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Academic Support Services
We provide the following academic facilities and services in support of your academic endeavors:

Cline Library
Our library is the center of academic life at NAU, and we offer full library services to all members of the graduate community. We are open seven days a week except during some holidays; for information about our hours, call 520-523-4459.

For all other information, contact Cline Library (building 28), NAU, PO Box 6022, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6022 (520-523-6805).

In 1992, a major building addition and renovation more than doubled our library's size. In this expanded facility, you'll find our current periodicals reading room, group study rooms, media viewing and screening rooms, library instruction room, quiet study areas, and locked carrels. (As a graduate student, you can apply at the library administrative office for semester-long use of these individual study carrels.) We also have complete photocopying facilities for print and nonprint materials.

To assist in your academic endeavors, we have more than 1,500,000 volumes, including 550,000 books; 400,000 government documents; 38,000 maps; 370,000 microfiche; 24,000 microfilm reels; 24,000 sound recordings, videos, films, and other nonprint media; and 142,000 bound periodical volumes. Cline Library is also a selective depository for U.S. government documents, and we maintain a limited collection of State of Arizona publications. Our current periodical subscriptions number 5,400, including sixty-five local, national, and foreign newspapers. Our library collections are cataloged and arranged on open shelves according to the Library of Congress classification system.

You can borrow books for up to ninety days and renew them in person or by phone. You can also use our on-line library information system, either within the library or through dial-in access. The on-line system describes all Cline Library holdings and those of several other university libraries, including Arizona State University. We also have databases that provide extensive coverage of the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

In addition, we have other services and collections that may be of interest to you; we describe these in the paragraphs that follow.

Reference Department
We offer you a wealth of services at our reference desk, including general assistance in using the library's collections and services. This department houses the reference and government-documents collections and provides access to the library information system, the Internet, and many other databases. In addition to searching these on-line and CD-ROM databases, we can perform on-line computer searches of more than 350 databases for you at a moderate cost.

Other services include research consultation and a library instruction program offering tours, specialized orientation programs, workshops, and class instruction.

For more information, call 520-523-6805.

Interlibrary Loan
If you need materials not owned by Cline Library, you can use interlibrary loan for rapid access to the books and articles not available in Cline Library's collections. You can request such materials in person or by electronic mail.

With an official NAU identification card, you can also borrow library materials in person at Arizona State University and the University of Arizona.

For more information, call 520-523-6808.

Media Services
Located on the first floor of the library, Media Services offers faculty and students an extensive array of media and multimedia resources and services. Our holdings include a CD-ROM collection that you can use at multimedia workstations within the area and a circulating collection of audio and video recordings that cover a broad range of academic disciplines.

NAU faculty and teaching assistants can also borrow films and videos not available at NAU through free interlibrary loan from Arizona State University, Arizona State University-West, and the University of Arizona. Our staff can arrange these loans for you at no charge as well as loans from other universities and agencies on a rental basis. For more information about this service, call 520-523-6820.

Also available in Media Services are screening rooms, media carrels, and multimedia workstations for accessing media collections and other resources such as music reserves, NAU telecourses, and campus cable. We have assistive technology for library users with special needs, including access to a workstation equipped with software that can "read" the computer screen for the visually impaired. Many, though not all, of our video recordings are captioned for the hearing impaired.

Finally, we provide consultation and instruction in the use of media and multimedia resources, media reference and referral, management of the campus film series, audiotape duplication of uncopyrighted material, and short-term loans of media equipment. Graduate students can arrange to borrow media equipment by presenting a validated NAU ID at the equipment service area on the library's south side. We provide two free ten-minute parking spaces to accommodate users who are picking up or returning equipment. For more information about media equipment loans, call 520-523-6822.

Microform Collections
In our microforms room on the second floor of the library are extensive collections of diverse subject matter available on microfilm, microfiche, and microcards. We also have high-quality copying facilities readily available.

Examples of collections include ERIC, Human Relations Area Files, English Books, Early American Imprints, British Parliamentary Papers, Landmarks of Science, Western Americana, American Culture Series, and American Periodical Series.

Our staff in the current periodicals area and at the reference desk can help you locate microform collections that are available for your research. For more information, call 520-523-6847.

Forestry Collection
We have a classified collection of more than 30,000 research reports, papers, bulletins, reprints, and other research literature to supplement the book and periodical holdings in this field. You can find this collection on the first floor of Cline Library.

