Horace W. Sturgis Library
Built in 1981 with over 100,000 feet of space, the library, named after the university's first president Horace W. Sturgis, is designed to support and advance the teaching and learning activities of the greater college community.

The Sturgis Library has more than 550,000 volumes of books and government publications. There are more than 3,300 serial publications and well over 850,000 pieces of microforms. The library also provides, through contractual and consortial arrangements with the University Center in Georgia, University System of Georgia and The Southern Polytechnic State University over 10 million items for research and study purposes. The University Center in Georgia includes institutions such as Agnes Scott College, Emory University, University of Georgia, Clark-Atlanta University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University, and the Institute of Paper Science and Technology. Use of these collections is available by an institutional access card, via five day truck delivery, institutional fax machines and through traditional interlibrary loans.

University Center in Georgia and University Systems Libraries have unique titles that augment collection development at Kennesaw and through the Georgia Union Catalog, enhance both research and teaching. Access to these extensive catalog collections are through the on-line public catalog which is available in the library, on the campus network and via telephone from remote sites.

For research purposes, faculty and students have access to a broad array of traditional print collections and full-text and full-image items through GALILEO, ProQuest, ERIC, and Lexis/Nexis. The GALILEO service provides access to world wide web resources such as the Library of Congress, full-text journal titles, newspapers, and to document delivery services.

Users of the library also have access to four special collections:

• The Children's Literature Collection named in honor of the late John DiFazio, professor of education at Kennesaw, houses an 8,000 volume library used for the professional preparation and training of P-12 teachers.
• The Teen Collection consisting of 1,500 works designed to meet the unique learning and reading needs of adolescence.
• The Bentley Special Collections brings together a world-class collection that spans the history of the written word in the Western World. This collection provides undergraduate students one of few opportunities in the nation to study original works firsthand. A recent addition to this collection includes a first edition complete works of Chaucer dated 1542.
• The Government Documents Collection houses print, microforms, CD-ROM databases and remote access to Federal Agencies. Sturgis Library, as part of the national depository system, make books, periodicals and agency data available to the Sixth Congressional District.

Tours, seminars and classroom instruction are provided for both small and large groups of students and faculty. Individual instruction is provided by appointment. The library is a charter member of SOLINET, and is a member of the On-line Computer Library Center, a major international library computing network with members located in the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan. The Sturgis Library is open 100 hours during the quarter and has extended hours during exams. Between quarter hours are posted at library entrances, the circulation desk and on the campus gopher. For checkout of materials, the university identification card serves as a library card.

Computing Services
Tracking rapid evolution within the computing field, Academic and Administrative Computing constantly refine, improve, expand and advance the computing resources available to students, faculty and staff at Kennesaw State University. They provide instructional support, network hardware and software support and technical hardware support to the more than 13,000 members of the KSU community.

Academic Computing coordinates computing services for KSU students and supports over 2000 personal computers, LANs and connections to many different computing locations. Students, as well as faculty and staff, are eligible for computer accounts affording access to services such as InterNet access, KSU's library system, an active jobs database, a current scholarship database, KSU's gopher, electronic mail, Archie, Veronica, FTP, Telnet and Kermit. The University System Computer Network, called PeachNet, is housed on the KSU campus and provides links to all of Georgia's public institutions of higher education. It is regarded as one of the finest educational computer networks in the country, giving students and faculty access to a variety of computing environments, as well as InterNet. In addition, Kennesaw students register for classes each quarter via an on-line real-time system accessed through any telephone.

Academic Computing serves over 1500 faculty and staff workstations in DOS, Macintosh and UNIX environments. Faculty and staff workstations are networked for services such as electronic mail, student records, on-line scheduling and registration, access to the InterNet, as well as word processing and high quality printing. KSU faculty and staff are in communication with colleagues worldwide through InterNet mailing addresses, gaining access through desktop personal computers and also through remote dial-in services.

Academic Computing also administers more than 500 student work stations located in 14 electronic classrooms and 4 open computer labs. 98% of KSU's buildings are connected via almost 5 miles of fiber optic cable. All open computer labs are networked and are open to students seven days a week. These labs are supervised by qualified lab assistants available to help with a wide variety of standard software packages in word processing, spreadsheet, database management, communications and graphics. KSU students with special needs have access to computers configured with features such as screen magnification and voice synthesis.

Networked electronic classrooms advance diverse curricular needs by granting access to statistical and programming language software, as well as standard software packages. Special purpose advanced labs are available to majors in accounting, computer science, education and information systems. One of the Georgia Department of Education Technology Centers is located on the Kennesaw campus. Through this facility, majors in education and other fields have access to state-of-the-art technology for teaching and learning.

For Academic Computer User Policies, see the Academic Services/Policies section of the 96-97 undergraduate catalog.

Educational Technology Center
The $1.5 million Educational Technology Center (ETC) is fully operational in the Educational Technology Annex. This major public service unit in the College of Education is one of three college-based centers in the State. The KSU site serves teachers in the 1,000 schools of North Georgia with over 400 technology integration workshops a year. ETC computer, video and distant learning facilities are also a valuable resource for teacher education students and professors.

