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 collection Development

For information regarding additions and removals of items from our collection, please see our Collection Development Guidelines.

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 Main Book Collection (Third Floor)

• 100,000+ books arranged according to the Library of Congress classification system

Online Research Resources

• Online library catalog
• Article and research databases
• Ask A Librarian

pRINT Periodicals Collection (3rd Floor book stacks)

• Arranged alphabetically by title

New Books Display (First Floor - Lobby)

• Newly-acquired books

Course Reserves (First Floor - Checkout Counter)

• Course materials on short-term loan for class assignments.
  
  Note to faculty: To add materials to the Course Reserve Collection, please download and submit a Course Reserve request form (PDF document).

Media Collection (First Floor - checkout counter)

• Compact discs
• DVDs
• Online Streaming Videos (free to the Mesa Community)

Archives (Second Floor - Technical Services)

• Mesa College catalogs (from past years)
• Mesa College student newspapers (going back to the College's earliest days)
• Administrative reports and faculty manuscripts

Oversize Books (Third Floor)

• Books too large to be shelved in the Main Book Collection

Paperback Racks (Third Floor)

• A small collection of popular paperbacks

ESL Readers (Third Floor)

• Books for students of English-as-a-Second-Language

"Books for Children" Collection (Third Floor)

• Juvenile books for children of library users and for students of children's literature