Children's Literature Collection
Also on the first floor of the library, we have a representative collection of children's books for use in NAU's courses in children's literature. Our collection contains Caldecott and other exemplary, award-winning titles representative of the best achievements in children's literature.

Special Collections and Archives
On the second floor of the library, we have extensive collections of books, periodicals, newspapers, maps, prints, manuscripts, photographs, films, and oral history recordings that provide a wealth of primary and secondary sources for both general readers and serious researchers. NAU's archives, also located in this area, contain primary and secondary sources relating to the university, including original copies of all theses and dissertations written at NAU.

Special Collections offers materials on all aspects of the Colorado Plateau, with a particular emphasis on northern Arizona. Examples include the extensive archives of the Arizona Lumber and Timber Company, the Babbitt Brothers Trading Company, the Phillip Johnston Collection (code talkers), and the Arizona Historical Society-Pioneer Museum Research Collection.

The famous Emery Kolb Collection includes more than 250,000 photographs and rare motion-picture footage of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River area. (Kolb was a photographer and explorer of the Canyon from 1902 to 1976.)

Other large collections include the Arizona First Interstate Bank Archives, the Bruce Babbitt Gubernatorial and Presidential Election Papers, the Butchart Grand Canyon Collection, the Fred Harvey Collection, the Allerdice Collection of Extremist Literature, and the Elbert Hubbard Roycroft Press Collection of more than 600 rare, fine press items.

You can access our department's image database of digitized photographs and manuscripts on the World Wide Web at http://www.nau.edu/~cline/speccoll/imagedb.html.

For more information, call 520-523-5551.

Field Services
Graduate students living outside the Flagstaff area can access the library through our Field Services department. We provide reference assistance, computer searches, and help in retrieving books and journal articles from our library and from other libraries through interlibrary loan. Our Field Services staff are also available to provide library instruction or presentations to statewide classes on research methods.

For more information or to request a Cline Library Statewide Programs brochure, call 520-523-9478 or 800-247-3380 or send e-mail to lib@a1.ucc.nau.edu.

Professional Librarians
James M. Armour, M.L.S., Head of Collection Development
Communication, humanities, religious studies (University of Oregon 1971)

Donald T. Baker, M.L.S., Systems Manager
Computer science (University of Arizona 1996)

Claudia J. Bakula, M.L.S., Associate University Librarian
(University of Arizona 1985)

Joe Brewer, M.L.S. Field Services Librarian
Psychology (University of Arizona 1993)

Cynthia Childrey, M.L.S., Head of Reference Services
Business, hotel and restaurant management, women's studies, government documents (Simmons College, Boston 1987)

Muriel J. Coil, M.A., M.L.S., Education Specialist and Librarian
Education, educational psychology (Northern Arizona University 1981)

Brad Cole, M.S., Curator of Manuscripts
(Utah State University 1986)

Jean D. Collins, M.L.S., Dean and University Librarian
(University of Illinois 1965)

Gary L. Gustafson, M.A., M.L.S., Statewide Electronic Services Librarian
History, Internet instruction (University of Illinois 1987)

Rebecca Harner, M.L.S., Reference Librarian
Chemistry, geology (University of Arizona 1988)

John Harrison, M.L.S., Acquisitions Librarian
(University of Texas-Austin 1993)

Robert H. Hassell, M.A., M.L.S., Reference Librarian
Engineering, mathematics, physics, astronomy (University of Chicago 1980)

Emily S. Hill, M.L.S., Head of Media Services
Media collections, modern languages (University of North Carolina-Greensboro 1974)

Marguerite E. Horn, M.L.S., Head of Bibliographic Services
(University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 1972)

Karen Jaggers, M.L.S., Head of Field Services
(North Texas State University 1973)

Kevin Ketchner, M.L.S., Reference Librarian
Bibliographic instruction, library tours, anthropology, environmental sciences, Quaternary studies (University of Arizona 1992)

Pete Looney, M.L.I.S., Senior Instructional Technology Librarian
(University of California-Los Angeles 1995)

Betty J. Mason, M.L.S., Field Services On-line Reference Librarian
Native American studies, Asian studies, Latin American studies (University of Oklahoma 1981)

Thomas G. McFadden, M.A., M.L.S., Associate University Librarian
Philosophy, biology (University of Pittsburgh 1977)

William H. Mullane, M.L.S., Special Collections Librarian
Special collections, criminal justice (Kansas State Teachers College 1967)

Debra Osato-Brewer, M.L.S., Cataloging Librarian
Government documents cataloging, nursing, dental hygiene (University of Arizona 1992)

Bruce W. Palmer, M.L.S., Senior Reference Librarian
Economics, political science (University of Arizona 1978)

Laine Sutherland, M.F.A., Curator of Photography
Art and design (Arizona State University 1990)

Karen Underhill, M.A., Head of Special Collections and Archives
Southwest studies (University of Arizona 1990)

Computing Technology Services
NAU provides you with access to a variety of computing facilities, from central servers to individual microcomputers. In addition to the centralized computing facilities described here, many department have PCs and workstations that you may be able to use; check with your department for information about such facilities. All students are eligible for electronic mail accounts through Computing Technology Services; call our Help Desk (523-9111) for more information.

