 What is the Learning Resources Center?
Where is the Learning Resources Center?
When is the LRC open?
Can I check out AV items or must I use them in the library?
What if I do not have AV equipment to view or listen to an item?
Can I check out AV equipment?
How can I find out what is in the LRC collection?
Can I browse the LRC collection?
How can I get to use a study room?
Can I reserve a study room in advance?
Can I use one of the LRC computers to work on a presentation or class work?
Can I save work to the LRC computer and get access to it later?
Can I use my jump or flash drive to save work?
Can I read files from the memory card or memory stick in my digital camera or video camera?
What if I have to listen to something at one of the computers?
Can I access EPIC on the LRC computers?
Can I use my own computer in the LRC?
Can I access a server on the LUMC network from one of the LRC computers?
What if I need to scan a photograph or table from an article?
Can I print my work in the LRC?
Can I pay for printing with cash?
Can I receive an attached file in my email?
What other services do you offer in the Learning Resources Center?
Is there something else interesting about the LRC?
What is the Learning Resources Center?
The Learning Resources Center (LRC) houses the collection of audiovisual media items (slides, audiocassettes, CDs, videotapes, and DVDs) in the Health Sciences Library collection. The LRC also has public computers, a typewriter, a laminator (laminating pouches are available for sale), group study rooms, an open study area with several tables, and washrooms.
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Where is the Learning Resources Center?
The LRC is located on the Lower Level of the Health Sciences Library. Please enter the library on the main floor and ask for directions to the Learning Resources Center.
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When is the LRC open?
The LRC is open whenever the Health Sciences Library is open, with the following exceptions. We open 15 minutes after the Health Sciences Library on weekday mornings. We close 15 minutes earlier than the rest of the library each day.
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Can I check out AV items or must I use them in the library?
AV collection items can be circulated. They are due three days after being checked out and can be renewed. The borrowing period can be lengthened upon request when the item is checked out. AV items can also be used in the LRC.
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What if I do not have AV equipment to view or listen to an item?
The LRC has AV equipment and computers that can be used to view or listen to an item.
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Can I check out AV equipment?
The LRC does not have AV equipment that can be checked out. However, we do provide AV equipment that can be reserved for meetings and other events at LUMC locations. Please ask at the LRC service desk if you wish to reserve AV equipment.
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How can I find out what is in the LRC collection?
From the homepage of the Health Sciences Library, link to the library catalog. Limit your search by location to “Health Sciences Library Learning Resources Center.” Assistance in searching the catalog can be gotten by asking at the reference desk, or by calling or emailing your question to the library.
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Can I browse the LRC collection?
The LRC collection is kept in the LRC office which is not a public area. We are glad to let you browse the collection. Please ask to do so at the LRC service desk.
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How can I get to use a study room?
We have three study rooms available in the LRC. Please ask for access to the study rooms at the LRC service desk. A Loyola University ID must be presented to LRC staff at the time a study room is reserved.
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Can I reserve a study room in advance?
In general, we do not reserve study rooms in advance.
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Can I use one of the LRC computers to work on a presentation or class work?
Yes. The LRC computers are configured with a variety of software including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint), statistical software (SPSS and SYSTAT), and Endnote (for organizing bibliographies).
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Can I save work to the LRC computer and get access to it later?
The LRC computers (and all public computers in the Health Sciences Library) are configured to erase anything saved whenever the computer is started up or logged in. We are glad to provide assistance to someone who must save work for later use. We also encourage you to email your work to yourself. We also sell CD-Rs during daytime hours, Monday through Friday.
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Can I use my jump or flash drive to save work?
Yes. We encourage the use of USB drives for saving and archiving your work. Each public computer has a CD burner for saving work to a CD-R or CD-RW disk. Each computer also has a floppy disk drive, but we discourage the use of floppy disks as they are often too small to save large files and have presented other problems in the past.
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Can I read files from the memory card or memory stick in my digital camera or video camera?
The LRC has a couple of all in one memory device readers. Please ask for assistance at the LRC service desk during daytime hours Monday through Friday.
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What if I have to listen to something at one of the computers?
All the LRC computers are configured with speakers. Most of the computers have speakers in the monitor. We do not have headphones to lend, but you can use your headphones or earbuds. Two computers are available in a small room near the LRC office and can be used for listening to sound files without headphones.
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Can I access EPIC on the LRC computers?
Yes. The library homepage has a link to Loyola Wired and to the EMR page, both of which provide access to EPIC. We advise anyone using EPIC within the library to comply with HIPAA regulations and take care not to leave protected information on the computer or one of the library’s printers. Any such information left out will be turned in to Corporate Compliance. The LRC has a shredder that can be used to shred any printed records with HIPAA protected information.
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Can I use my own computer in the LRC?
The LRC is a wi-fi hotspot. You can use your own computer. The wi-fi network is configured to allow access without an access key or code. The name of the wireless network (SSID) in the Health Sciences Library is loyolapub.
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Can I access a server on the LUMC network from one of the LRC computers?
The LRC computers are configured with a specialized login for use in the LRC. This login does not have access to servers on the LUMC network. But you can log out and login with your own network login. This should provide you with access to any servers you have access to. Medical students can access their U drives this way.
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What if I need to scan a photograph or table from an article?
The LRC has two flatbed scanners that can be used to scan a photograph, part of an article or other printed document, xrays, or photographic slides. Each scanner is configured to be used on either of the two adjacent computers. If you need assistance with using a scanner, please ask at the LRC service desk.
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Can I print my work in the LRC?
We have a laser printer that you can use to print your documents. Printing is 5 cents per page. Any page from a Loyola website is free.
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Can I pay for printing with cash?
No. We do not accept cash payments for printing. Copycards are available from copycard dispensers on the main floor of the library and in the LRC. A new copycard costs $1.00 and has a $.50 balance for printing. Additional value can be added to a copycard. Copycards also are used in the photocopiers, at 10 cents per page.
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Can I receive an attached file in my email?
Yes. Some attached files require specific software to be read or interpreted. Any attached files that can be read by the software on our computers can be received.
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What other services do you offer in the Learning Resources Center?
The LRC also provides the medical center with our Telehealth Services program. We use videoconferencing and other distance technologies to provide distance meetings and events that serve the mission of Loyola University Medical Center. Please see the Telehealth Services webpage for additional information. http://library.luhs.org/dep_tele.htm
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I have never been to the Learning Resources Center. Is there something else interesting that I would not think to ask about?
The LRC has a doorway to the atrium fountain that is enclosed by the patio between the hospital and the building the Health Sciences Library is in. You are welcome to sit outside and enjoy the fountain, eat your lunch, or just enjoy the outside without leaving the library.
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