No matter what course of study students pursue, the resources and services A的.C. 克拉克图书馆 play an important role in their education. 图书馆提供近400种图书,000个校内资产, 将近25万本书, 视听材料, 地图和缩微格式. Online access to high-quality research tools (such as electronic indexes, 全文期刊文章数据库, collections of government publications and electronic reference materials) is provided through the 图书馆’s web site. The following are descriptions of our physical collections.
2楼和4楼的收藏品
这是图书馆的总管, circulating collection of books to serve the research needs of BSU students, 教职员工. Items in this collection with call numbers A through P are located 在 四楼 A的. C. 克拉克图书馆. Oversize items with similar call numbers are also located on this floor along the front wall near the main stairway. Items in this collection with call numbers Q through Z are located 在 二楼. Oversize items with call numbers Q through Z are also located on this floor at the beginning of the 2nd Floor collection.
参考集合
Items in this collection include encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, almanacs and atlases. Because reference materials are useful for looking up background information, overviews and facts about a wide variety of topics, they are for “In 图书馆 Use” only (they do not circulate). 参考资料收藏被安置在 三(主)楼 A的. C. 克拉克图书馆.
政府出版物
的一个. C. 克拉克图书馆是 联邦寄存图书馆计划, and these Federal government publications can be found online in the library catalog 图书馆搜索引.
儿童和青少年系列
的一个. C. 克拉克图书馆 provides a collection of books that support the curricula of both the University’s Professional Education and English departments, allowing teachers in training access to a wealth of fiction, non-fiction and picture books for grade-level appropriate teaching and learning. The collection also includes many award-winning books, such as the Caldecott and Newbery Medal Award books.
Items in the Children’s Fiction Collection are located 在 二楼 A的. C. 克拉克图书馆, are marked with green tape and have a call number composed of the first two letters of the author’s last name (for example, Le Lenski认为). Items in the Children’s Non-Fiction Collection are also located 在 二楼 图书馆馆长, are marked with red tape and have a Dewey Decimal call number (for example 940.93 Br). Finally, items in the Picture Books Collection are located 在 二楼, are marked with purple tape and have call numbers composed of the first two letters of the author’s last name.
循环 and 循环 Desk Media 集合
The 图书馆 purchases audiovisual materials (such as DVDs) to support subjects taught in the University’s curriculum. Some items can be checked out, but some are “In 图书馆 Use” only materials. People wishing to use an item from this collection should request the item at the 循环 Desk, 在 三(主)楼 of the library, using the item’s call number (e.g. 视频DVD pn1997 .B767 2007)或标题.
通俗读物精选
The 通俗读物精选 contains a current and diverse variety of books, 小说和非小说都有, for the 图书馆’s patrons to enjoy in their leisure time. The collection can be found 在 3rd floor 图书馆馆长 as you enter the building. 你可以 浏览流行读物.
课程储备
Many faculty will make materials used in courses (such as books or DVDs) available for their students to consult via the 课程储备 service. Items in this collection are housed behind the 循环 Desk, 在 三(主)楼 A的. C. 克拉克图书馆. 你也可以搜索 课程储备 在图书馆的目录图书馆的搜索.
Instructions for placing items on 课程储备.
期刊
The 图书馆 has a large collection of print-based periodicals (i.e., items that are published on a periodic basis, such as journals, magazines and newspapers). The collection is located 在 一楼 图书馆馆长. You may search the 图书馆’s extensive list of electronic (online) and print periodical holdings.
缩微过程集合
The 图书馆’s collections of microforms (miniaturized photographic reproductions of documents such as historical newspapers and journals, which can be viewed on units called microform viewers) are located 在 一楼. There are units 在 third floor which can scan microform images to a flash drive, 或者打印成硬拷贝. Units in the 一楼 Microforms room can print out to hard-copy; microfiche (a special type of microform) viewers are located 在 outer walls throughout the library.
大学档案和特别收藏
The 大学档案和特别收藏 area is located 在 二楼 图书馆馆长. To schedule an appointment to use the 大学档案和特别收藏 area, please email libraryreference@iishoes.net. Select digitized images of historical BSU memorabilia (such as photographs and yearbooks) from the 大学档案馆 are available online.
音频CD和LC媒体收藏
The library has two collections of recorded media such as LP (long-playing) record albums, 和音频cd, 由所有类型的流派和风格组成的, 可供结帐. Items in these collections are located 在 三(主)楼 A的. C. 克拉克图书馆.