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YOUR SUCCESS University Libraries are the information hub of Florida State University.

Our locations in Tallahassee and beyond offer dynamic learning spaces, research materials, and technological resources to support all student and faculty academic goals. The Libraries provide fast, friendly service in a safe environment and ensure worldwide access to a substantial collection of research materials.

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LIBRARIES TO SERVE YOU

FSU LIBRARIES IN TALLAHASSEE 1 Strozier (Main) 3 FAMU-FSU Engineering

4 Claude Pepper

5 Music

7 Goldstein (Children’s and Information Studies) BEYOND TALLAHASSEE 9 Panama City, FL 11 London, England

2 Dirac (Science) 6 Law

8 Medical

10 Florence, Italy

12 Ringling Museum, Sarasota, FL

13 Panama City, Republic of Panama

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MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME

Whether you're studying in a group or researching solo, there is a place just for you at your academic home away from home! University Libraries provide research assistance, tutoring, and technology support, as well as access to a wide range of technology devices, from laptops to DSLR cameras.

While you're here, enjoy a snack or a drink from Starbucks or bring your own.

GET COMFORTABLE

• Quiet and talk-friendly areas • Collaborative work spaces • Reading rooms • Peer-based tutoring (lib.fsu.edu/tutoring-information) • Food and drink permitted • Advising • Dedicated spaces and resources for graduate students and faculty • Reading/Writing Center (lib.fsu.edu/tutoring/reading-writing-center) • Textbooks (lib.fsu.edu/form/textbook-request)

A CLOSER LOOK

AT FSU LIBRARIES

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MILLION + VOLUMES

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LIBRARIES IN NORTH AMERICA

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93 % OF FSU STUDENTS

hundreds of thousands of e-books

VISIT STROZIER EACH SEMESTER

FIND THE INFORMATION YOU NEED It doesn’t matter if you’re writing a short

paper, honors thesis, dissertation, or article, FSU Libraries have got you covered. Schedule an in-depth consultation with a subject specialist or drop in for assistance at any location.

We encourage faculty and teaching assistants to take advantage of customized instruction sessions, assistance navigating the academic publishing process and copyright, and — best of all — delivery of books and journal articles to their offices via the Library Express Delivery Service (lib.fsu.edu/services/led).

For more faculty and graduate student services, visit lib.fsu.edu/faculty and lib.fsu.edu/graduate-students-services.

RESEARCH TOOLS AT YOUR SERVICE • Consultations (lib.fsu.edu/form/consultation) • OneSearch (lib.fsu.edu/onesearch) • Research guides (http://guides.lib.fsu.edu) • UBorrow (lib.fsu.edu/services/uborrow) • Subject specialists (lib.fsu.edu/scholars-commons/subject-specialists) • Interlibrary loan (lib.fsu.edu/ill) • Virtual services via chat, e-mail, skype, and more For more ways to get research assistance, visit lib.fsu.edu/service/research.

GET TO KNOW RARE AND UNIQUE COLLECTIONS

Open the door to discover FSU’s world-class Special Collections and Archives.

Here you will find rare books, manuscripts, historic maps, and other extraordinary research materials (lib.fsu.edu/specialcollections).

OUR PREMIER COLLECTIONS INCLUDE: • Napoleon and the French Revolution • History of science

• Southern business history • Florida Panhandle history

• A complete run of the Kelmscott Press

• Carothers Memorial Rare Bibles Collections

• John M. Shaw Childhood in Poetry Collection At Claude Pepper Library you’ll have access to the personal and political papers of several Florida political leaders and organizations (lib.fsu.edu/pepper-library).

Heritage Protocol and University Archives are the repository for FSU History, with both official documents and those illuminating the student experience (heritage.fsu.edu).

Members of the Flying High Circus gather around a camera in their costumes before a show (1953).

NEED TECHNOLOGY? BORROW OURS

Access to technological resources and assistance means that your tech projects have never been easier. Brush up on document formatting, project design, and video/audio editing. Need a computer fast? Check which of our more than 600 PCs and Macs are available at Strozier or Dirac (lib.fsu.edu/services/computer-availability).

GEOSET Studios, located at Dirac, is the latest addition to the Global Educational Outreach for Science

Engineering and Technology initiative.

This video recording studio is an

academic service provided for free to the entire University community

and gives them a chance to showcase their work.

TECH IT OUT! Study spaces equipped with SMART boards, Mondopads, Eno boards, and writable walls 3D printer

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Cameras, headphones, phone chargers, laptops, and more available for loan Wii and Xbox 360 Accessibility lab with adaptive furniture, technology, and software FSU Digital Library — online collections of photos, pamphlets, maps, manuscripts, sheet music, and rare books (fsu.digital.flvc.org)