An information center is also maintained for those who want to visit the library in person to do their own research. Some of the available resources are described in the following topics. These CD-ROMs are available for public use at any of the three public use workstations located in the information center. The CD-ROM Gallery is enhanced continually with updates and new products to provide the most recent information available. Most of the CD-ROM products allow the user to print or download information.
Many products also provide the capability of customizing information to suit individualized needs.
These sources cover a broad range of topics, from the location of specific books in libraries around the world to legislative happenings in the United States Congress. Full access to the Internet via Gopher and the World Wide Web is available. In most cases, an Information Specialist will perform the online search and produce a custom report to meet the user's needs. However, full self-service access to the Internet will soon be available at public workstations in the library. Printed Sources While ever-changing technologies provide library users with efficient tools for data storage and retrieval, a wealth of historical information is available only in printed sources.