This is the section for all magazines, newsletters, newspapers and other material. Entry to this section is at the right of the main entrance to the Degheri Reading Room. The bound sets of past issues are located in the stacks immediately behind the shelves for current issues and are arranged in alphabetical order by periodical title and then year of publication. Various other smaller publications, such as encyclicals, pastorals, documents from the United States Catholic Conference are maintained in special file cabinets. Entry to this section is through the Reserved Book Collection at the rear of the Degheri Reading Room.
Most articles are available for circulation in the same manner as books.
Graduate Collection Theses and pastoral papers produced by Union students in compliance with academic requirements are bound and also available for circulation. They are arranged according to type of document and numerically in the order received by the library staff. Their titles and authors are listed on the library catalog system. Entry to this section is through the Reserved Book Collection at the rear of the Degheri Reading Room. Through the auspices of the Lilly Foundation, the library has enhanced its search capability with the upgrade of its computer technology.