tral/South America. Int erested 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 the professor’s 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 and Korea University (Republic of South Korea) and the Central University of the East (Dominican Republic). 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. The 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 Lib rary’s collection of more than 6 00,000 volumes includes materials such as books, microforms, cartographic materials, films and other audiovisual materials, and machine-readable materials to aid students in their coursework and research.

As a member of the Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual Library (http://kysu.kcvl.org), Blazer Library has access to more than four-city databases including: Academic Search Premier, Health Source Plus, Newspaper Source, Business Source Premier, Books in Print with Reviews, 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 Biogr aphical Databas e, Wilson Web, Socio-logical Abstracts, Reference Center Gold, and Ethnic Newswatch through the Internet.

Like all other state supported academic institutions in Kentucky, Blazer Library uses Voyager by Endeavor as its library management system. Anyone with Web access can search Blazer Library's catalog at http://kysu.kcvl.org. The Library has thirty 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.

Inter-library Loan is a service provided by the Reference Department of Blazer Library to the faculty, staff, and students engaged in research at Ke n tucky State University. Conditions of this service are set by the Inter-library 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 from institutions that charge an inter-library loan fee. When submitting an ILL request, patrons should state the maximum charges they are willing to accept. Printed inter-library loan request forms are allocated at the reference desk. An electronic form may be found on the library's homepage.

tion 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 from institutions that charge an inter- library loan fee. When submitting an ILL request, patrons should state the maximum charges they are willin g to accept. Printed inter-library loan request forms arelocated at the reference desk. An electron ic form may be found on the library's homepage.

Blazer Lib rary is a selective depos itory for Unit ed States Government Document Publications. The library has an expanding collection of books, periodicals, micro-film, maps, posters, CD-ROMs and videos published by federal government agencies. There is a growing collection of state documents as well.

The second flo or of the librar y hous es the Special Collections and the University Archives, which contain rare and historical documents and publications relating to the University, the history and culture of African Americans in the state and the nation.

The Instructional Technology Center (ITC), located on the ground floor, provides the university with various forms of technology to supplement classroom instruction and a assist the learning process. The Center's satellite technology provides access to national teleconferences and educational programming.

The Education Curriculum Library is located on the first floor of Blazer Library. The collection includes professional resources for K–12 teachers, a children's literature collection, a reference collection, and a collection of early childhood materials. In addition to these collections, the Education Library also uses a special collection of children's books by and/or about African Americans. The Education Library also serves as the official repository for all state-approved textbooks.

Professional l librarians a nd su pport personnel a re available to assist students in using the library’s resources and facilities. Library information may be obtained by request from library staff or by consulting the Library Handbook, which is available at service desks throughout the library. Special library tours or individualized library instruction may be scheduled by contacting the Library Office.

Students who wish to receive Veterans’ educational benefits while attending Kentucky State University need to contact the Departm ent of Veterans Affairs Regional Office, P.O. Box 66830, St. Louis, MO, 63166-6830 or by phone at 1-888-442-4551 to inquire about their eligibility. All eligible veterans and dependents of a veteran who have been admitted to a degree-granting program within the University need to contact the Kentucky State University certifying official for the Veterans Administration in the