The University Library
 The present library building was erected in
three stages between 1965
and 1984. Library functions occupy floors two through seven.
Underground passageways
connect the Central Teaching Building and the Frank C. Peters
Professional Building with the
lower level of the Library.
 A large wall-mounted directory on the main floor
of the library indicates
the locations in the building of the various facilities and
services. A comprehensive program of
library tours and classes is offered throughout the academic year
to acquaint users with the
Library's special services and collections, and to offer guidance
in developing effective research
skills. Information for the various sessions is available at any
public desk in the Library.
 The University Library's collection consists of
more than 1,000,000
items including 667,120 monograph and serial volumes, 118,000
government documents, and
231,965 equivalent volumes in microform.
 The Circulation Reserve systems and the Library
Catalogue are
automated. The catalogue is accessible using any one of a large
number of terminals in the
library building or from outside the building by dialing into
Wilfrid Laurier's mainframe
computer `Mach1' (519-884-7910). Sign on to Mach1, and at the
first prompt type  public . At
the second prompt type  library .
 Student identification cards, which are required
for the borrowing of
library materials, are issued to all students at registration. To
assist students in their use of the
library and its facilities, library procedures, regulations and
guidelines are outlined on Library
Information handouts which are distributed at registration and
posted on Library bulletin boards.
Information sheets are also available at various public service
points throughout the Library, and
detailed user information is posted on the electronic Campus Wide
Information System (Gopher)
under "Library".
 Wilfrid Laurier students have direct borrowing
privileges in all other
Ontario University libraries except the University of Toronto.
Materials borrowed in person
from elsewhere may be returned to the Laurier Library and will be
sent back to the originating
library via the Inter-University Transit Service.
 Electronic communication systems link Wilfrid
Laurier University
Library with other university libraries throughout North America
and the world.