University Libraries
Baron-Forness Library
Baron-Forness Library is a progressive, dynamic resource which sup-
ports the curricular and research needs of Edinboro University. The
Library faculty and staff are committed to helping patrons use the library
effectively and efficiently.
Information comes in many forms other than the printed page. When you
want to research a topic at Edinboro's Baron-Forness Library, you will
find not only a variety of print and non-print forms such as books, com-
pact disks, microform, and magazines in which to locate information,
but also an online computer catalog. You'll find research material in the
form of curriculum materials, motion pictures, slides, video cassettes,
filmstrips, and slidetapes. A multi-media lab contains materials and
audio-visual equipment for your use. In the reference area, users may
search a number of electronic databases and the Internet at no charge.
PAC, the online public access catalog for the Library, is the successor to
the card catalog. The online catalog may be accessible from computers
that are available throughout the Library. Individual terminals allow for
access by authors, title and subjects to over 270,000 entries. You can also
use the PAC remotely from your office, home or lab. Besides showing
what the Library owns, PAC indicates whether an item is checked out
and when it is due back. Information regarding materials on order can be
obtained by searching PAC. Electronic requests for interlibrary loan and
book orders are also available. The Library's computer lab offers data-
base searching and is equipped with projection equipment to provide
classroom instructional opportunities for librarians and other faculty.
The Library is organized to allow students and faculty easy access to
library materials. The open stack plan allows students and faculty direct
access to the book and journal collection. Ample space is provided for
individual study with both study tables and carrels. Seminar rooms,
classrooms and A-V previewing rooms are also available. The Library
houses a wireless network and circulates laptop computers equipped
with wireless network cards. This allows students to access the Library's
electronic resources from any location in the building.
To help in the use of all these resources, library faculty are available
seven days a week to provide research assistance and access to com-
mercially available databases. Library faculty teach basic and advanced
research techniques through classroom presentations, library tours and
training sessions.
The Library, through cooperative activities with other libraries in
Pennsylvania and throughout the nation, is a link in a vast information
network. The Interlibrary Loan Service borrows books and obtains
copies of other materials from libraries around the world. As the largest
academic library in the region, Baron-Forness Library is committed to
providing resources and services for members of the University com-
munity and residents of northwest Pennsylvania.
Miller Research Learning Center Library
The Miller Library houses a juvenile book collection and various educa-
tional materials to serve the Learning Center, the University students and
the faculty. The materials located in this library may be searched through
PAC. The Miller Library is open Monday through Friday.
Distance Education and Learning Technology
Academy
This office is located in Ross Hall, lower level, provides a variety of
services to students, faculty and staff. Falling within the framework of
the Technology and Communications Division, the Office provides lim-
ited video production and web streaming services, loan of instructional
technology including camcorders, projectors, audio systems, as well as
technical support of videoconferencing and satellite downlinking and
teleconferences. The Office also provides expertise in the area of audio-
visual and video equipment recommendations and specifications.
Reading Clinic
The Reading Clinic is one of the program services offered by the
Department of Elementary Education graduate reading program. It is
located in the Miller Research Learning Center. The primary purpose of
the Reading Clinic is to train reading specialists at the graduate level and
to introduce clinical concepts to undergraduates. Students in the reading
program operate in a clinical setting under the direct supervision and
guidance of the director of the Reading Clinic. The Clinic provides
instruction for working with children with a variety of reading problems
corrective, remedial and learning disabled.
Mathematics Clinic
The Mathematics Clinic operates as part of the program services offered
by the Department of Elementary Education graduate program.
The purpose of the Clinic is to provide a setting for training teachers to
identify and remediate children who have difficulties with mathematics.
It is supervised by a director and provides services to area students who
are in need of remediation in mathematics.
Governor George Leader Speech and Hearing
Center
The Center provides a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic services for
individuals with speech, language, and/or hearing difficulty. Although
the clinic operates as a fee-for-service facility, nobody is denied access
because of inability to pay.
Extended Learning
Edinboro University's Office of Extended Learning delivers non-credit
activities, conferences, and experiences designed to meet the personal,
professional, and organizational interests and learning needs of individ-
uals, organizations, and businesses.
A wide range of continued learning activities, conferences, and experi-
ences are provided through seminars, workshops, courses, and training
using University expertise and resources. For a listing of current offer-
ings see the web site under "Academics and Research" on the University
home page.
Elementary Education Computer Laboratory
The Miller Microcomputer Lab operates as part of the program services
offered by the Elementary Education Department. It is located in the
Miller Research Learning Center, room 136.
The primary purpose of the Miller Microcomputer Lab is to instruct uni-
versity students, graduate and undergraduate, in the use of computers in
school classrooms and for utilization by education faculty for course
technology needs. The Laboratory is also used by elementary and pre-
school students enrolled in the Children's Component of the Miller
Research Learning Center. Student/faculty workstations are available for
word processing, software review, e-mail, Internet, graphics, and other
applications.
Center for Career Services
The Center for Career Services provides developmental counseling to
students throughout their university experience to facilitate educational
program (major/minor) and career decisions, and to prepare them to
enter the world of work upon graduation. The Center serves as a clear-
inghouse for information and assistance for students who are undecided
about academic majors and/or career directions to ensure that they
receive the career guidance necessary to make important decisions about
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