Spring 2021 Library Hours

Welcome to Spring Semester 2021!

The Lewis J. Ort Library hours are as follows:

• Monday - Thursday: 8:00 am - 9:00 pm
• Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
• Saturday: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
• Sunday: 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm

If you have research questions you can contact a research librarian through CHAT at Ask A Librarian (https://frostburg.libanswers.com/) during the following hours:

• Monday - Wednesday: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm AND 6:00 - 9:00 pm
• Thursday: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
• Friday: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
• Sunday: 1:00 - 9:00 pm

If a research librarian is not available, you can submit a question and a research librarian will get back to you. Additionally, some basic questions may have answers available for you on Ask a Librarian through our FAQs.

Need More Time to Work with a Librarian? Research Consultations are Available

Do you have a research project you are working on that you need help finding sources or other resources for but think that it may take longer than a few minutes to work with a reference librarian at the Reference Desk?

 

The Ort Library offers Research Consultations where you can make an appointment to meet one-on-one with a librarian for 30 minutes (or longer if needed). The research consultation provides an opportunity to:

• Get started on a research project (i.e., identifying a topic, developing a search strategy, discovering the appropriate databases and other research tools.
• Identify research materials inside and outside of the library.
• Evaluate the relevance and usefulness of selected research materials.
• Use library services and collections such as Special Collections and Government Documents.
• Work with equipment such as the microform readers.

You can schedule a time to meet with a librarian by selection the Research Requests link on the library’s home page or clicking on the following link to fill out the Research Consultation form: http://www.frostburg.edu/lewis-ort-library/userserv/research-consultation-services/

Fall Brings ORIE 101 Students into the Library

For the past 5 weeks the Lewis J. Ort Library has been welcoming new freshman students into the library during their ORIE 101 sessions. You may have seen groups of students walking around the library looking for books, group study rooms, and other areas of the library.

The ORIE 101 classes that come to the library get a basic introduction to the library and then they complete a scavenger hunt to “get to know” the library a little better. The students are very competitive because there are prizes for the team that has the most points.

Below are some of the questions the ORIE 101 students are asked.

• How many scanners are located on the 2^nd floor?
• How many individual study rooms are on the 5^th floor of the library?
• What types of resources does Special Collection hold?
• How many people do you need to use a study room and how long can a group use a group study room for?
• If you were looking for books on the topic of Sports and Recreation, in which call number range would you most likely find information on that topic?
• If I want to renew my books online, what link on the library’s home page would I select?

Here are students getting an overview of the library before setting out on the scavenger hunt.

Completing one question on the scavenger hunt – taking a picture with a reference librarian.

A winning team!