Staff
Director
Joyce McLean
(510) 436-1160
mclean@hnu.edu
Circulation
Aija Koch
(510) 436-1332
koch@hnu.edu
Reference & Instruction
Catriona Wendroff
(510) 436-1060
wendroff@hnu.edu
Systems Administrator
Nicole Greenland
(510) 436-1462
greenland@hnu.edu
Services
Orientation & Instruction Program
Reference Librarians provide classes for students, faculty and staff in the use and evaluation of print and online resources. Instruction in subject-specific resources, tailored to the needs of a specific class, is also provided at faculty request. Please contact the Library Circulation Desk to sign up for a group orientation or to schedule an individual appointment.
Reference Assistance
Librarians are available to assist students with research methodology and use of library resources. They also provide necessary referrals to specialized collections in other libraries. To ensure that your research needs are met, call for an appointment in advance. Drop-in assistance will be provided whenever possible. Reference questions may also be submitted by phone or e-mail.
Book Renewal
Books may be renewed by telephone if they are not overdue. Contact the Circulation Desk (510-436-1332) with the "Date Due" information and the staff will renew them.
Inter-Library Loan
HNU students, faculty and staff may obtain materials not available at Cushing Library from other libraries through inter-library loan. Delivery of materials may take up to 3 weeks. Any fee charged by the lending library is passed on to the HNU user. For assistance, contact Catriona Wendroff, Reference and Instruction Librarian.
Facilities
Computers & Peripheral Equipment
(located to the right of the library main entrance)
- Eight computer workstations and 2 laser printers are available for accessing the Library's online catalog and research using databases & internet resources.
- Wiat II & Woodcock Johnson III software are available for scoring education tests.
Media Center
(located at the north end of lower floor)
- Equipment for viewing videotapes and listening to Library CD's, audiotapes and phonograph records
Research Instruction Room
(located adjacent to the periodical room)
The Library also has an Online Research Classroom with twenty student computer workstations, one instrutor's workstations, an InSight instruction system, one printer and two LCD projectors. The primary purpose of the classroom is library research instruction. This facility may also be reserved for class presentations, special lectures, group viewing of webcasts or DVD's, and staff and faculty development workshops. Research classes.
Photocopiers
(located in the Periodical Room at the north end of the main floor)
- 2 photocopiers are available at $.10 per copy
Wireless internet access is available throughout the Library.
Cushing Library's collections serve as infrastructure to support the University's curricula, including distance learning programs, by providing a judicious mix of print, media and electronic resources. Special collections accessible within or through the Library include Shakespeariana (shelved in the general collection); local and Bay Area history (Rare Book Room); and a folk music collection representing the regions and ethnic groups of the U.S., and declared an archive by the Library of Congress (Resource Center of the Kennedy Fine and Performing Arts Center). Collection building currently focuses on support for new and growing academic programs.
Print, Microform & Audio/Visual Media/
- 112,000 books, music scores and bound periodical (volumes)
- 9,000 documents, pamphlets and technical reports
- 50,931 microforms
- 200 current periodical subscriptions
- 4,296 audio recordings, discs and tapes
- 59 video recordings, discs and tapes
Electronic Collections
- More than 26,000 electronic books
- More than 7,500 full-text electronic journals
- General reference sources
- Specialized nursing and allied health reference sources
- Periodical indexes and databases covering a wide variety of academic disciplines
Special Collections
- California and Bay Area history
- Eighteenth and nineteenth century English and American literature
- Regional and ethnic folk music
