1. Where is the bookstore?
   It is located in the Vet Med Surgery and Obstetrics Laboratory; south of the LAC (Large Animal Clinic) and SAC (Small Animal Clinic). Hours vary, so call 333-5552 or email them at VSIL_Bookstore@yahoo.com to check their hours or if you have questions. A map and tentative store hours are posted on the library bulletin board.



2. Where is the Dean's office?
   On the 3rd floor of the Basic Science Building near the elevators.



3. Do you ever give away books?
   Yes - free book fairs are held every 1 or 2 years. These books have been donated to the Vet Med Library, but are given away if they are not needed by the library system. Announcements of the fairs are sent to the students and staff of the College of Veterinary Medicine, but not to anyone outside of the college.



4. How do I get access to the building when it is closed?
   University personnel (faculty, staff and students) may be eligible for permission to access to the VMBSB after hours. Click Here to learn more.



5. Copiers and Copy Cards
   The Vet Med library has 3 copy machines. The 2 machines in the copy room (room 1257B) are provided by the library. They can be operated only with a Equitrac card purchased from the Vet Med librarian; these cards will not work in any other machines. You can buy these cards with a university account or by personal check (no cash, please). The 2 library machines can make double sided copies or do sheet feeding. Cost: $0.09 each.
   
   

   The library also has 1 campus vending machine: it takes coin, cash, value-added I-card, or value card. Cash can be added to your I-card in the Vet Med library. This copier cannot make double sided copies or do sheet feeding. Your value-added I-card or value card can be used in any other campus vending machine at the university. There are two other campus vending machines within the Vet Med complex: one is on the 2nd floor of the Basic Sciences Building near the VM1/VM2 mailboxes. The other is by room 80 in the SAC. Cost for value-added I-card or value card: $0.09 each. Cost for coin or cash: $0.15 each.
   
   The old print services cards (green/gold colored) can no longer be used anywhere on campus.

6. I-cards
   If you have problems with or have lost your I-card, contact the ID center on the 2nd level of the Illini Union Bookstore. Their phone number is 244-0135.



7. SAC/LAC
   The Small Animal Clinic and the Large Animal Clinic are located south of the Basic Science Building. From the library, go left to the end of the hallway and out the doors. The SAC is the building straight ahead; the LAC is along the path to the right. See Map.



8. Laptops in the Library
   Laptops can be safely plugged in at any carrel with a yellow tag. All you need is an ethernet cable. If you would like information about using the new wireless network, see the College of Veterinary Medicine's wireless support page.
   
   
9. Parking Stickers
   Yellow guest sign spaces are reserved 24 hours a day. Stickers for these spaces are available from the dean's office. Visitors who park in the metered spaces do not need a sticker.



10. Phone tree
    The phone tree is a system of calling every UIUC library in the event of an emergency or major system-down events. Phone tree information is located next to the telephone at the circulation desk.



11. BIOK forms
    The BIOK forms are located at the circ desk in the drawer with the green label. Make sure the email address is a uiuc one. We don't need to fill in the boxes for the Primary Library Code or the PIN #. Completed forms should be send to the Library Phone Center at 224 Library.
    
    If the patron wants to check out material before his or her BIOK form is processed, we can do a manual charge. Make a photocopy of the I-card, book title, and the book's barcode number. Put this information in the manual charge box. Make sure to look in this box when discharging material that says "browse."



12. Emergencies
    The procedures for emergencies unique to the Vet Med Library are located at the circulation desk, next to the phone books. The emergency preservation kit is located in room 1257C of the Vet Med Library.

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