Audiotapes or cassettes are for listening with a tape recorder. Printed material is copied on to film and read on a machine called a microfilm reader. Newspapers are available in the reading area. They are not for loan. Journals are also called serials or periodicals.
Journals are for use in the library only.
Information about journal articles is stored in print indexes, as well as on Compact Disk. I n most libraries the materials are grouped or classified according to their subject matter. USQ uses the Dewey Classification Scheme which consists of ten main classes. All library materials will have a call number so that you can find them on the shelf. For example a book about China will have the call number 951, a book about business management will be 658.