Reserve books and other printed materials required for course reading are located on the 1st floor of the Library. Reserve materials must be requested at the Reserve Desk and are subject to limited circulation. Readers are responsible for any materials charged out to them. Borrowing privileges may be blocked and faculty may be notified if students disregard reserve policies and procedures. The circulating collection serves the curricular needs of the undergraduate students at Barnard.
Separate catalogs are available for musical scores and special collections.
Journals and magazines are shelved alphabetically by title in the periodical stacks on the 2nd floor. Current issues of frequently used periodicals are kept in the magazine display racks. The Library receives over 370 current magazines and journals. The Library also has collections of audio and video materials and musical scores. In addition, the Library provides access to a variety of indexes and texts in electronic format, including circulating CD-ROMs.