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Table 4

Summary of all categories found during coding, a description of the category and example questions

Category	Description	Examples
General questions about the library or services	Questions about the library use including services, space, and materials	Do you have a mask? How late is the library open? Can I schedule a guest lecture from the library?
Research Site Information	General information about a site or location in the region including accessing, navigating, site rules, etc.	Is there a map of the lumber roads in the Kingston Plains? Does French Lake have public boat access? Where is parking at Grass Bay?
Place-Based Literature	The request is seeking research literature related information specific to a northern Michigan location, site, or specific region	Are there any data sets on dragonflies at Lark's Lake? What research has been done on water turbidity below the Lake Catherine Dam? What research methods have been used to study Bufo fowleri in Wilderness State Park?
IR (Deep Blue)	A request for data sets or papers located exclusively in the institutional repository	I need a specific unpublished paper from 1971. What student research projects have examined Trichoptera in the Maple River? What research methods have students used to study Peromyscus maniculatus? Is there a recent macrophyte species list for North Fishtail Bay?
GIS (Geographic Information System)	A request for help with a GIS process or locating data	How do I join a.csv file to a shapefile? I need a historic orthographic photo showing shoreline change for Wycamp Lake. Can you help me find census tract data for the eastern Upper Peninsula?
Tech Support	Assistance with technology or accessing online resources	How do I connect to the printer? My login isn't working. How do I insert a table into Google Docs?
Field Station General Information, Policy	Information about field station policies, procedures, and field station directional	What time does the admin office open? Where is the laundry? How do I request maintenance in my cabin? Can I check into my cabin if the admin is closed?
Reference, Non-specific	Catch all for any other reference question. Generally, not related to research or coursework	Where are the current wildfires in Canada? What are the nearest grocery stores? What is another name for the ovenbird?
Literature Searching	Searching the literature for a specific topic or question	I need articles on mercury deposition in freshwater lakes relating to forest fires. Can you help me find articles that discuss the implementation of the floristic quality metric?
Title Search	Searching for a specific book or article title	I need a copy of How to do Ecology. Do we have access to Phillips and Miroslav (2008)?
Book Search, non-specific	Searching for books in the collection, but not a specific title	Where are the bird books? Do we have anything on native American uses of natural dyes? I need books about pitcher plants and the environments where they live
Library Policy	Questions about policies or practices in the field station or main campus libraries	Does Inter Library Loan (ILL) deliver to the field station? Can I check out a book to use in the lab? Does the library have individual workspaces?
Citation help	Question about citation format or use	How do I do in-text citation for American Psychological Association (APA) style? How do I cite unpublished works from the IR? What citation management tools are there?
Copyright	Questions about copyright library policy	Is my laboratory procedure protected by copyright? Can I give everyone in my ecology class a copy of a book chapter?

Category	Description	Examples
General questions about the library or services	Questions about the library use including services, space, and materials	Do you have a mask? How late is the library open? Can I schedule a guest lecture from the library?
Research Site Information	General information about a site or location in the region including accessing, navigating, site rules, etc.	Is there a map of the lumber roads in the Kingston Plains? Does French Lake have public boat access? Where is parking at Grass Bay?
Place-Based Literature	The request is seeking research literature related information specific to a northern Michigan location, site, or specific region	Are there any data sets on dragonflies at Lark's Lake? What research has been done on water turbidity below the Lake Catherine Dam? What research methods have been used to study Bufo fowleri in Wilderness State Park?
IR (Deep Blue)	A request for data sets or papers located exclusively in the institutional repository	I need a specific unpublished paper from 1971. What student research projects have examined Trichoptera in the Maple River? What research methods have students used to study Peromyscus maniculatus? Is there a recent macrophyte species list for North Fishtail Bay?
GIS (Geographic Information System)	A request for help with a GIS process or locating data	How do I join a.csv file to a shapefile? I need a historic orthographic photo showing shoreline change for Wycamp Lake. Can you help me find census tract data for the eastern Upper Peninsula?
Tech Support	Assistance with technology or accessing online resources	How do I connect to the printer? My login isn't working. How do I insert a table into Google Docs?
Field Station General Information, Policy	Information about field station policies, procedures, and field station directional	What time does the admin office open? Where is the laundry? How do I request maintenance in my cabin? Can I check into my cabin if the admin is closed?
Reference, Non-specific	Catch all for any other reference question. Generally, not related to research or coursework	Where are the current wildfires in Canada? What are the nearest grocery stores? What is another name for the ovenbird?
Literature Searching	Searching the literature for a specific topic or question	I need articles on mercury deposition in freshwater lakes relating to forest fires. Can you help me find articles that discuss the implementation of the floristic quality metric?
Title Search	Searching for a specific book or article title	I need a copy of How to do Ecology. Do we have access to Phillips and Miroslav (2008)?
Book Search, non-specific	Searching for books in the collection, but not a specific title	Where are the bird books? Do we have anything on native American uses of natural dyes? I need books about pitcher plants and the environments where they live
Library Policy	Questions about policies or practices in the field station or main campus libraries	Does Inter Library Loan (ILL) deliver to the field station? Can I check out a book to use in the lab? Does the library have individual workspaces?
Citation help	Question about citation format or use	How do I do in-text citation for American Psychological Association (APA) style? How do I cite unpublished works from the IR? What citation management tools are there?
Copyright	Questions about copyright library policy	Is my laboratory procedure protected by copyright? Can I give everyone in my ecology class a copy of a book chapter?

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