Ground FloorThe easiest way to get to the ground floor is to take the staircase in the connector. Or you may

take the elevator in the first floor Reference area.

Stairs leading to the ground floor

The Ground Floor has bound periodicals, current journals, magazines, and newspapers, Microforms, Art Gallery, Special Collections, Media Room, a reading area, and Technical

Services.

Stairs to the ground floor

Bound Periodicals

The ground floor of Buley Library houses our periodical collection.The bound periodicals are arranged in alphabetical order by periodical title

beginning at the Student Center side.

Periodicals Information Desk

Current periodicals are arranged in alphabetical order by title in white plastic boxes in the center of the Periodicals reading area.

The Periodicals Information Desk is in the center of the Periodicals Reading area. There is a book scanner on the desk so users can scan articles from print journals and other sources and save them to a thumb

drive. Very soon they will be able to print, email, or save to their university accounts as well.

Current Periodicals

Scanner

Current Periodicals and Newspaper Rack

Newspapers are shelved along with the current periodicals and the five dailies that we get are on the newspaper rack. They are the Connecticut Post, The Hartford Courant, The New Haven

Register, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

Abstracts and Indexes

Periodical abstracts and indexes are shelved right after the bound periodicals in alphabetical order. Abstracts and indexes provide citations to articles in journals,

magazines, and newspapers. These are especially useful for locating older articles.

SCSU Theses

The SCSU Theses collection is shelved after the abstracts and indexes. These are arranged by year and a four digit number. You will need to know the number in order to find the thesis on

the shelf. Theses can be checked out.

Technical Services

The room behind the glass enclosure is Technical Services where all library materials are received and processed. The door to Technical Services is located in the hallway.

Offices of the Technical Services staff are located within.

Door to Technical Services

Abstracts & Indexes

Theses

Technical Services

The Art Gallery on the Ground Floor is a wonderful space for exhibits and programs. It is situated right across from the stairs.

Special Collections and Reading Area

Across from the Art Gallery is Special Collections. There is a reading area, a work area, and compact shelving for books, documents, and artifacts. The collection includes rare books,

university archival material, and books authored by Southern faculty and students.

Media Room

The Media collection that is now housed on the main floor near the Reference stacks will eventually move to the ground floor once adequate shelving is obtained. It is located off the

Special Collections reading area.

Beyond the media room at the far back is the Microforms room which has our collection of microfiche, microfilm, and a very few micro cards.

Microfiche/Microfilm Scanner & Printer

Film/Fiche Cabinets

Inside the Microforms Room are file cabinets containing microfilm and microfiche. If you need help with locating or using film or fiche, you can get help at the Periodicals Information Desk.A Microfilm/fiche scanner and printer is available so users can scan documents to print, email, or save to a thumb drive.

Click on the “Fourth Floor” tab above for a quick peak at the fourth floor.