This is a tour of the Ground Floor of Buley Library.

1. Ground Floor
The easiest way to get to the ground floor is to take the staircase in the connector. The Art
Gallery is across from the stairs on the ground floor. To the left is the periodical stacks. To the
right is Special Collections, Media, and Microforms. Or you may take the elevator in the first
floor Reference area.
Stairs leading to the ground floorThe 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

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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

8. The Art Gallery on the Ground Floor is a wonderful space for exhibits and programs.

9. 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.

10. 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.

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

12. 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.

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