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Disabilities
Services in the Libraries
The University of Colorado Libraries makes every effort to provide
library services for disabled patrons. Please ask for assistance whenever
you are having difficulty locating or obtaining an item or service. If you
need services beyond those listed here or if you have any questions or suggestions,
please contact the Associate Director for Public
Services (303-492-6897).
For additional assistance on campus, contact the Office
of Disability Services in Willard 331, 303-492-8671 (voice/TTY).
Locating Materials
The holdings of the University Libraries are accessible through
Chinook terminals located throughout the Libraries. Chinook is also accessible
with a personal computer and modem. Dial-access instructions are available
from Reference (303-492-7521). Wireless
access is available in the Libraries.
Numerous other databases and library catalogs are also available through
Chinook. Materials not available at UCB may usually be obtained by using
Interlibrary Loan Services (303-492-6176).
Norlin Library Facilities
Building Access
There is wheelchair access at the East and West entrances. Reference
is located to the right and the Circulation
Desk is located to the left of
the east entrance.
Drinking Fountains
Wheelchair accessible drinking fountains are located between the restrooms
on the second and third floors, and across from the public telephones in the
east entrance lobby.
Parking
Disability
parking is available on campus. For detailed information, please contact Parking
and Transportation Services (PTS).
Photocopy Services
The Copy Center, located on the second
floor, includes both over-the-counter and self-service copying. There are
also self-service copy machines located throughout the library.
Restrooms
Wheelchair accessible restrooms are located on the second and third floors
of Norlin Library.
Study Carrels
Study carrels with adjustable table heights between 28 and 34 inches
from the floor are provided in Reference for
Chinook access, and in the Periodicals Room (on
the second floor) for use of non-circulating materials. There are height
adjustable keyboards in the Science Reference
area computer stations. Other tables can be adjusted upon request to Administrative
Services (303-492-8625).
Telephones
A TTY telephone is located in the east lobby of Norlin, among the other
public telephones. These telephones are wheelchair accessible.
Norlin Departments
The five departments within Norlin that contain separate collections are:
Art and Architecture (artarch)
East Asian (asian)
Government Publications (govpub)
Science (science)
Special Collections (specoll)
Staff in these areas will retrieve materials from their stacks upon request.
Whenever reference desks in those areas are closed, staff from the Circulation
Desk will assist you in retrieving materials.
Norlin Stacks
Books identified in Chinook as located in "Norlin
Stacks" are shelved,
depending upon call number, on floors 3A, 3B, or 3C. Items identified as
norbas on Chinook are shelved in the Norlin
Basement. Journals identified "Per
Room" are in the second floor Periodicals Room. Elevators to the stacks,
Norlin Basement, and the Periodicals Room are located directly inside the
east entrance.
Throughout the academic year, a volunteer Bookfinder is stationed on level
3A from 10:00 a.m. to Noon and from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm weekdays to assist
patrons in retrieving items from the stacks. The Circulation Desk also
retrieves stacks materials on Norlin Basement (norbas) items upon request.
Staff in the Periodicals Room also retrieves materials upon request.
Norlin Technology Resources
Assistive Technology Lab (Norlin)
Norlin N310,
third floor northwest
The Assistive Technology Lab, housed in the main Norlin ITS
Computing Lab, is intended primarily for vision-impaired/blind users
and people with physical handicaps that restrict typing. The Lab is wheelchair
accessible. The Lab includes:
Two personal computers equipped with special hardware and software,
a black and white scanner, a Braille printer and a regular HP printer
Speech synthesizer with a screen access program to provide a voice output
interface
Wordprocessor that translates text documents to Braille, which can then
be printed to Braille printer. A screen enlargement program that magnifies
anything on screen is available.
Assistive
Technology Lab (Willard)
Reference & Instructional Services
The only large print computer is the one owned by
Disability Services next to the north pillar. A password
(available from Disability
Services) is needed to use this workstation. The
workstation is equipped with a printer and a scanner
and is to be used by disabled patrons (with a password)
only.
Branch Libraries
The University Libraries has five branch libraries located in buildings
throughout the campus. All branch libraries are wheelchair accessible:
Business (303-492-8367)
Earth Sciences & Map (303-492-6133)
Engineering (303-492-5396)
Math/Physics (303-492-8231)
Music (303-492-8093)
The holdings of all branches are accessed through the Chinook Catalog.
The record for each item will indicate its library location. If you
have any questions regarding the ability of a certain branch to meet your
needs, please call them.
Renewing Books
Patrons can renew their own books online at http://libraries.colorado.edu by clicking "My Chinook" and using either identikey or PIN (depending
upon your user type) to access your library account.
Books may be renewed in person at the Norlin Circulation
Desk or by telephone. Call 303-492-7477 between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.
to renew your books by phone. UCB students have unlimited renewal unless
a book has been recalled or requested by another borrower. Whenever a book
has been recalled or requested, it must be returned by the due date found
on the Notice of Recall/Request.
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