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Newman Library has a number of collections beyond the books and journals in the Stacks. Many of these are kept at the Circulation Desk or have shorter checkout periods. See our borrowing privileges page for details.

  • 16mm films

    The 16mm film collection consists of over 1000 titles ranging from such subjects as agriculture to mathematics and psychology to animal science.

  • Cassettes

    We have a collection of over 500 audiocassette titles which encompasses music, interviews, poetry readings and more. Please note that we do not have a popular "books on tape" collection; these may be found at the local public library. Cassettes are searchable in Addison by call number, title, and artist/composer.

  • Compact discs

    The Library houses a growing collection of over 4400 compact discs. Compact discs are searchable in Addison by call number, title, and artist/composer, or view a complete, alphabetical list.
  • DVDs

    We have a small but growing collection of over 2800+ DVD titles. DVDs are searchable in Addison by title, actor/director, subject, and call number. You can also view a complete list of DVDs.
  • Humanities slides

    The Humanities slide collection covers topics from Roman art and architecture to Modern Art. The slide collections can be searched by title in Addison.

  • Laser discs

    Circulation/Reserve has almost 200 optical disc titles (also known as laser discs). Optical discs are searchable in Addison by title, actor/director, subject, and call number.

  • Microforms

    Microforms are non-circulating photographic reductions of print materials produced in the interest of saving space,obtaining or preserving rare or heavily used materials, or providing duplicate copies. Newman Library has a microforms collection numbering near 6 million items, including prints of books, magazines, newspapers, and engineering and technical reports.

  • Phonorecords

    The phonorecord collection (also known as albums) is located in the off-campus Storage Facility. Items from this collection may be requested by using Request feature on Addison. Items are available for pickup within two business daysat the Newman Circulation/Reserve Desk or any of the Branch Libraries. Phonorecords are listed in Addison by call number, title and artist/composer.

  • Scripts

    The script collection consists of over 7600 items (complete listing by title). Scripts are kept in a special section on the third floor which is labeled as Newman Scripts in Addison.. There are a number of means to search for script in Addison, however none allow for limiting to items in the Scripts section.
  • Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century

    The Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century is a collection of optical discs containing speeches, news clips, and other visual images covering most of the 20th century (1900-1988). The index and discs are part of the optical disc collection and can be requested at the Circulation/Reserve Desk; the call number is Optical Disc no. 8. The index provides subject access to this large collection. A computer and optical disc station is set up to help users find information on the discs. These items do not circulate, but can be viewed at the 20th Century Encyclopedia Optical Disc station.

  • Videos

    The video collection consists of over 9000 items, encompassing both educational and more popular titles. Most of these are in the NTSC (VHS) format, but we have some titles in PAL (a format used in Europe and Asia) as well. Videos are searchable in Addison by title, actor/director, subject, and call number.



Newman Library fall hours

Sun, Nov 15: 12:00noon - 12:00mid
Mon-Thur, Nov 16-19: 7:30am - 12:00mid
Fri, Nov 20: 7:30am - 7:00pm
Sat, Nov 21: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Sun, Nov 22: Closed

Current semester hours