After a year and a half of dedicated work on the part of university administration, especially by David Streid, MUM's Chief Administrative Officer, we have air conditioning in MUM library. The new unit is more energy efficient. Come in and enjoy a cool and quiet study atmosphere. We also have a new carpet, quiet study areas (study carrels in quite parts of the library, many with computers, or you can usually find a pleasant study area in our solarium in the north lounge, surrounded by pretty awesome plants). We also offer wi-fi (password: wifi-net), organic candy, and filtered drinking water, as well as a collection of great summer reading among the 140,000 books held by the library.Library professionals are usually available to help you plan and research your paper, or you can call to make an appointment: Reference Librarian Martin Schmidt is at x3733, and Suzanne Vesely, the Director, is at 472-1148. In Martin's and Suzanne's absence, Bill Vesely, Rustin Larson, and Heidi Salmonson are also available for help with research, and Peter Freund is available for advice about Maharishi Vedic Science-related projects. For more information about the staff qualifications (all have at least one advanced degree), visit another link "About Us" in the left bar of the home page or go to http://mum.edu/library-about-us.
Even if you get good help from these experts, be sure not to overlook the 2-5 minute tutorial videos prepared by Martin for our website at http://mum.edu/library-tutorials, which includes both basic tutorials for our site and advanced help in using our databases, including our online catalog of books and videos. There are a lot of great tips in those videos.
The link to "Get Help" in the left hand bar of the library home page (http://mum.edu/library) has many other resources as well. Either use this link and look over the left bar choices, or use this link to get help: http://mum.edu/get-help.
We are open to the public during the summer from 4:00 pm-7:15 pm.
Have a great summer of study and fun!
