Main Indicates that a book or other material is located in the Main Library stacks on the third, fourth, or fifth floors. Past editions of newspapers, selected periodicals, college catalogs, phone directories, ERIC documents, and other material are available on microform. Non-Circulating Describes material which may not be checked out of the Library. Material located in the Special Collections and Reference Departments is non-circulating, but may be used in the Library. Reference Department Library Department on the second floor where patrons usually begin their research.
Reference librarians provide directional and informational assistance.
This department houses a core collection of general and specialized dictionaries, encyclopedias, indexes and abstracts, as well as basic texts in a wide variety of subject areas. Serial Any publication issued in successive parts, appearing at usually regular intervals, and as a rule, intended to be continued indefinitely. The term includes periodicals, newspapers, annuals, number monographic series, and the proceedings, transactions, and memoirs of societies. Subject headings Words or terms describing a particular topic. Thesaurus List of terms or phrases used to define subjects in periodical indexes.