BMC WEST
BUILDING MATERIALS
SOUTHCENTRAL DIVISION
Partners in Building Texas
Attn. Business dr Construction Science Majors
BMC West is the leading supplier of millwork and building materials for productions
and custom home builders in the western half of the U.S. Over the past 10 years we
have grown in size from 20 locations and s l45 million in sales to 60 locations with
S 1 billion in sales.
On Feb. 2 & 3 rd representatives will be on campus at the Construction Science Career
Fair. Stop by our booth and learn about the excellent opportunities that are available
in our growing corporation. There are various positions available. We are currently
seeking Administrative Managers, CAD Designers and Outside Sales Associates for
various locations in Texas. Hope to see you there!
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Texas A&M libraries rank fourth
in electronic access in North Americ
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BY KENNETH MACDONALD
The Battalion
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on
January 25, 12-1 pm
January 26, 11 am-12 pm
January 27, 2-3 pm
February 1,
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To Kim Archibeque, a senior chemical engineering
major, going to the library to find a journal article is the
last thing she wants to do, especially when she can find
it from the comfort of her room online via Texas A&M's
new LibCat card catalog.
The catalog, which replaces the NOTIS system, is
now on the web at library.tamu.edu.
“1 never go to the library unless I have to,”
Archibeque said.
“Sometimes it is hard to find things. If it was online,
I would do it at home.”
This new and increasingly valuable access helped
earn Texas A&M a fourth place ranking for electronic
access in North America from The Association of Re
search Libraries, Dr. Fred Heath, Dean and Director of
Evans Library, said.
Harvard University, North Carolina State Universi
ty and the University of Michigan comprise the top
three institutions for electronic access.
Wendi Arant Kaspar, coordinator for the Elec
tronic Reference Service in Sterling C. Evans Library,
said the constant improvement in technology is valu
able to students who wish to make the most of their
school’s resources.
“The [LibCatJ is a big improvement over the old
[NOTIS], You can also renew checked out books on
line and link to the databases remotely,” she said.
“You don’t have to come into the librarv.”
More than 200 databases are a\ aitable on the cat
alog, offering full-text versions of articles from o\ er
3,000 journals.
“With 42,000 students, plus distance learning,
and because it is hard to park on campus it is nice
to be able to do research at home." Kaspar said.
“It is certainly an improvement,” Dr. James I lam
er, English literature professor and frequent user of
the library’s research services, said about the new
LibCat system. “NOTIS was a dinosaur."
Hamer said the new systems are becoming in
creasingly easier for students to use as they adopt in
terfaces which resemble tools often uwd by college
students, such as search engines.
“The remote use is an ad\ antage, to save time if
nothing else.” he said, although he does not plan use
the new system as a replacement to coming into the
office by accessing it from home.
In 1998, the annual budget for A&M libraries was
over $20 million.
Of that, $5 million comes from the Library Ac
cess Fee (LAF). Thirty percent of this year’s LAF
w ill be spent on electronic resources, according to a
report by library officials.
“And that percentage will become a bigger
wedge of the pie as time goes on,” Heath said.
“ It is not like buying one book for the entire c;un-
pus that people will fight over. You have to think of
[ spending money) di Iferently. because once you bu> j
a site license, all the students can use it at the same j
time. And that benefits lame univ ersities."
1) Harvard
2) NC State
3) Michigan
4) Texas A&M
5) Arizona State
6) British CoM
7) Pennsylvania
8) Johns Hopkins
9) Duke
26) Texas
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your stolen property back if it is recov
ered, because many times UPD will lo
cate stolen property and not he able to re
turn it because there is no way of
knowing w ho it belongs to.
If a suspect is convicted of burglary
on campus, which is a Class A misde
meanor, and is a student, their case is
brought before someone from Student
Picking up from the past
UPD
Vehicle Burglary
September through August:
1995 - 131 reported cases
1996 - 46 reported cases
1997 - 99 reported cases
1998 - 49 reported cases
Lots with most car related crimes:
56 and 62 (Fish Lot),
40 and 88 (by southside garage),
and 30 (behind Davis Gary)
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Conflict Resolution Services. A person
will review their case and decide on a
punishment to fit the crime.
Baron said this can range from com
munity service to expulsion from the
University.
If a non-student is caught on campus,
criminal charges are filed with the coun
ty court. If convicted, a Class A misde
meanor carries the punishment of up to a
$4000 fine and up to one year jail time,
Baron said.
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Kristen Sachtleben, a sophomore civil engineering major, who was on a first stack swing,
picks up her sweatshirt, pliers and pot from the Bonfire Advisor Assistant Patricia Wehner.
ALPHA KAPPA PSI
National Professional Business Fraternity
WELCOMES BACK ALL STUDENTS AND INVITES BUSINESS / ECONOMICS MAJORS TO OUR
Spring Rusk
Wednesday, January 26
Professional / Casual Rush
8:00 ~ 10:00 p.m. College Station Conference Center
Professional Casual Attire
For more information call 485-0620
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Back To School Shoe Sale
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Store Hours
Mon.- Fri. 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Closed on Sunday
1405-B Harvey Road, College Station
Across from the Post Oak Mall Entrance - Next to E-Z Mart
Aggie Owned & Operated
The Texas A&M
Career Center
Presents...
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T uesday
JavwAary 25
5\OOpm •
601 Rudder
Be a star and stand oi/it on ujour
rest/ime! Students will be given
guidelines for writing top-qualitu)
resumes for botfi electronic
databases and conventional uses.
Bring a copy of your most recent
resiAme for review!
Presenter: Jeff Jofiannigman of Tivoli
Career Center 209 Koldus 845-5139 http://careercenter.tamu.ed
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