It’s where you’ll find the most recent issues of periodicals (newspapers, journals, etc.) as well as important bibliographies (which help you to locate resources, and – most importantly – find esoteric or more historical publications). You can also look up book reviews, browse atlases & indexes, and find a quiet place to study in the Main Reading Room.

See the Main Reading Room page on the Mullen Library Tour.

And be sure to check out my post on finding periodicals in print.

The microfilm room and microfilm readers at the Mullen Library are located just behind the MERIC Lab. When entering the library, turn right, head towards the MERIC Lab, and then go left down the hallway beside the Lab.

What is microfilm?

Most basically, its a preservation tactic. Paper materials are scanned on to microfilm, and can be distributed, or ensure that their content is preserved.

What is available on microfilm?

Old journals, newspapers, bibliographies…. Stuff that’s generally hard to get your hands on!