COLLECTIONS:
Fogelson Library houses a collection of over 150,000 books, periodicals, recordings, videos and electronic resources. Specialized collections include the Curriculum Library, Archives, Rare Books, Southwest, and musical recordings. Books are located on three floors in the library using the Library of Congress system.

Upper Level: F - Z (except P) and the Southwest Collection

Main Level: A - E, Reference & current periodicals

Lower Level: P, Curriculum Library, Periodicals, LP recordings

SERVICES:
Circulation & Reserve - Circulation privileges may be obtained from the staff at the Circulation Desk. A library barcode will be affixed to your college ID card. Faculty members may place course-related materials on reserve at the Circulation desk. An ID will be required in order to check out these items. Most reserves do not leave the library and may be borrowed for 2 hours.

Reference - Reference help is available from the staff or by appoinment with a professional librarian. In addition to standard print resources and indices, we have available a variety of electronic resources for current students, faculty and staff. Please visit our resources page.

Interlibrary Loan - We offer Interlibrary Loan service for the CSF community only. ILL forms are available near the Circuation Desk or items may be ordered through email at illoan@csf.edu. You may also submit a ILL request online. In addition, we participate in the state-wide Passport system which allows CSF students, staff, and faculty to obtain borrowing priviledges at other New Mexico college and university libraries.

Library Instruction - Introduction to the use of the library, advanced research skills and Internet instruction are offered by professional librarians throughout the semester. Please call the reference desk at 473-6594 to schedule.

RESEARCH:
Books - If you're looking for a book, start with our online catalog. You may search by subject, keyword, author, or title.

Journals - The Library subscribes to over 400 journals in paper and many more are available electronically through subscription databases. See our periodicals holdings database (must have Excel to view).

Specialized indices - The library subscribes to several index titles, including Humanites Index, Business Periodicals Index, Art Index, and Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. The ERIC database, maintained by the US Department of Education is available on the Internet.

ASSISTANCE:
The library staff is always available to provide assistance to aid you with your research. Ask us to show you how to use various library resources and how to find the information you need. If you would like to ask a question and cannot make it to the library, you may send an e-mail to our reference desk.