Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Episcopal's Bryan Library

The Jacob F. Bryan III Library houses more than 20,000 books and audio-visual items as well as a variety of AV equipment and computers. EHSNet, the School's computer network, offers a wide variety of resources, from Microsoft Office to full Internet access. For example, students can search through Florida's university system card catalogs (LUIS). They also have access to numerous on-line magazines & journal indexes and to public & university library catalogs worldwide via FirstSearch. Students may also use our interlibrary loan program to borrow books and articles from public and university libraries across the United States. These and other resources not only provide our students access to a wide variety of resources, but also teach them research skills using information technology tools they will experience in college and beyond. With so many on-site items, access to other libraries throughout the United States, a library/lab computer network, and both T-1 and cable modem Internet access, EHS students can ride the wave of the new information technology. To learn more about the Library or to start your research, read through the following information, or select any of the following topics:

Library hours

  • Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. except on early dismissal days, when the library closes at dismissal time.
  • After school, the library is open for librarian-assisted study until 4:00 p.m. After 4:15 p.m., the ASDS proctor continues supervised study until 5:00 p.m. In the absence of the ASDS proctor, the library will close at 4:00 p.m.
  • ASDS (after-school directed study): Tests and quizzes are administered in the library ASDS classroom, Monday through Friday from 3:15-4:15 p.m. After 4:15 PM, the ASDS proctor will continue supervised study until 5:00 p.m.

Staff

For additional information regarding the library and its resources, you may email any of the library staff, or call 396-5751.

Check-out policies

Students, parents, and teachers may check out most of the books and other materials in the Library, subject to the following return and renewal policies:

  • Books: two weeks
  • Reference materials, videos, and other audiovisual material: overnight

Interlibrary loan

Students and faculty may use the OCLC FirstSearch program to locate books and journal articles from 25,000-plus libraries throughout the world. Obtain the authorization and password from the librarian. Loans of these materials may be requested from the librarian, and usually take four to ten days to arrive.



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