WELCOME TO AURARIA LIBRARY

SERVING THE FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS OF

University of Colorado
at Denver
Metropolitan State College
of Denver
Community College
of Denver

The Auraria Library is the central information resource for students and faculty of all three institutions. Providing up-to-date, comprehensive collections and a wide variety of learning resources, the Library was visited over 1,000,000 times last year by its students and faculty. The Auraria Library houses over 560,000 volumes of books, microforms and bound periodicals, and over 1,700 current periodical and newspaper subscriptions.

To manage its resources the Library employs the CARL System developed by the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries. The CARL System contains dozens of databases including library catalogs for Auraria as well as other libraries across the state and throughout the nation, current article indexes, and information databases. To access the CARL System follow the telnet link
or use the procedures for telephone DIAL-UP AND TELNET ACCESS.

For information regarding the CARL System, follow this link to the CARL CORPORATION home page.

Additional online references include: the Media Center Video and Film Catalog
ZAP, our electronic interlibrary loan request system,

Auraria Library Home Page.

AURARIA LIBRARY RESEARCH AIDS

Because the Auraria Library considers its educational role to be an important part of its mission, we publish the AURARIA LIBRARY HANDBOOK as an introduction to the use of its collections and services. The handbook, a compilation of ideas from library faculty to guide you through the research process, is just one element in an extensive program of library instruction offered by Auraria Library personnel. The Library also provides dozens of printed handouts to assist with both general and specialized research. The handouts are in the form of:

Research Strategy Guides

Library Use Guides

Guide to CARL Search Commands

ON THE INTERNET

Watch this space for links to additional Web search tools sometimes referred to as "robots," "worms," or "spiders."

EXPLORE THESE LINKS TO HOME PAGES AT OTHER CAMPUSES IN THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SYSTEM:

Internet Discovery Center at the University of Colorado-Boulder Libraries

University of Colorado at Boulder Home Page

University of Colorado-Health Sciences Center Home Page

University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Home Page

... AND TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION:

The sites referenced here are not meant to be comprehensive, but rather a starting point for further exploration of the vast educational resources available on the Internet. If you have suggestions or concerns regarding this home page, please address them to: rboeder@carbon.cudenver.edu