More than 400 latest-issue periodicals and newspapers are on public display for public use near the circulation desk. Another 120 medical science and pharmacy serial titles are on display in the reference area. Recent issues back to approximately six months are located in the periodicals room near reference. Access to the periodicals room is restricted to librarians, reference assistants, and faculty. To obtain an item from the room, fill out a periodicals request slip at the reference desk and someone will retrieve the periodical for you.
Most older issues are on microfilm in the microforms room.
This is a self-service area, though users are free to request assistance if they need it. A limited number of bound periodicals are maintained alphabetically on shelves around the walls of the second-floor study area. This bound collection is also self-service. The library subscribes to a number of area and national newspapers including the News and Observer , the New York Times , and the Washington Post . The most recent newspapers are kept in the lounge area near the Circulation Desk.