What types of materials are available from the Library?
- Book: A hardback or paperback published written work.
- Computer File: Software files stored on floppy disks, CDROM or other media.
- DVD/VCD: Optical discs most often storing movies or television shows. DVD formerly stood for Digital Video Disc, then Digital Versatile Disc, and now, simply DVD. VCD stands for Video Compact Disc. DVDs have a higher resolution then VCDs.
- e-Book: A downloadable, electronically published book.
- Music CD, Tape, or LP: Music sound recordings (e.g., opera, symphony, folk, rock, hip-hop, rap, jazz, instrumental, vocal, electronic, found, etc.) stored on a variety of media, e.g., tapes, CDs, or vinyl LPs.
- Music Score: Printed music (e.g., full scores, miniature scores, piano-vocal scores, individual instrument scores, songs, etc.).
- Periodical Current: A continuing publication, published over a period of time in individual issues; a magazine, journal or newspaper in paper, microform, or electronic media for which the Library has a current subscription.
- Periodical Ceased: A periodical that has ceased publication, or changed title, or is no longer actively subscribed to by the Library, yet the Library still retains the publication in its collections and in the catalog.
- Spoken Tape, CD, or LP: Non-musical sound recordings (e.g., novels, stories, plays, poems, sound effects, etc.) stored on a variety of media, e.g. tapes, CDs, or vinyl LPs.
- VHS Video: A videotape cassette, usually of a movie or television show.
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