Education Resource Center Library


Education Resource Center Library:
The purpose of the Educational Resource Center Library is to provide materials and a place for study and research about the family and other natural systems and family therapy. The Educational Resource Center Library can be a guide for in depth study in these areas. LIBRARY HOURS Monday through Friday, 9:00a.m to 4:30p.m. Other times by appointment. DIRECT BORROWING PRIVILEGES Privileges are accorded to: Students, members, faculty and staff of Western Pennsylvania Family Center. Any interested person may use the materials on the premises. The library is self-servicing except for audiovisual materials. BOOK CIRCULATION Books circulate for 2 weeks. Books are shelved using the first three letters of the author’s last name. Books contain a card located on a card pocket in the front of the item. This card is to be filled out including the date borrowed, borrowers name and phone number. The borrower will write the date due on the date due plate on the card pocket. After the card has been filled out it is to be placed in the "card check out box" on the mantel. Borrowers are to return books to the shelves with cards returned to the card pocket. There is an overdue fee of $0.25 per day for books kept beyond the borrowing time. There are four collections of books: the general collection with materials related to theories of human behavior, family systems theory, family therapy, and natural systems; the Hollander Collection with books on concerns of businesses and organizations; the Bowen Reference Collection that has materials referenced in Dr. Bowen’s book Family Therapy in Clinical Practice; and Reserve books, located on the mantel and marked "Reserve" for reference only, which may not be removed from the library. Articles and journals are available for in-library use only. AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS The audiovisual collection is designed primarily to provide audiovisual resources to the students and members of WPFC. The use of audiovisual material may be arranged by contacting (412) 362-2295. Videotapes may be viewed at the center by appointment or borrowed for one week. Audiotapes may be borrowed for two weeks. Videotapes may be borrowed by mail for those members who live outside the Allegheny County area. Borrowers are responsible for all postage costs. Borrowing time is 2 weeks for mailed tapes. Borrowing procedures are the same for mailed tapes. Audio and video tapes may be renewed by telephone at (412) 362-2295. Overdue fees for videotapes are $2.00 per day and for audiotapes are $1.00 per day. Borrowers will be held liable for all costs incurred to replace any damaged audiovisual materials. Videotapes are subject to copyright laws and require prior written permission of the copyright owner for the following uses: Making a copy of a portion of or the complete videotape. Any use where a fee is paid to view the videotape. Showing at fundraising programs. Editing or altering the videotapes in any way.
The ERC Library provides faculty, members and students with various educational resources. Audio and videotapes, books, articles and reference materials are just some of the resources available. Many materials are original and not found in any other library. In the tri-state area, the ERC Library is the only one that specializes in resources concerned with Bowen family systems theory and therapy. It has the only area circulating videotape collection of Dr. Bowen's work. Generally, the more ways individuals track, observe, hear, and learn about various perspectives of systems thinking the better chance they have of gaining a more subtle and sophisticated understanding.	A library assists learning. It supports an interest in an idea by providing materials that follow the idea in the past-how have others thought about this, what did they see, try, discard, revise, leave unfinished? A library contains a record of the work of others that is useful for the individual's own exploration and planning. A library influences the future course of knowledge and understanding by offering a variety of perspectives. Ideas emerge from contact with library materials. Over time, a few of these ideas may return to become a part of the library collection. In this way, a library sustains itself. Anyone may use the library materials. Students and members may borrow items for personal use. For information or to obtain a videotape and/or audiotape catalogue call 412-362-2295.
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