Library Services and Information for Users with Disabilities

Staff Assistance

Users are encouraged to let the staff know if they have any special needs, and the staff will assist the user, when possible, by providing extra reference assistance, retrieving materials, providing extra assistance in locating online research materials, or finding quieter places to study. Staff at the Interlibrary Loan office will try to locate and borrow large print editions of books and journals if students, staff, or faculty request them. Users in wheelchairs who need to visit the Circulation Desk can use a section of the desk that is at a lower height to accommodate wheelchairs.

Stacks Access

The aisle width between the stacks in E.S. Bird Library accommodates wheel chairs. Stacks in the Science & Technology Library and within the Math, Physics, and Geology Libraries are not accessible to wheelchairs. Staff at the circulation desks in all of the Libraries will pull materials for students if the aisle width will not accommodate a wheelchair or if the material is too high to be accessible. Staff at the Reference Desks within the Maps, Media and Fine Arts departments in E.S. Bird Library will also assist in pulling materials within those areas.

Study Spaces

E.S. Bird Library provides “quiet rooms” that may be used by students with learning disabilities or by students with readers. Rooms are available to all students on a first-come, first-serve basis. The Media Services Department within E.S. Bird Library also has a quiet room that can be used for working with a reader or learning aide.

Photocopying Materials

Staff at Library service desks will assist library users with disabilities making copies on public copiers in their area using the patron's copy card.