Microforms and Media

The Microforms and Media Office is located on the second floor of the library. Microforms and Media houses nearly 2,000 audiovisual items and 400,000 microforms in its collection.

Microfilm and microfiche can be viewed within the department, but cannot be checked out.

Audiovisual materials may be used within the department. Equipment for viewing or listening to audiovisual materials is available. Audiovisual materials may be checked out to LSUS faculty only. The loan period for audiovisual materials is 14 days.

Microforms and Media houses the library's current newspaper subscriptions, including the Times (Shreveport), the Advocate (Baton Rouge), the Times-Picayune (New Orleans), the Wall Street Journal, and the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Back issues of selected newspapers are available on microfilm. Microfilm readers and printers are available.

An instructional classroom is available, where librarians give "How to use the library" tutorials at the request of faculty.

The classroom may be reserved by faculty who wish to show a video to a large group.

Two rooms in Microforms house equipment for viewing or listening to audiovisual materials. One room is available for use by groups of up to six people.

Library Hours, Fall Semester

Monday, August 24 - Friday, December 11, 2009
(The library will be closed Sun. - Mon., September 6 - 7, for Labor Day; and Thurs. - Fri., November 26 - 27, for Thanksgiving.)

Sunday	1:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Monday	8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday	8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday	8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday	8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday	8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday	CLOSED
Services cease 15 minutes before closing.

Patrons may sign in to use equipment in Microforms and Media until 30 minutes before closing.

Contact Microforms and Media
Phone (318) 797-5297

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Last updated 8/21/2009