ContentsAbout the Science Library
The $5.1 million Martin Library of the Sciences, which opened at the start
of the 1990 Fall semester, is named for Aaron J. Martin, Ph.D. '50, who was
chairman of the college's Board of Trustees from 1985 until the spring of
1991, and his wife Jean. The Martins, along with members of the Benjamin
Rush Society, were directly responsible for financing the building's
construction. Architects for the 19,000-square-foot structure were Shepley
Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott, and the general contractor was Warfel
Construction Company of Lancaster, PA. The elegant facade was modeled on
the streamlined symmetries of the 16th century Italian architect Andrea
Palladio, and the open, uncluttered interior design echoes this as well.
The library houses on three floors approximately 58,000 book volumes and
over 400 periodical titles (initially gathered from the campus's main
library and dispersed science departments). These include F&M's biology,
chemistry, geology, physics, mathematics and astronomy collections, as well
as a large selection of psychology titles. The college's Computing Center
occupies the ground floor, and includes a fully equipped electronic
classroom, a computer store, and staff offices. In addition the first
floor contains a computer workroom, directly opposite the Circulation Desk,
for use by students, faculty, and F&M personnel during the library's hours
of operation, along with workstations placed just outside the workroom's
entrance.
A Technical Services Room located to the rear of the Circulation Desk houses the microform reader/printer/scanners, videos and video cassette players, CDs and computer workstations. Current periodicals are displayed on the first floor's west side, while indices and reference holdings are opposite to this on the east. The second floor contains the bound periodical holdings, and drawers for a large number of topographical and other maps. The Martin Library is a certified depository for science-related U.S. Government Documents, including an extensive collection of U.S. Geological Survey maps, and these too are on the second floor. The third floor mezzanine houses the major portion of the circulating titles, with new acquisitions specially displayed opposite the Circulation Desk and flanked by a curving, oak-encased reading area. The library has seating capacity for 95 readers. This includes carrels as well as individual and group study rooms. In addition a Seminar Room on the second floor is available for classes, meetings, audio/visual demonstrations, and so on. Photocopiers are available on the first and second floors. Source: Whipple, Linda. "The Martin Science Library" F&M news, Vol. III, no.3. October/November 1990. Revised January 2004.
 HoursMartin Library of the Sciences(summer hours)
Monday - Thursday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm *Limited reference assistance is available during late night and weekend hours. Please contact the Science Librarian if you need additional assistance. Psychology Library, Whitely Psychology Building(summer hours)
Monday - Friday 8:30am – 4:30 pm *Reference assistance is not available in the Psychology Library. Please contact the Science Librarian if you need assistance. Science Library Staff
Dale Riordan, Science Librarian Sabine Buckius, Evening/Late Night Supervisor Lisa Dusablon, Afternoon Supervisor Chuck Leayman, Library Assistant Lynn Lopez, Weekend Night Supervisor Veida Wissler, Weekend Day Supervisor ServicesCourse ReservesReserve materials for science courses are kept behind the circulation desk. Ask for assistance.Interlibrary LoanMaterial not owned by F & M Libraries may be obtained through Interlibrary Loan. Ask Science Library staff for assistance.ReferenceMany reference sources are available in print and electronic formats ask the Science Library staff for assistance with these resources. The Science Librarian is available for on-site and telephone assistance. For more in-depth assistance consider scheduling a Research Appointment.PhotocopyingThe 1st and 2nd floor copiers accepts bills, coins and F&M debit cards.  CollectionsBooks/Online CatalogBooks with Library of Congress call numbers BF, GA-GC, GE and Q-Z are housed in the Science Library. You can find call numbers for books using the online catalog.Government DocumentsScientific publications, primarily those from Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Interior as well as NOAA, EPA, NASA, NSF and the Smithsonian Institution are housed on the 2nd floor of the Science Library.Periodicals
Recent issues of journals are arranged alphabetically on the 1st floor. Older
issues of periodicals are on microfilm, bound or available electronically. Most psychology-related
periodicals are located in the Psychology Library. To locate periodical articles, you may use the
A-Z List of Online Resources. Also, on the
Library's home page, choose List of Journal Titles with holdings at F&M to identify and locate journals
available at F & M. Only faculty may check out periodicals.Reference MaterialsThis is different from reserve. Reference materials do not circulate and include dictionaries, encyclopedias, indexes, atlases, handbooks and other specialized sources.VideorecordingsThe Science Library has a small video collection. You can find call numbers for videos using the online catalog.Policies
BorrowingBooks and government documents may be borrowed for 4 weeks. They may be renewed online, in person or over the phone. You must have a barcoded ID to borrow books. If a book is borrowed by someone else, the Circulation Desk staff can recall it for members of the F & M community.Digital CopyrightQuestions about digital copyright can be directed here.
FinesStudents are charged for overdue and lost books. Fines for overdue books are $0.25 per day, per book. Fines for a recalled book is $1.00 per day, per book. The cost for lost books is $70.00.NoiseThe library is intended for quiet study and research. Rooms for group study are located on the 2nd floor.New Science Reference Books 2006GRADUATE STUDY IN PSYCHOLOGY 2005Sci Ref BF 77 .G73 2005
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GEOMORPHOLOGY (Vols. 1 & 2)
THE AMERICAN HERITAGE SCIENCE DICTIONARY
MAGIC UNIVERSE
THE UNIVERSAL BOOK OF MATHEMATICS: FROM ABRACADABRA TO ZENO'S
PARADOXES
HE PENGUIN CONCISE DICTIONARY OF COMPUTING
BERKSHIRE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION (Vol. 2)
THE FIREFLY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ASTRONOMY
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN OPTICS (5 Vols.)
THE FACTS ON FILE DICTIONARY OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
THE PENGUIN DICTIONARY OF CHEMISTRY
LANGE'S HANDBOOK OF CHEMISTRY
THE FACTS ON FILE DICTIONARY OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ELEMENTS
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GEOLOGY (5 Vols.)
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EARTH SCIENCE
THE FACTS ON FILE DICTIONARY OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GENETICS (2 Vols.)
THE FACTS ON FILE DICTIONARY OF ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
FLORA'S PLANT NAMES
THE DICTIONARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FOLK MEDICINE
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
PRAEGER HANDBOOK OF BLACK AMERICAN HEALTH: Policies and Issues Behind Disparities in Health (2 Vols.)
WORLD EPIDEMICS
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BREAST CANCER
CAMPBELL'S PSYCHIATRIC DICTIONARY
INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF PSYCHOANALYSIS (3 Vols.)
PSYCHOLOGISTS' DESK REFERENCE
MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE WORLD
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PLANT AND CROP SCIENCE Last updated: 2/10/06 ag
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