nonimmigrant every semester, term, or session. Also, the University must report in SEVIS current students that fail to enroll, maintain status, or complete their program.

Schools are currently required to maintain records of the student’s name, date and place of birth, country of citizenship, address, status, date of commencement of studies, degree program and field of study, practical training, termination date and reason, documents related to the student’s admission, the number of credits completed per semester, and a copy of the I-20. All this information now resides in SEVIS rather than solely as hard files at each school; therefore, CIS should never need to contact a school for access to these records. SEVIS will track the issuance of I-20s, extensions, transfers, authorized employment, and reduced course loads.

Kentucky State University offers opportunities for foreign study to qualified students. Students may take advantage of programs allowing them to pursue their major at prestigious universities in other countries. As a member of the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad and the Kentucky Institute for International Studies, the University offers various study-abroad opportunities, including a summer term, a full semester—fall/spring, and a two-week (December–January) term. Most study-abroad courses available through CCSA or KIIS are part of the University’s Liberal Studies requirements, and academic credits will generally transfer to KSU. Opportunities for study abroad are available in several locations, including Europe, Australia, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Central/South America. Interested students should contact the Office of Global Education & Programs for specifics.

Participation in an exchange program increases a student’s access to a variety of educational programs and experiences. Such programs permit students to take courses, meet other students, and study under professors not available to them in their home institution. Taking part in an exchange program can be an intellectually and culturally enriching experience. KSU now has exchange agreements with Kwangdong National University, Korea University (Republic of South Korea), the Central University of the East (Dominican Republic), and other institutions. Students interested in participating in an exchange program should contact the Office of Global Education & Programs.

Learning to organize and carry out independent research is an integral part of a university liberal studies education. Paul G. Blazer Library, located at the northeast end of the campus, provides comprehensive and current research materials and facilities for students and faculty. The university community is also encouraged to use Blazer Library for personal enrichment and leisure reading.

Blazer Library's collection of more than 700,000 volumes includes such materials as books, journals, e-books, cartographic materials, DVD’s, machine readable materials and other audiovisual materials to aid students in their course work and research.

As a member of the Kentucky Virtual Library (http://www.kyvl.org), Blazer Library has access to more than forty databases including: Academic Search Premier, AGRICOLA, Business Source Premier, Health Source: Nursing Academic Edition, Newspaper Source, MLA and PsycINFO, as well as FirstSearch, which provides access to over fifty databases on various subjects. In addition the Library has access to SIRS Researcher, African-American Biographical Database, Ethnic Newswatch, Gale Literature Resource Center, Gale Virtual Reference Library, NetLibrary (e-books), Sociological Abstracts, ValueLine Investment Survey and Wilson Web databases which features Education Index Full-text through the internet.

Like all other state supported academic institutions in Kentucky, Blazer Library uses ExLibris Voyager as its library management system. Anyone with web access can search Blazer Library’s catalog at http://kysu.kyvl.org. The Library has thirty-three computers for public use. From the Library’s homepage, users can access internet resources, electronic databases, catalogs from other libraries, as well as order materials via interlibrary loan.

The Library is a member of OCLC, a global library cooperative that aims “to further access to the world’s information.” The University Library is a member of (SAALCK) the State Assisted Academic Library Council of Kentucky and the Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET); which provides access to the collections of other regional libraries.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a service provided by the Circulation Department of Blazer Library to the faculty, staff, and students engaged in research Kentucky State University. Conditions of this service are set by the Interlibrary Loan Code of the American Library Association and by regulations of the individual lending libraries. Every effort will be made to obtain items free of charge. Frequently, however, materials can be obtained only

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