The Information Technology Services department maintains a computer lab on the second floor of the library open to all UM-Flint students.
Instruction is available to classes at all levels. The Thompson Library has a regular program of research instruction to aid students in using its resources. Playback equipment is available in the library, students may also borrow for out-of-library use most of the items in the media collection. The media collection includes music CDs, audio tapes, and other media, including CD-ROMs, DVDs, and videotapes. Online databases available through the library enable students to do effective searching of journal literature in almost all disciplines. Mirlyn, the Thompson Library’s online catalog, lists library holdings and also allows users to search the catalogs of the Ann Arbor campus library system, as well as those of Michigan State University and other Big Ten libraries.Ī wide range of research aids, including indexes, abstracts, and directories, is at the student’s disposal, as are photocopiers, microform reader-printers, and Internet workstations. The library subscribes to some 1,100 hardcopy periodicals, and provides electronic access to approximately 43,000 more. The library also contains over a half-million microforms ranging from the Times of London to documents on education. Its collection includes approximately 217,000 books and 35,000 bound magazines and journals. The library is a spacious and comfortable facility for study and research. The Thompson Library, opened in the fall of 1994, owes its existence to the generosity of area citizens, most notably Frances Willson Thompson. Head of Technical Services: David Hart (762-3158) Head of Circulation: Laura Friesen (766-6781)
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