THE LIBRARY The Biola Library is under a unified administration and serves the undergraduate and graduate levels of Biola College, Inc. The Rose Memorial Library Building was expanded in I 969 by a three-level addition. This triples the ultimate capacity besides providing four conference rooms , an additional reading room for those students engaged in Biblical studies, and ample space for periodical holdings. The periodical subscriptions include 800 titles currently being received . Other holdings include over 105,000 volumes of books and bound periodicals. Auxiliary collections contain pamphlet files and curriculum teaching units for the Education and Christian Education Departments. The main public catalog and other files contain approximate ly 280,000 cards. An SCM copy machine is accessible to students. The library has microfiche, microfilm, and microcard readers. Visual materials are available for student use from the A-V center. In addition , there are listening centers for language studies and other taped instruction. Students have access to the several million volumes in the libraries of a dozen colleges , universities, and seminaries in the Greater Los Angeles area. The staff consists of four professional librarians, eight full-time assistants , and a number of part-time and student assistants. AUDIO-VISUAL DEPARTMENT The Audio-visual Department services the equipment and non-book instructional needs of the Academic Division of the college. Equipment and instructional materials are in the A-V Department in the Rose Memorial Libra_ry. The collection of material includes 16mm motion pictures, 8mm motion pictures and film clips, 35mm filmstrips , Audio Tape Recordings, Video Tape Recordings , Disc Records , Overhead Transparencies , Slides and other types of Educational Media. Appropriate equipment is available for large group, small group, or individual study of the instructional materials. Production of slides, filmstrips , thermal , diazo , or photographic transparencies , instant duplicating and copy services are available to the faculty. Other specialized production services can often be arranged upon request.
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