This section contains sources such as current almanacs, general and subject-specific encyclopedias, dictionaries, and atlases. You'll also find digests of current and historical events, directories and listings, books on state and federal laws, and literary and biographical sources. Books in the reference collection are not loaned out, so that they can be available to as many people as possible. Reserve Collection Reserve materials are kept behind the circulation desks. These are books and other materials that instructors have set aside for their students to read.
Some items come from the library's collection, and some come from instructors.
Some items may be borrowed for three days, while the rest must be used in the library. The library has hundreds of educationally-oriented videos for faculty to use and for students to view in the library. This system allows users to search for periodical articles on a particular topic. Periodical articles are a source of information that is usually more current than the information found in books. The Academic Abstracts stations are located in the reference area.