Library - General Information

The Library provides for needs beyond the classroom with an electronic database catalog and resource system. In addition to the traditional library services, there are a number of on-line databases available. the book and media collection is in excess of 40,000 volumes.

Through the use of the on-line catalog, a patron may also access more than 2.5 million titles through the PALS library consortium. Endless numbers of libraries throughout the world can also be accessed via Internet connections.

Thousands periodical titles are available both in the collection and through on-line databases. Many of the publications are provided in full-text. Through the use of an interlibrary loan service, any number of books and periodicals can be obtained for patrons.

Current topics are also accessible through a vertical clip file collection. Additional study rooms are available for small group purposes. Included within this Library are the Media Computer Center, the Skone Conservatory housing the Humphrey Center for American Indian Studies, the Gordon Rosenmeier Center for State and Local Government, the Center for the Americas, and a pre-school children's library.