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Director's Welcome

Welcome to the Clayton State University Library! The CSU Library is located on the main floor of the 56,000 square foot Library building with seating capacity of approximately 250, provides users a comfortable research, study, and learning environment.

The Library provides access to an extensive collection of resources and services. Our holdings include approximately 111,300 volumes; 529 current journal subscriptions; 27,418 e-books; 293,050 media items. Users have access to these materials via GIL@ catalog. CSU users can may use the GIL Universal Catalog to locate materials owned by other University System libraries to assist in interlibrary loan and Gil Express borrowing. Through GALILEO, Georgia's virtual library, 10 public workstations offer access to 200 + full-text databases with over 18,000 full-text periodicals, subject indices and directories, online reference materials, and Georgia documents and historical papers. In addition to GALILEO, the CSU Library provides access to specialized databases such as Facts on File; JStor; Proquest's Research Library and ABI/Inform; Wilson's OmniFile; and others.

Our seven librarians and seven staff members are ready to assist you in all aspects of library research. The librarians can assist you in locating print or online materials. The other members of public services will assist you with circulation, reserves, interlibrary loan and GIL Express. The librarians and staff in the technical services, who acquire, catalog, and maintain our collection of print and electronic resources, are committed to providing you with current materials.

The Library conducts sessions to help students use information resources and provides assistance at the reference desk, via email (reference@clayton.edu) and through Meebo (virtual reference). Through the library's web-based catalog and interlibrary loan services, students may request materials from other libraries.

I am proud to welcome you to the Clayton State University Library. Please contact me with your comments.

Dr. Gordon N. Baker

Director of Libraries
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