Current issues (i.e., two months to one year, depending upon the frequency and thickness of the periodical) of approximately 2,500 of the most heavily-used journals and magazines are shelved in the Periodical Room. Since the Library subscribes to over 21,000 periodicals, not all of the current issues can be kept here. The periodicals are arranged in call number order (see floorplan). The Periodical Room also has a collection of current international, national and Iowa newspapers.
Items are intended for use within the room, but can be removed for photocopying. The nearest photocopier is in the corridor adjoining the bookstacks on Floor 2. In exceptional cases, with the permission of a full-time staff member, an individual issue may be borrowed for two hours via the Parks Library Circulation Desk on Floor 1.
