Library Collections
The materials and information resources found in the Indiana University Kokomo Library collections reflect the mission of the University to support the academic curriculum. For additional information about the development of the Library collections see the Collection Development Policy (PDF).
The purpose of the archives is to collect, organize, and preserve the historic documents of Indiana University Kokomo. The archives is a closed stacks, locked area located on the second floor of the Library.
Books
There are over 112,000 books in the library reflecting the academic programs offered at Indiana University Kokomo including books in business, education, criminal justice, arts & sciences and nursing.
STACKS is the name of the circulating book collection and is located on the second floor of the library.
REFERENCE is the name of the book collection that contains dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, bibliographies, handbooks, and other sources which provide core background information and bibliographic access to research and academic disciplines. The reference collection is located on the first floor of the library and does not circulate.
Bestsellers (McNaughton) Collection
The McNaughton bestsellers are a rented collection of popular fiction and nonfiction reading materials. The titles found in this collection are continuously changing on a monthly basis. These bestsellers may be found through the online catalog (IUCAT) or by browsing the collection located on the second floor of the library. Because these are popular titles these books may be borrowed for only a 14 day period.
CDs / DVDs / Videos
The library has a rapidly growing collection of digitized materials including music CDs, DVDs and VHS videotapes. The CD / DVD / Video collections have over 5,000 items and are located on the first floor of the library. Other types of media in the Library include maps, slides, cassette tapes and CD-ROMs.
Children's Literature Collection
All books, fiction and nonfiction, owned by the Indiana University Kokomo Library which have an intended audience of preschool through young adult are housed in a separate location and designed as the Children's Literature Collection. The purpose of the collection is to provide a sample of books written for children, special emphasis is placed on acquiring award winning and special merit books.
Electronic Information Resources
The trend in libraries is to deliver many materials electronically via the World Wide Web. The library provides access to many electronic indexes as well as hundreds of full-text resources. The Finding Information Electronic Resources link on the Indiana University Kokomo Library Web page will provide many of the necessary links.
Government Publications
The library is a depository for federal and state government publications. These materials are unique and include items such as congressional documents, laws, presidential documents, environmental, health, justice and other agency publications, census materials and tax information. Many government publications are now available in electronic format. Documents are listed in IUCAT. Federal documents will be found in several locations on the main floor. The majority of state documents are interfiled with the book collection on the second floor. For more information about government publications see:
Magazines/Journals/Newspapers (Periodicals)
The library subscribes to more than 1000 periodicals and provides electronic access to over 22,000 titles. Library users may use various print and electronic indexes to identify articles on a topic or by a particular author. A print or electronic version of the Periodical Holdings List (PDF) is available to allow the library user to easily determine which titles are held by the library. IU-Link is a software package that helps identify full-text articles available in all of our electronic resources. Current print issues and back issues on microfilm are located on the first floor. Bound issues are located on the second floor. All periodical titles may be found by searching IUCAT.
