Library Materials: Where is/are...?
Answer
Books are located on all three floors of the library. The library catalog will tell you the collection to which a specific book belongs.
Books/Upper Level
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Most of our circulating books are shelved on the upper level (3rd floor) of the library.
Books/Upper Level Oversize
- Oversize books are too large to fit on the regular shelves. They are located near the main stairwell on the upper level of the library. The loan period is the same for these as for other books on the upper level.
Rabbit Reads/Main Level
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The Rabbit Reads are fiction books published within the past 10 years. Loan periods are the same as for Books/Upper Level.
Reference/Main Level
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This collection comprises a few large sets of specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and bibliographies.
Reserves Collection/Main Level
- "Course reserves" is a term used to describe books or other materials set aside for a specific course or other use. Materials are most frequently put on Reserve at the request of a faculty member. They are located behind the library service desk and can be checked out for in-library use.
Curriculum/Lower Level
- These are K-12 textbooks and other curriculum-adjacent materials (note that they are NOT textbooks for SDSU classes). They are located on the lower level at the northwest corner of the government documents area. When checked out, they are not due until the end of the semester.
Fiche-Books/Lower Level
- These books are stored as small photo images on clear plastic sheets. A special reader/printer or scanner must be use to read or print pages from these books. The reader/printers and the scanner are located near the fiche books on the lower level.
Govt Doc-Map Case/Lower Level
- Large maps are housed in a row of map cases to the west of the government documents area.
Govt Doc/Lower Level
- Most of this collection comprises U.S. government documents, although we do have some documents from the state of South Dakota and international governmental bodies as well. These are located on the northeast side of the lower level.
Govt Doc Fiche/Lower Level
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Government documents come in several different formats. Microfiche, or fiche, are plastic cards with photo images of document pages on them. These images may be viewed, printed, or scanned using special equipment. The microfiche and the microfiche readers are located on the lower level of the library, just south of the main stairs.
Microforms
- The microforms collection includes newspapers, journals, government documents, and a few books that are have been photoimaged on microfilm (reels of film), microfiche (transparent plastic cards), and microcards. These formats contain miniature images of each page of the document. They require a special reader, printer, or microform scanner for use. Film, fiche, and equipment are located to the south of the main stairwell on the lower level.