The Reference Collection is located on the Main Floor and is for library use only . The Circulating Collection or Open Stacks is located on the Second Floor of the Library. The catalogue uses the Library of Congress Subject Headings. These bibliographic resources are primarily used to find articles on a particular subject in journals, magazines and newspapers. Indexes list a brief citation for an article which includes title, author, name of the journal, volume, year and page numbers.
Abstracts list the citation and a brief summary of the article.
To locate articles in the periodical literature on a particular topic, search the appropriate indexes and abstracts. These holdings are being entered into the Online Catalogue but for many titles you will still have to consult the blue binders. Periodicals are located on the Second Floor and are shelved alphabetically by title. Pre-1970 periodicals are located in Compact Storage. The P.E.I. Collection card catalogue is located in the P.E.I. Collection Reading Room.