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ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES
While the academic aspects of a college
career usually center around the classroom,
other services, programs, and facilities add
to the learning situation.
HARRY A.B. AND GERTRUDE C.
SHAPIRO LIBRARY
New Hampshire College is served by the
Shapiro Library, a modern and spacious
building located near the center of the
campus. The constantly expanding collection
contains approximately 55,000 volumes,
3,500 reels of periodicals and newspapers
on microfilm, and 1 5,000 company financial
reports on microfiche. The library receives
over 750 magazines and journals and
subscribes to various business, tax, and
financial services. Collection development is
aimed at providing the highly specialized
research needs of undergraduate and
graduate level business students. Variety in
seating in the form of carrels, open tables,
and lounge areas is provided to afford group
study as well as individualized study. Several
conference rooms are also available for
group projects Professional librarians
provide research assistance and instruction
in the use of library resources.
The library features an art gallery which
offers monthly exhibits of New Hampshire
artists. A separate, but functionally
integrated wing of the library building,
contains a 150 seat studio theatre and the
Audio-Visual section. The latter houses
recordings, video tapes, cassettes, films,
and audio-visual listening carrels. A wide
range of portable A-V equipment is available
for students' and professors' use in classroom
instruction. Original video tapes and
student programs are produced with the
assistance of a professional coordinator of
Audio Visual services. The studio is the
broadcast point for Channel 13, the
College's closed circuit television system.
READING AND COMMUNICATIONS
CENTER
The College maintains a Reading and
Communications Center staffed by two fulltime
faculty members plus additional
tutoring faculty as needed. Programs are
available to all students desiring to improve
reading and study skills such as comprehension
and retention, critical reading,
speed reading, vocabulary building and note
taking. Students who experience difficulties
with texts or other books are encouraged to
obtain individual aid. Help with written
language is also available on an individual
basis. Students for whom English is a
second language are offered intensive
instruction.
The Reading Center houses a
collection of paperback books and instructional
texts for loan as well as E.D.L.
Controlled Reading machines and Tachistoscope
for use in the improvement of
reading ability.