A.H. Clifford
Mathematics Research Library
Policies &
Guidelines
Organization
- Journals are shelved alphabetically by title. Some bound
journals are now electronic-only and have been removed from the stacks, while
other titles are located in offsite storage. A complete list of all electronic titles
is located on the Math Library’s homepage under Electronic
Journals. Please inquire with
the librarian should you have difficulty locating a title, whether
electronic or in hardcopy.
- Books are arranged by subject matter and divided into 28
categories: Algebra (Alg), Algebraic Geometry (AlgG), Coding Theory (CT),
Analysis (An), Combinatorics (Comb), Complex Variables (CV), Computer
Science (CS), Conference (CON), Differential Equations (DE), Differential
Geometry (DG), Early Works (EW), Geometry (Geo), Hisotry (Hist),
Information Sciences (Inf), Lives and Works (LW), Logic (Log),
Miscellaneous (Misc), Number Theory (NT), Numerical Calculus (NuC),
Optimization and Control (O.C.), Physics and Applied Mathematics (PAM),
Probability (Prob), Special Functions (SpF), Finance (Fin), Statistics
(Stat), Topology (Top), Topological Algebra (TopA), and Reference (Ref). Please locate call numbers by using Howard Tilton’s online catalog.
- Dissertations are kept in a small section near the end of the last
book aisle on the left-hand side.
They are blue, hard-bound books, arranged alphabetically by the
author’s last name. Department Faculty
and Graduate Students are allowed to check-out these materials.
- All
library materials can be located by referring to the posted library maps,
aisle signs, or by asking the librarian.
Loan Policies
- Unbound
or display journals and Reserve materials are designated as “Library Use
Only” and may not leave the library.
Reserve materials are housed in the Library office.
- Exceptions are
made for Graduate Students only, concerning Reserve
materials. Please see the
librarian whenever these materials are needed.
- Bound
journals are limited to Department Faculty and Graduate Students and for a
loan period of 2 days.
- Loan Periods
- Tulane faculty members - one year.
- Tulane graduate students – one semester.
- Visitors and undergraduates – 28 days.
Checkout, Return & Renewal
- All
patrons must have a Tulane University Splash Card.
- Tulane
personnel should bring their Tulane I.D.
- Non-Tulane
personnel will need to have an approved library borrower I.D. card such as
LaLinc, TuLa, CALL prior to being issued a Tulane Library Patron
barcode. Please call or see the
Math librarian or the Howard-Tilton Library Circulation Desk for further
details.
- To
check out a book, please
print your full name and the date on the book card located on the inside
back cover of the book. Leave the
card in the checkout box located next to the library office door or hand
to the librarian.
- To
renew a title, you may
contact the librarian by e-mail (awatts@tulane.edu), telephone (862.3455),
or during library office hours, which run from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Barcoded books may also be self-renewed
by visiting the My
Library Account page and entering the patron’s Splash card ID and last
name.
- To
return an item, please
leave it in the return box, located to the left of the Library office door
or hand it to the librarian.
Copies
- Tulane
Mathematics Department members should use department-issued copier codes
to enable photocopying on the library copier.
- Non-Math
Department patrons must see the librarian or Mathematics office staff
before making photocopies.
- The
photocopy charge for Non-Department personnel is 10 cents per page.
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