The Reading Room collection serves as an immediate reference for students in the design studios. It supports the curricular and instructional studio activities at a basic level and consists of periodicals and newsletters, indices to architecture and design periodicals, basic references, technical references, case studies, general topic readings, manufacturers’ catalogs for architecture, interior design and furniture, reserve copies of books and articles assigned as class readings, university and college catalogs and publications of student work, maps and drawings, videotapes and three terminals for the KU Libraries online catalog, e-mail and internet access.