Passwords cannot be issued via email or the telephone!
What should I do if my Blackboard password doesn't work?
First, double check that you are typing in your Username (lastname.firstname) and Password (current password picked up at this year's Registration). If it still doesn't work, please contact Ken Rhoda at x. 1203. He will need your name, your Username, and your password. If you have the current information, he will reset your password. If you do not, you will need to go to Admin 207 with your ID card and get your new password.
To connect to a database from off campus, click on the name of the database under heading "Connect Me With" in the left column of the library webpage. If the database is restricted to authorized users only, you will be directed to a Restricted Resource page. Type in the letter and number from the back of your Concordia ID card and your current password. Click ENTER. Passwords change every year.
All currently registered faculty, students, and staff are authorized users and can get a password. Students receive a handout during Fall registration with username and password information. If you did not pick up your password, or you have lost your password, bring your Concordia ID card (NOT your driver's license or other ID) to the Circulation Desk in the library where your password will be given to you.
Passwords cannot be issued over the phone or email!
Passwords cannot be issued over the phone or email!
All materials are checked out at the Circulation Desk. Bring the materials to be checked out and your ID card to the employee at the front desk closest to the main doors. An ID card or Concordia University Guest card are required to check out materials!
You can renew books one of two ways.
If you find the library too warm (or too cold), please inform the person at the front desk and let them know where you are sitting. We will attempt to adjust the temperature for you. Our system is old, so we can稚 guarantee an adjustment can be made, but we can稚 try if we don稚 know there is a problem.
To connect to a database from off campus, click on the name of the database under Connect Me With on the left side of the library webpage. You will be directed to a Restricted Resource page if the database is restricted to authorized users. In the box beside "Please enter your ID:", type in the number from the back of your ID card. Make sure that you include the letter. Click the Tab button and type in your current password. Click the Submit Request button. Passwords change every year. If you have an incorrect password, see the paragraph below.
All currently registered faculty, students, and staff are considered authorized users and can get a password. Students received a handout during Fall Registration with username and password information. If you did not pick up your password, or you have lost your password, bring your Concordia ID card (NOT your driver's license or other ID) to the Charging Desk in the library. If you did not pick up your password, a page of information will be given to you that includes the usernames and passwords for the online databases, library catalog, and Blackboard. If you lost your password, your password will be written down and given to you.
Passwords cannot be issued over the phone or email!
| Books--Single Author | Student, Concordia U. This is My Book. Irvine, CA: Concordia University Press, 2002. |
| Books--Multiple Authors | Student, Concordia U., and Concordia U. Faculty. This is Our Book. Irvine, CA: Concordia University Press, 2002. |
| Books--Editions | Student, Concordia. This is my book. 2nd ed. Irvine, CA: Concordia University Press, 2003. |
| Newspaper Article | "Newspaper article." Hilltop Herald 5 Jul. 2003: A8. |
| Journal Articles--Print | Student, Concordia U. "This is a Journal Article." Concordia Journal 76.2 (2003): 23-31. |
| Journal Articles--Online Databases | Student, C. "This is a Journal Article." Concordia Magazine 76.2 (20 Jun. 2003): n. pag. Online. Academic Search Premier. 1 December 2003. |
| ERIC Report | Student, Concordia. This is an ERIC report. Local Center for Concordia University. Irvine, CA: Concordia Univ., 2003. ERIC ED 000000. |
| Webpage | Concordia Literacy Information Classroom. 2003. Concordia University. 1 Dec. 2003 <www.test.url>. |
| Unpublished Master's Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation | Student, Concordia. "This is My Master's Thesis: What Do You Think?" Thesis. Concordia University, 2003. |
| Unpublished Paper Presented at a Meeting or Conference | Student, Concordia. "Concordia University Paper on Student Life." Concordia University Faculty Meeting. Irvine, CA. Feb. 2003. |
In addition to the examples, the style guide for MLA requires the following guidelines:
Example of MLA bibliography
Clark, Kim, & Shute, Nancy. "The Adoption Maze." U. S. News & World Report 130.10 (12 March 2001): n. pag. Online. Academic Search Premier. 17 May 2001.
