Basic Description
The Walter Schroeder Library was opened in 1980. It was named for Walter Schroeder, a Milwaukee businessman and civic leader. Its fundamental purpose is to help with the academic research and information requirements of the students, faculty, and staff of the Milwaukee School of Engineering. The library additionally provides help to all support programs and departments on campus.
The library also makes efforts to provide access to non-academic and recreational types of resources and information. For example, in direct response to student input, the library established a paperback book lounge area. The lounge area features a large variety of paperback books, including novels and New York Times best-sellers. We also have almost 500 entertainment DVDs.
The library is appropriately located in the library building. The library occupies the first and second floors; the Mathematics Department and the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) Department are all on the third floor, as well as classrooms.
Main Floor
The entrance to the library is on the second floor of the library building. The entire main floor of the library is a "Talking Floor." Talking, socializing, group study, and cell phone use are permitted on the entire floor.
Located on the main floor in the library are the following:
- Circulation area and front desk: check books in/out here and ask for assistance.
- Library catalog: Three computers located near the circulation desk are set up for searching the library catalog.
- Printer/Copier/Scanner: free with your MSOE ID using Follow You Printing
- CVST terminal: use it to add money to your MSOE Raider plan or check your Raider balance
- Reference books: These items are not allowed to be checked out
- Lounge area: find paperback books, current newspapers, social events, special lectures, library exhibits, new book displays and entertainment DVDs
- Vending Machines: Soda, Coffee and Snacks are available.
- Open Computer Lab: Laptops that feature access to the MSOE network, including MyFiles and MyWeb MicroSoft Applications are available (Word, Access, Excel) Networked printer is available
- Seven study rooms: study rooms 207, 208 and 209 may be reserved
- Sections A through Z of the book collection is located on this floor, approximately, 50,000 book volumes. Books are organized by the Library of Congress (LC) classification system.
- The Fred Portz, Sr. Special Chemistry Collection
First Floor
The first floor of the library is a quiet zone, equipped with comfortable sofas and study carrels. No talking or cell phone use is allowed on this floor to ensure that you have a quiet area on campus. Wireless Internet is available throughout the library.
Also located on the first floor are the following:
- Journals and magazines: All of the print periodicals are located on the first floor of the library, arranged by the Library of Congress (LC) classification system.
- Senior Design Projects, Master's Theses and Final Design Projects, and Man at Work Books
- Microfiche collection: The microfiche collection contains microfiche copies of several journals, in addition to more than 10 year's of technical papers published by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
- Microfiche Reader Printers
- Faculty Development and Servant Leadership Collections
- Dr. Vincent Canino Biomedical Engineering Collection
- Oversized Circulating Books
- The University Archives
| The library is wireless AND wired for laptop connections! |
| Many of the study carrels on the first floor have laptop connections, and all of the study rooms are wired. A total of 12 network connections are affixed to three columns on the South side of the library next to the windows overlooking Cathedral Square. A total of 8 network connections are in the Southeast corner of the library in the reading area next to the Fred Portz, Sr. Special Chemistry Collection. The library also has wireless hubs on both floors. With wireless technology, users can connect to the network or the Web from virtually anywhere in the library. |
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