Thus, students and faculty have access to resources beyond the on-site collections at each campus. REC forms are available at reference and circulation service desks. Tampa Campus Library Central to the philosophy of the Tampa Campus Library is the view that the people it serves are equally as important as the books on its shelves. Students are encouraged to become familiar with the collection, to master the techniques of using it, and to achieve a familiarity with information resources that will carry over into later life. The Reference Collection is located on the first floor of the Tampa Campus Library.
Reference librarians assist students and faculty with both electronic and print resources.
The Reference Collection consists of over 40,000 volumes including encyclopedias, dictionaries, indexes, and abstracting services. Reference librarians present library orientation sessions as well as subject specific lectures. The Periodicals Collection is located on the second floor with service provided at the Periodicals Information Desk and the Copier Assistance Desk. The collection contains more than 4,500 current periodicals and selected newspapers from Florida and major cities in the U.S. and foreign countries. A large collection of periodicals and newspapers in microfiche and microfilm are also located in the Periodicals Microform Room.