Locating Library Material
To search the Library's online catalog, click on the CBU Catalog link on the Plough Library home page. The online catalog will tell you whether or not Plough Library owns an item, where it is located in the library, and whether or not the item is on the shelves. Ask at the Research Assistance Desk for help using the Library catalog. You may also want to set up a session for your students. [See Class Instruction.]

Due Dates and Policies
All faculty with valid ID cards are eligible to borrow material from the plough library. To check out material from the library, just bring your library card and material to the main circulation desk. Books checked out by faculty any time during the semester are due that the end of the semester. Videos checked out by faculty are due after three days. For more information regarding faculty borrowing privileges, see Plough Library Policies.

Books
Plough Library's circulating books are shelved on the third floor of the library. Our Library uses the Dewey Decimal Classification System.

Periodicals
The Library subscribes to over 400 print newspapers, magazines, and journal titles. Back issues (usually older than one year) are shelved on the lower floor of Plough Library, alphabetically by title. Current issues are located on the main floor of the library, next to the Reserve/Audio-Visual room. They are also shelved alphabetically by title. Periodicals cannot be checked out.
To see if CBU subscribes to a particular title in print, check the online catalog. To see if CBU has access to a particular periodical title in one of our databases, check the Full-Text Electronic Journal List.

Audio-Visual Materials
All non-print media materials, such as videos, CD's, and CD-ROM's are located in the Audiovisual Room, on the lower level next to the Writing Center. To search for an audio-visual item, check the online catalog.