Several units in the University System are equipped with two-way interactive video teleconferencing facilities which support statewide distant learning opportunities. Through the Georgia Statewide Academic and Medical System (GSAMS), Kennesaw State's two distant learning classrooms connect with over 200 college, public school and hospital sites statewide for two-way audio/video teleconference/course instruction activity.

Instructional Resource Center (IRC)
The Instructional Resource Center (IRC) is located on the fourth floor of the university library (Entrance - Room 446). The IRC provides services for university faculty and their students and university staff members. These include: Media Distribution Services, Media Production Services, Media Rental and Preview Services, Instructional Development Services, Desktop Publishing Services and Independent Learning Carrels.

IRC services are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily, Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Fridays.

IRC maintains 13 independent learning carrels for student use. Each carrel contains equipment offering: video playback, audio playback, slide-tape or filmstrip-tape playback. Instructors identify relevant software from the IRC instructional software library and inform students of its availability in IRC. Students then come to IRC, request needed software and are assigned to an appropriate learning carrel.

Office of International Programs (Studies Abroad)
Kennesaw State University strongly encourages students to consider making a study-abroad experience part of their university curriculum. Studying abroad enables students to gain special insight into the cultures and institutions of other peoples, and it facilitates the development of valuable career skills. It also contributes to personal maturity, a sense of independence, self-knowledge and confidence.

Kennesaw State University currently operates two studies abroad programs, one in Mexico and a second in Belize, Central America.

The Mexico program is located in beautiful Oaxaca in southern Mexico, an area rich not only in Hispanic culture but also in Native American languages, cultures, arts and crafts. In this summer program, students may study Mexican history, culture, and the visual arts as well as Spanish language.

"Tropical Ecology in Belize" is based in Kennesaw States' Biology Department and takes advantage of the rich array of tropical ecosystems within just a few miles of one another in tiny Belize. The three-week summer program offers upper-level biology credits and includes a mixture of hotel and tent living as well as homes-stays with Belizean families.

In addition to the university's own programs, Kennesaw State students may earn credit toward their degrees through participation in any of several thousand studies abroad programs run out of other fully accredited academic institutions. These programs are located in all parts of the world and are offered at various times throughout the academic year. The Office of International Programs (OIP) maintains printed catalogs as well as computerized indexes of such programs for students' use. OIP will also assist students with the details of credit transfer.

Students eligible for financial aid may ordinarily use that aid to cover costs of studies abroad programs, whether the program is based at Kennesaw State or elsewhere. Beyond the regular sources of financial aid, the Kennesaw State University Foundation has set aside a limited sum specifically to assist students with studies abroad expenses.

For information on all studies abroad programs as well as on financial aid for study abroad, contact the Office of International Programs (770) 423-6336.

Math Lab
The Math Lab is one of the units on the Kennesaw State University campus which offer free academic support to students as a supplement to their classroom instruction. The lab is designed to give assistance to any student who is experiencing difficulty with mathematics. This assistance includes one-on-one tutoring, video tapes on numerous mathematical topics, computer assisted instruction (including NovaNET) and supplemental worksheets. The Math Lab is located on the fourth floor of the Library and is available to all fee-paying students at KSU.

Teacher Resource and Activity Center (TRAC)
The Teacher Resource and Activity Center is sponsored by the College of Education at Kennesaw State University. It is located on the first floor of the Education Building and provides a variety of unique professional opportunities for all teachers in the geographic areas served by the university. Additionally, TRAC offers assistance to college students in teacher preparation through the provision of a curriculum library, media services and instructional materials.

TRAC also has a large collection of books, magazines and activity guides designed to help teachers create successful learning centers and bulletin boards for their classrooms. To help with these projects, more than 200 dies for cutting letters, numbers and patterns are available. There are selections of computer software for printing banners, signs and greeting cards.

The shelves are stocked with textbooks, professional books, kits and videotapes for checkout. There are three laminators, two badge makers, a book binding machine, a poster maker and an eyelet maker. There is access to transparency makers, an opaque projector and listening stations for previewing audio and video tapes.

Workshops comprise an important part of TRAC's offerings. Topics are chosen based upon the needs of teachers and students. Study groups in preparation for the Georgia Teacher Certification Test are held quarterly.

TRAC Technology and Computer Lab
Students can improve their technological know-how in TRAC's state-of-the-art technology and computer lab. Open more than 50 hours per week and facilitated by knowledgeable student assistants, the lab offers a learner-centered environment for enhancing technology skills and integrating technology applications into the curriculum. Students are able to access Windows and Macintosh programs including more than 100 educational software programs for evaluation. World Wide Web internet access and multimedia development capabilities are also available.

Writing Center
The Writing Center is a free service available to all members of the university community, not just those enrolled in English classes. Tutors assist writers in the writing process, from conception and organization of compositions to revision, documentation of research, and remediation of problems in grammar and punctuation. Students needing information about the Regents' Test in writing and practice in writing the essay itself should contact the Writing Center. The Writing Center encourages writing across the curriculum in all classes and serves as a research center in the practical and theoretical aspects of composition theory.

The Writing Center is located in the Humanities Building, Room 237, phone (770) 423-6480, with the following hours of operation for the academic year: Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.