The Reference Collection consists of print and non-print materials to assist patrons in locating specific information of either a quick answer or a detailed research nature. The materials include basic atlases, bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, gazetteers, and handbooks or expanded and specialized sources which will give more detailed information. Printed or CD-ROM indexes and abstracting services provide citations to books, government documents and journal articles available in this library or through interlibrary loan service. Remote library collections and other private, state and federal information sources are available via the Internet. Materials in the Reference Collection do not circulate, but are available for use in the library when it is open.
Subject access is available on the online catalog.
Among the items retrieved by subject searching, the pamphlets are listed first. They may be checked out from the Circulation Desk for normal loan periods. The collection consists of CD's, 16mm film, cassette tapes, games, kits and videos. It is a circulating collection, however videos and 16 mm films circulate for one week only. The Library provides a representative collection of K-12 textbooks and accompanying materials for the students in the College of Education.