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. Students interested in participating in an exchange program should contact the Office of Global Education and 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, DVD’s, and other resources 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 sixty databases including: Academic Search Complete, AGRICOLA, Business Source Premier, CINAHL Fulltext, Education Fulltext, Health Source: Nursing Academic Edition, Newspaper Source, MLA and PsycINFO to name a few. Other electronic resources such as Ebsco’s full text e-book Collection and Learning Express Library, are available online for research and information. Blazer Library uses OCLC Worldshare Management Services as its library management system. KSU users have access to the Library’s full-text resources 24 hours a day via the OCLC Worldshare system.

The Library provides a variety of services including wireless access, laptop checkout, group study rooms, and computer labs. From the Library’s homepage, users can access internet resources, electronic databases, catalogs from other libraries, as well as order materials via interlibrary loan. Blazer Library is a member of the State Assisted Academic Library Council of Kentucky (SAALCK) and the Federation of Kentucky Academic Libraries (FoKAL); and has reciprocal borrowing agreements with member libraries, providing access to the collections of other academic libraries across the Commonwealth. Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a service provided by Blazer Library to the faculty, staff, and students engaged in research at 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 from institutions that charge an interlibrary loan fee. When submitting an ILL request, patrons should state the maximum charges they are willing to accept. Printed interlibrary loan request forms are located at the Circulation Desk. An electronic form may be found on the library’s homepage. Blazer Library is a selective depository for United States Government Document Publications. The library has a variety of materials including paper and electronic governmental resources to support the University curriculum, research and special interests. Many publications are available electronically, check for links on the library’s homepage.

The Education Curriculum Lab, located on the ground floor, supports the mission of Paul G. Blazer Library and the Teacher Education Program at Kentucky State University. The Center houses a collection of both print and non-print materials for use by students and faculty. The Lab’s collection provides diverse resources for use in P-12 classrooms as well as professional resources for P-12 educators. The Lab is designed to assist and support college level students and Faculty in their teacher

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