1. http://www.lib.fsu.edu Ten Things You Need to Know About Florida State University Libraries Julia Zimmerman Dean of University Libraries August 2014

2. 1. FSU has lots of libraries Strozier Library http://www.lib.fsu.edu

3. Dirac Science Library http://www.lib.fsu.edu

4. Legal Research Center in the College of Law http://www.lib.fsu.edu

5. Maguire Medical Library in the College of Medicine http://www.lib.fsu.edu

6. Allen Music Library in the College of Music http://www.lib.fsu.edu

7. Goldstein Library College of Communication & Information http://www.lib.fsu.edu

8. The Engineering Library FSU-FAMU College of Engineering http://www.lib.fsu.edu

9. Library and Learning Center Panama City Campus http://www.lib.fsu.edu

10. Ringling Campus Library Sarasota http://www.lib.fsu.edu

11. 2. Librarians love to work with faculty Library liaisons are assigned to all departments -- your first point of contact for library info They acquire materials for you, provide reference and research consultations, arrange library instruction for your classes, and more Some colleges and schools have dedicated libraries for specialized services to their faculty

12. 2. Easy access to information is our goal FSU has over 3 million volumes and offers hundreds of databases, over 78,000 e-journals, and millions of e-books Augmented by interlibrary loan services including RAPID-ILL and http://www.lib.fsu.edu

13. 3. We deliver! Library Express Delivery (LED) delivers books twice daily to departments; articles are scanned and e-mailed (http://www.lib.fsu.edu/services/materials/feds)http://www.lib.fsu.edu/services/materials/feds Items received through interlibrary loan are delivered Teaching Assistants may also use the service

14. http://www.lib.fsu.edu 4. The Strozier Scholars Commons The Scholars Commons (Lower level, Strozier Library) serves faculty and grad students Quiet study areas, collaborative spaces, research- oriented technology tools, and more Rooms available for special events and meetings, including a reading room for faculty and grads only Staff dedicated to your teaching & research needs

15. http://www.lib.fsu.edu 5. Our welcome gift to you! New Faculty Collection Grants: New tenure-track faculty receive $1000 credit towards library resources needed for their teaching and research Requests due January 9, 2015

16. 6. Bradley Research Materials Grants All faculty may apply for research materials grants in which the library purchases special materials you need for your research A competitive grant process Proposals are due late October 2014 Look for an announcement in early fall http://www.lib.fsu.edu

17. 7. Rare research materials in Special Collections and Archives Two locations: -The Special Collections Center in Strozier Library -Pepper Library, political archive at the Pepper Ctr. Over 800,000 rare or unique items

18. 8. DigiNole Commons -- our institutional repository FSU’s repository for published, peer-reviewed journal articles (pre- and post-print), other peer- reviewed scholarship (multimedia, artistic), theses and dissertations, and more http://www.lib.fsu.edu http://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/sunburst.html

19. 9. Opportunities to connect with the Libraries Meet your liaison librarian! Attend special events – interdisciplinary seminars, featured speakers and social events at the libraries Join the Faculty Senate Library Committee Join the Friends of the FSU Libraries http://www.lib.fsu.edu

20. 10. We want to hear from you! Questions or suggestions? Contact your liaison or me: Julia Zimmerman Dean of University Libraries 644-5211 jazimmerman@fsu.edu