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Show Library Services the various campus departments that can assist the veterans and their dependents in receiving a meaningful educational experience. Coordination and assistance will be provided in registration, counseling, testing, financial aids, and placement. Close cooperation exists with the various academic and vocational-technical departments and with those student service areas that will help accomplish the desired goal of the veteran. The Office of Veterans' Affairs personnel will assist veterans in all educational aspects with respect to the transition from military to the college community environment. The office will also provide information on orientation, study skills, academic improvement and tutorial assistance where needed. LIBRARY SERVICES The Stewart Library provides a rich store of materials especially selected to serve the students and faculty. The collection, continually growing cultural value, is composed of a number of types of educational media. The book and documents collections include more than 250,000 volumes. The College through its library service subscribes to over 2,100 literary, scientific and educational periodicals and newspapers. Audio-visual materials are also available. Students may also use the libraries of other academic institutions in the state upon presentation of a valid studentbody card. Data base searches for the purpose of developing bibliographies may be requested at the Stewart Library. A new addition to the Library was completed in 1976. The building has three floors with a total of over 150,000 square feet. In addition to regular library operations, the facility houses the Testing Center, the Learning Center and the Instructional Development area. The Library houses several special collections, the largest of which is the Howell collection of approximately 10,500 volumes. This collection, willed to the College by the late Judge James A. Howell in 1954, consists mostly of eighteenth and nineteenth century American and English literature. Other collections include the Lawrence J. Burton Congressional Collection, the Jeanette McKay Morrell Porcelain Collection, the Frank William Becraft Oriental Artifacts, the Paul Branson Art Collection, the Hyrum and Ruby Wheelwright Mormon Literature Collection and the Roland Parry Music Collection. The library hours during the academic year are: Monday through Thursday 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday 1 p.m.-6 p.m. 52 |
