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You are in the official 1995-96 General Catalog for California State University, Fresno.

The Henry Madden Library is a center for study, learning, and scholarship at Fresno State. Its collections and services are central to undergraduate and graduate instructional programs and to research of all kinds.

Online System. ALIS includes an online catalogue enabling you to locate library holdings quickly and easily. You can also gain access to a number of periodical indexes at the ALIS plus terminals in the library. ALIS terminals are found throughout the library.


COLLECTIONS

Books and Bound Periodicals. The Madden Library contains more than 900,000 volumes on all subjects and in many languages, as well as a large number of periodicals in microform.

Periodical Subscriptions. The library subscribes to more than 2,800 periodicals from all over the world. The Kardex, a complete and up-to-date listing, will tell you which issues are available. Many issues are also listed in ALIS.

Government Publications. The Government Documents Department is a selective depository for United States and California documents containing a collection of more than 220,000 documents.

Specialized Collections. The library contains a Curriculum/Juvenile collection, the largest Music Library in the CSU system, a large and growing Map Library, and a Special Collections library housing rare books, materials on local and state history, and other specialized collections.


SERVICES

Assistance. Librarians are at the Reference Desk and in other departments of the library.

Learning About the Library. Handouts describing the library and its services can be found near the entrance and at all service desks. Tours and library instruction workshops are offered.

Computerized Research. For a fee you may work with a librarian to gain access to a wide range of databases, in addition to those available free at ALIS and ALIS plus terminals.

Borrowing from Other Libraries. The Interlibrary Borrowing Service enables you to borrow research materials from libraries throughout the country.

Multicultural Program. The Multicultural Program uses the library's collections and services to support cultural diversity.

Library Media Center. Videos and video sets of educational value are available for individual study in the Media Center in the Music Library (third floor).

Copiers. Photocopy machines are available throughout the library. Purchase a card system to use the machines and to make paper copies of microfilms and micro-fiches.

Resource Center for Students with Disabilities . The Resource Center, housed on the first floor, provides a variety of services, including listening and recording booths, braille reference books, and reading machines for the visually impaired.

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