Microcomputers
We have IBM and Macintosh microcomputers available for your use in centralized labs on both ends of the Flagstaff campus. Call our Learning Resources Center (523-3210) or CTS North (523-1351) for information about specific equipment locations.

We also have word processing software for all of this equipment, as well as a variety of other software. You must show your ID to check out any software that is not hard-drive resident.

Central Servers
We maintain a variety of computing services on our VMS and UNIX machines. You can access electronic mail, the Internet, statistical packages, and other services through a personal dial-up modem or from our centralized computer labs or Cline Library. Call our Learning Resources Center (523-3210) or CTS North (523-1351) for more information about these systems.

General Information
Contact our Student Help Desk (523-9294) for general information about computing on campus. Our staff members can also refer you to other sources of information. You can also write to Computing Technology Services, NAU, PO Box 5100, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5100 or send electronic mail to: help@dana.ucc.nau.edu.

On the Internet, you can find out more about NAU by accessing NAU's web server (http://www.nau.edu).

On-line Student
and University Information
LOUIE (the Lumberjack's On-line University Information Environment) is a hands-on, on-line computer system that can provide you with useful, up-to-the-second information retrieved directly from administrative databases. The information comes in the form of a computer screen report.

You can use LOUIE to see your personal student account information (including holds and financial aid), your academic transcript, your semester schedule(s), and pertinent and timely information about courses and their availability. You can also use LOUIE to establish your own e-mail account.

LOUIE workstations (kiosks) are located throughout the Flagstaff campus, including the Gammage lobby, the advisement center, the central and north unions, du Bois conference center, Computer Technology Services computer labs, numerous residence halls, and Cline Library. In addition, we have kiosks at NAU-Yuma and NAU-Paradise Valley, and other sites are becoming available, including academic college locations, dorms, and additional administrative and statewide locations. At some of these kiosks, you can print LOUIE reports to paper.

You can also reach LOUIE from home, using your own personal computer, by calling any of the following modem numbers: 520-523-4966, -0967, -0968,-0969,-0971,-0972. Modem settings are baud=up to 9600, data bits=8 stops, bits=1, parity=none. In addition, you can access LOUIE on the World Wide Web at http://www.nau.edu/louie.

Before you can see personal information on LOUIE, you must first establish your own personal identification number (PIN). You do this yourself, using the LOUIE system, by simply selecting the "set/update your PIN" option and follow the instructions that are provided.

You can get assistance on using LOUIE by calling the Help Desk at Computer Technology Services (520-523-9111). Help Desk hours are from 8 to 5, Monday through Friday.

The LOUIE system is embedded within NAU's greater Campus-Wide Information System (CWIS), and you can explore the CWIS by going to other screen menus located above the LOUIE menu. From there, you can get general university information, administrative and academic information, event calendars, off-campus information services, and much more.

International Opportunities
We recognize the increasing internationalization of all academic knowledge and encourage you to consider including international experiences in your program.

Our Office of International Studies maintains current information on Fulbright grants and other opportunities for study abroad. For information about opportunities for international study, contact the Office of International Studies, room 101, University Union (building 30) PO Box 5598, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5598, or call 520-523-2409 (fax 520-523-9489).

Traveling Scholars Program
This program of the Arizona University System is designed to enable you to take advantage of programs or special resources available at another university within the system that aren't available at your own institution. These include, but aren't limited to, special course offerings, research opportunities, unique laboratories, foreign study programs, and library collections.

If you are enrolled and in good academic standing (3.0 grade point average) in one of the institutions of the Arizona University System, you may be designated a traveling scholar by prior mutual agreement of the appropriate academic authorities at both the sponsoring and hosting institutions. Normally, traveling scholars are approved for a period of one semester, but this may be extended by mutual agreement of both the sponsoring and hosting universities.

As a traveling scholar, you have two options:

For more information, contact the Registrar's Office at 520-523-2108.

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