Frostburg State University Ort Library: Difference between revisions

===About the Library===

<p>The Lewis J. Ort Library, named for its principal benefactor, was opened in 1975. The Library's primary mission is to support the academic programs of Frostburg State University.</p>

<p>The library contains over half a million items including books, periodicals, audio-visual materials, maps, and art prints, US and Maryland government information resources. In addition, the library subscribes to 60 electronic databases providing access to 20,000 full-text electronic journals.</p>

<p>The library offers a program of instruction in which students learn effective research methods in a hands-on environment. The focus of instruction is to teach students how to find and utilize information and evaluate sources for relevance, reliability and objectivity.</p>

<p>Faculty should fill out the online library instruction request form or call x4425 to schedule an instruction session designed for ORIE, a specific discipline or class assignment. Sessions are held in the Library's Instruction Center, equipped with 24 computer workstations.</p>