Eisenberg, Evan. "The Adoption Paradox." Discover 22.1 (2001): 80-89.
Gilman, Lois. The Adoption Research Book. 3rd ed. New York: Harper Perennial, 1992.
McKelvey, Carole A. and JoEllen Stevens. Adoption Crisis: The Truth Behind Adoption and Foster Care. Golden, CO: Fulcrum, 1994.
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse. 2001. Department of Health and Human Services. 17 May 2001 <www.calib.com/naic/>.
Robinson, Grace. Older Child Adoption. New York: Crossroad, 1998. ERIC ED 417 848.
The most current campus map is available at the university's website.
The laminator is found in the Copy Room located behind the Charging Desk, adjacent to the Reference Collection.
It must be turned on about 20 minutes before use to warm it up. Turn the Heat button from Off to On. After 20 minutes, ask the employee at the desk to get the laminator key. Place the key in the keyhole and turn it. Make sure the binder clip is attached to the film coming out of the back of the machine. This ensures that the plastic does not wrap around the rollers. Place the materials to be laminated on the tray. Turn the Drive button to the Run position and push the materials into the film. When all of the materials have passed the cutting row on the back of the machine, turn the Drive button back to Off. Use a pair of scissors to cut the film from the machine. Turn the Drive button back to Run to release a little more film. Turn it back to Off. Replace the binder clip. Turn the key and remove it. Turn the Heat button to Off.
Return the key to the employee at the front desk. Measure the film you used and pay the employee at the front desk 25 cents a foot.
First, double check that you are typing in your User ID (the E number on the back of your ID card) and PIN (current password picked up at this year's Registration). If it still doesn't work, please contact Bob Park at x. 1518. He will need your name, your User ID, and your password. If you have the current information, he will reset your password. If you do not, you will need to come to the library with your ID card and get your new password.
Patrons can check out up to 10 books. The library limits the number of materials that can be checked out to each user for several reasons. Firstly, we limit the number of materials to ensure that all patron's have access to materials needed for assignments and research. Secondly, we limit them to make sure that if a patron leaves the university without returning the materials we do not lose an excessive number of materials. Finally, we do make adjustments to the number of materials checked out on an individual basis. If you need additional materials, please speak to one of the full-time library employees.
The videotape collection is located in the Administrative section of the library. To obtain materials, please ask an employee at the Charging Desk for assistance.
ESL books (books with simple English for second language learners) are located across from the Circulation Desk.
Children's books are on the main level of the library in the Robert C. Baden Children's Collection. They are located on the short shelves near the conference rooms. These books are shelved according to the Dewey Decimal system.
Magazines are non-circulating, they cannot leave the library. Copy machines are available to photocopy articles.
The library does not purchase or hold textbooks used in classes being taught at Concordia University.
ID cards are required to check out materials! Driver's licenses and other photo ID cards will not be accepted. ID cards are also required to use a conference room, to check out reserve materials, and to use audio/visual equipment in the library.
The copier and copier/printer are in the Copy Room behind the Circulation Desk.
There are two ways to determine when checked out materials are due back in the library. Date due cards are placed in the pockets of books and within the cases of videotapes and CDs. The last date listed on the card is the date the material is due back in the library.
You can also check the status of materials online. Go to http://library.cui.edu. Click the library catalog link. Click the User Services button. Click the User Status Inquiry link. Type in your User ID (the E number on the back of the ID card) and PIN (password). Click the Display User Information button. Click the Checkouts link. The due date appears on the right side of the screen in bold.
There is no drinking fountain within the library. If you go down the sidewalk, through the next set of double doors and go down the stairs, there is a drinking fountain. There is also a drinking fountain in the Theatre Lobby at the other end of this building.
BannerWeb passwords are distributed through the Registrar's Office.
For more information, see the Student FAQs at the Registrar's site.