In the Tech campus library, there are over one million titles in various formats. The collection includes books, periodicals, monographic serials, newspapers, microforms, government documents, maps, atlases, pamphlets, manuscripts, audiocassettes, computer software, films, filmstrips, kits, slides, transparencies, phonograph records, videocassettes, compact audio discs, and photographs. The organization of the Library is shown on the chart below. The Public Services Division consists of Reference and Information Services, Circulation and Reserve, Interlibrary Loans, and Special Collections. Reference and Information Services Reference and Information Services provides assistance in meeting the educational and informational needs of the academic community.
Departmental activities involve reference assistance and bibliographic instruction.
Bibliographic instruction includes freshman orientation, carried out each semester in cooperation with the English Department and presented to every English 101 class. Specialized instruction for courses is provided when requested by the course instructor. Printed materials available are guides to the use of Library facilities and sources and specified subject bibliographies. Online bibliographic searches are also available from the Reference Department. The cost of this service varies greatly depending on the data base searched and is charged to the individual or department making the request.