The Libraries should define appropriate access standards, and provide on-line access to information sources and special collections of instructional materials.
Information kiosks are one example of on-line access to material collected for instructional use.
Both the number of kiosks, and the information resources available to library patrons from these locations are ever increasing, bound primarily by financial constraints. Approximately 100 information kiosks are located in library buildings - these are Macintosh computers running the CIT produced Bear Access software to present information sources for public use. The main focus of the kiosks is to facilitate access to bibliographic sources. The Cornell Library Catalog of CUL holdings contains approximately two million bibliographic records with circulation and on order status. Ten additional periodical databases are available at the kiosks.