MdUSA Periodicals , i.e., magazines or journals are excellent sources for current and often authoritative information. Periodical articles may be accessed through hardcopy and on-line indexes located in the Reference Department. Current Periodicals and microfilm copies of selected periodicals are located on the second floor . Bound copies and back issues of periodicals are located on the fourth floor . Newspapers , another source for current topics and news, are located on the second floor.
Back issues are available on microfilm.
Housed in the Reference Department are the CD-ROM indexes to full text articles in The Baltimore Sun and the NewsBank Newsfile Collection . Reserve materials , those readings and books placed in the library by faculty members, are housed at the Circulation Desk, located on the first floor . Many of these materials must be used in the library. Audio-visual materials , i.e., videotapes, audio recordings, filmstrips, and 16mm films and the accompanying hardware are located on the ground floor .