Abstract:
The FIU Libraries offer many services to the FIU community. However, many of faculty members and students in the various FIU units are not aware of these services. These services are particularly important to those programs that are research-intensive. The migration from print media to electronic media and the university's budget constraint has force the FIU Libraries to change how some services are currently delivered to the faculty and students.

In this presentation I will describe the resources and services offered to faculty and students by the FIU libraries, especially those services most relevant to SCIS. I will first give a brief overview of the FIU libraries, and then demonstrate how to use the services available through the FIU Libraries web interface. The format of the presentation will be interactive, and I encourage those in attendance to ask as many questions as time allows.

Biography:
Patricia Pereira-Pujol has been the Information Services Librarian for Science & Engineering at Florida International University.s Green Library since 1999, and currently holds the rank of Associate University Librarian. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Patricia graduated high school on the island and left for the first time to attend college. She received her B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and lived in the Boston/Cambridge area until 1991 when she moved to Miami. While in Boston, she worked as an information specialist at the Information Center for Individuals with Disabilities. Before starting in her position at FIU, Patricia worked at the Medical Center Campus of Miami-Dade Community College, first as Coordinator of Disabled Student Services and later as Title III Academic Advisor/Mentor Specialist. During this time, she completed her M.L.I.S. from the University of South Florida.