Researchers would need to visit the library shelves in order to read the material searched for. This area is not limited to information about politics and the federal government. There is information produced by state and local governments, as well as materials from international organizations and foreign governments. ITEM S or material owned by the library. Some indexes are general, covering many topic ares, others cover only one topic but in great depth.
Indexes can be in online or paper format.
An area in the Lied library which provides access to information electronically through microcomputer workstations. Patrons are able to access numerous databases, both indices and fulltext, navigate the Internet, and use selected software for their research papers. A university I.D. or library card with a barcode that is registered in the automated system and is used to check out library materials. These terms were devised by the Library of Congress and are used by the UNLV Libraries to divide knowledge into related subject areas. The length of time library materials may be borrowed.