Online Catalog Assistance in searching the collection holdings is provided by the in-house librarian. The collection includes materials on corrections, courts, crime prevention, criminal justice statistics, drugs and crime, international issues, juvenile justice, law enforcement, research and evaluation, and victims. The library is open to the public for in-house use of materials only. The collection focuses on science and technology, particularly in the areas of chemistry, physics, and computer science. The library is open to the public for in-house use of materials only.
Patrons can produce a bibliography on a particular area free of charge.
A database can be used to produce references to articles and books on various subjects. A library service in which, upon request, one library lends an item to another library that does not have the item. Patrons usually request books and journal articles through interlibrary loan. Libraries may require patrons to assume any photoduplication costs charged by the lending library. By means of a PC, modem, and communications package, students can dial in to the UNIX or VAX systems at UMUC and use the Internet.