with me all the time. When will I find time to get to the library?
Hours, also, libraries all over campus.
My library at home has movies I can check out for free. Do you?
Excellent movie collection at FADL
My professor said she put our textbooks on reserve in the library, so maybe I don't have to buy all of them. Where is that?
Talk about course reserves, print and online
Does the library "shush" people? How quiet do I really have to be here?
Different kinds of study spaces, including quiet and loud
I just finished cooking up a big batch of spaghetti and hot dogs, but I need to study. Can I eat it in the library?
Discuss liberal food/drink policies
YOU DON'T HAVE WHAT I WANT!!
Describe Library Express/ILL services
I need help with my research but my dog is using me as a pillow. Can I get help without leaving my room?
Ask a Librarian works off-campus too!
My arms are really puny & books are SO heavy...Do you have anything lighter?
E-resources, books & journals
I can't use the normal computers at the library because I'm SO HOT the other students are constantly hitting on me. How am I supposed to get any work done?
Check out a laptop and hide in the stacks or a group study room.
I want to use this great Cosmo article about waxing for my paper, but my professor said that Cosmo's not an "Academic Journal." What does that mean?
Why bother using the library when I can use my beloved Google?
This is the year Google and Wikipedia will start to fail you.
Help I can’t find enough information on my research topic. What can I do to find additional information?
Help! I got over 40,000 results when I did a search on my topic, what can I do to get fewer results?
My instructor told me that I had to use three different formats for resources for my paper. What is a format?
I need to cite the sources that I used what writing my paper, where can I get help with citations?
What are the regular hours of the Library?
Do I need a card to use the Library?
My professor said she left books and notes in the Library for my class. Where do I go to get them?
I need to print some stuff out and make copies. How does that work?
I heard I can eat in the library! What’s the deal?
How long can I check books out for? What happens if they’re overdue?
Where are the books?
Do I have to sit by myself here? What if I want to study with a group?
What kinds of questions do you answer at the Reference Desk?
Can I use the computers in Reference to check Facebook?
Do I have to be in the Library to get research help?
This place is big! What if I can’t find what I need?
What does “Reference” mean, anyway?
Are there any maps I can use to find my way around?
How do I find books in the library?
What if I want a book or article, and it’s not here?
How do those long call numbers work?
I need something called “scholarly articles” for my research project. How can I get help?
What’s the difference between using the stuff on the Library’s web site versus just searching in Google?
Do you have any thing that can help me cite the sources I use in my papers?
Is there anything else on the Library’s web site I should know about?
Does this library “shush” people? How quiet do I really have to be here?
Can I have a pizza delivered here?
My library at home has movies I can check out for free. Do you?
Are there any fiction books here?
Where’s the bathroom?
wou.edu
How long can I check stuff out?
When is the library open?
Can I talk in the library?
How do I know when my stuff is due?
What is my H: Drive?
What is Interlibrary loan?
Where can I find articles?
Where can I go where it is quiet?
What are print credits?
Do I have to be at the library to do research?
What is Summit?
Where can I print my paper?
What are course reserves?
Who would win in an epic battle between librarians and zombies?
Do you have movies?
I like this room. I like it a lot. Can I stay here after class and keep working?
If I check out a book for this class, and then I need one for another class… I guess I have to finish the first one before I can borrow another?
I’m taking 21 credits, & working 3 jobs and I’m really stressed out. I don’t have time to come to the library. Also, you need to talk faster you’re wasting my time with your pauses. Where’s the Starbucks?
I’ve got a group project in another class, and there’s never any space to work in the library. We’ve already been kicked out of Frontier twice. Any ideas?
When I was searching the library catalog, I kept finding things that looked good, but when I click on it, it said UNM doesn’t have it. Is something wrong with your catalog?
I get it: Everything I find on Google and Wikipedia is bad, everything I find in the library is good. Can I leave early?
I read a book once. It was called Green Eggs and Ham. Does the Library have it?
Ok, but isn't the library just, like, the old-fashioned way to get information?
I should know how to use the library already- won't I look stupid if I ask for help?
What's the difference between searching a database and searching in Google?
What is the difference between popular and scholarly articles?
There are so many databases in that A-Z list, my eyes are crossing. How do I know which one to use?