GENERAL INFORMATION
ment faculty offices; Lansing Auditorium, a 450-seat concert hall with a fine pipe organ and excellent acoustics; the Rose of Sharon Chapel, a small chapel exclusively reserved for silent prayer and meditation; and a gymnasium-swimmi ng complex with a short-course Olympic pool. On the eastern side of the campus lie the athletic fields. Included are a crushed-brick, quarter-mile track; an excel lent baseball diamond; a soccer field; and lighted ten ni s courts. In addition to more than 15 acres of recreational faci lities on campus, there are off-campus faci liti es in the I05-acre La Mirada Regional Park, just across La Mirada Boulevard from the Biola campus. THE LIBRARY The Rose Memorial Library serves Biola University as the central library facili ty on campus, supporting the needs of all the undergraduate and graduate programs with extensive resources and a wide variety of services. In addition to more than 193,000 books, the library cur rently subscri bes to more than 1,100 periodical titles, with a number of bound journal back files dating from the nine teenth century. Special holdings reflect Biola's enthusiasm and scholarly interest in Bible history and translation , the historical roots of fundamentalism and evangelical Christian ity, and the worldwide witness of Christian missions. Auxi li ary collections embrace extensive microform resources; selected Bible study tools in Braille; comprehensive pamphlet files including maps, charts, mission resources, and a wide variety of topics in the liberal arts; and special holdings of text and curriculum resources approp,iate to teacher education. To fac ilitate study and the use of library resources, the Rose Memorial Library provides access to its holdings by SCROLL, the on-line public access catalog and circul ation system, and an increasing number of CD-ROM index data bases available for patron searching. These initial steps in library automation reflect the University's commitment to providing quality service and expanding resources through the electro ni c exc hange of ideas. In addition , copy machines, coin-operated typewriters, microform readers and reader-p1inters faci litate resource use. Study tables and indi vidual carrels can accommodate approximately400 patrons. Library sen,ices offer trained reference help at all times, with special effort made to relate students and faculty to otl1er impo1° tant library resources of the southern California area, the nation, and throughout the world. Reciprocal borrowing privileges are avai lable for undergraduate and graduate students to access tlie impressive resources at California State University at Fullerton. Traditional interlibrary loan sen-ices are avai lable. In-house and network computer sen-ices help Biola scholars to access the Inter net and international bibliographical databases through OCLC First Search and DIALOG. Five professional librarians, supported by a well qualified paraprofessional staff and many student assistants, comprise a library work force dedicated to service more than 70 hours
per week during the regular semester with adjusted sched ules of sen-ice available year round. MEDIA CENTER The Universi ty Media Center offers a variety of audio visual tools and methods to enhance the quality of communi cation by faculty and students. Among these methods are the Med ia Center's physical resources. Thousands of com puter indexed tapes, CDs, laser discs and films are open to use, as well as the latest presentation equipment and a pre sentation preparation lab. These physical resources are ava il able at no charge. The Media Center is also avai lable to work directlywith faculty and students so that they will have tl1e information and the u·aining to create optimized presen tations. The art of quality communication is also furthered by the Media Center's basic research. Quantifiable investiga tions, informal feedback from faculty and students, and dia logue with outside educational experts are synthesized to cre ate new presentation tools and metliods. THE ROLE OF MICROCOMPUTERS IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF THE UNIVERSITY Biola Unive rsity believes that the microcomputer is an increasingly valuable tool and tl1at one of our educational goals should be to prepare students for a world in which the computer will continue to play a significan t role. Accordingly, it is our desire to integrate computer use into the university cuniculum. Thus, tlie University prOl,ides access to microcomputers for every student and requires their use in freshman English. It is the intent of the University, over time, to require tlie use of tliese microcomputers over awide spectrum of the curriculum. BOOKSTORE The Biola Bookstore is open Monday through Saturday for tlie convenience of the students, faculty, staff and public. All required textbooks, as well as general books and supplies, are avd.i lable. The Bookstore has a large selection ofChristian books and offers Bibles in a vaiiety of styles and bindings. Dur ing school breaks and vacations tlie Bookstore has shortened hours. Please cal l (310) 903-4883 for information. Computer Store Located within tl1e Bookstore, the Computer Store is designed to meet tl1e computing needs of the academic com munity, offering computers, software and accessories fo r pur chase. Software, such as Microsoft, Aldus, Adobe, Lotus, WordPerfect, are ava ilable. The Computer Store keeps dif ferent hours than the bookstore. For store hours and more information, call (310) 903-4884.
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