An Online Catalog lists library holdings and course reserves and their circulation status. Main Campus, the Health Sciences Center, Temple University Center City, Tyler School of Art, Temple University Ambler and Temple University Harrisburg. Expert assistance in exploring the resources of the library system is provided by reference staff. Students are introduced to basic library skills through a self-paced workbook, the completion of which is a requirement of the University's Core Curriculum for all incoming freshman and transfer students. Students test the accuracy of their work using the computerized Learning Library Skills Program in the Scholars Information Center.
Librarians also provide advanced library instruction classes tailored to individual courses.
The combined collections of the Temple University Libraries include more than 2.4 million volumes and 16,000 current serial subscriptions, as well as extensive collections of microforms and cartographic, graphic, and audiovisual materials. The University participates in the Federal Depository Library Program, through which it receives 60 percent of the publications issued by the U.S. Government Printing Office. When local holdings do not supply needed material, faculty and students may choose to access the collections of other universities and colleges, either directly or indirectly. Students and faculty may also request books and copies of journal articles through Interlibrary Services. These requests are filled using an international network of cooperating academic, public, and special libraries.