Library Departments

Administration

Administration: The Library is administered by the Dean of Libraries with the Senior Leadership Team.

Assessment: FSU Libraries use data to drive its decision making to improve access, services, and collections for the FSU population.

Facilities: Facilities Management at The Florida State University Libraries effectively and efficiently provides maintenance and operational services that support the faculty, staff and students in pursuit of excellence in their individual and institutional academic research and community objectives.

Financial Services: Business Administration oversees the fiscal management of the Libraries as directed by the Dean. This includes everything from planning the budget to closing out expenditures at the end of each fiscal year.

Contact: lib-financials@fsu.edu

Human Resources: The Human Resources Team administers human resource activities and functions for the University Libraries and serves as the liaison to the University’s Department of Human Resources and to the Dean of Faculties Human Resources.

Contact: lib-hr@fsu.edu

Marketing and Communications: The FSU Libraries Marketing Team is committed to producing high-quality branded materials and content to better engage FSU students, faculty, staff, and the entire scholarly community. We aim to tell the story of the FSU Libraries.

Contact: lib-news@fsu.edu

Security: Library Security staff are responsible for ensuring the safety and protection of all individuals, their belongings and University property.

Research and Learning Services

Access Services and Delivery: ASD maintains and makes accessible the entirety of circulating materials for Strozier, Dirac, and The College of Engineering.

Contact (Delivery Services): lib-delivery@fsu.edu

Contact (Course Reserves): lib-coursereserves@fsu.edu

Contact (Recall): lib-recalls@fsu.edu

Distance Learning: Whether you are Off-Campus or in the Library, the Office of Distance Library Services is here to help!

Contact: lib-etextbooks@fsu.edu

Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities: SSAH is an interdisciplinary team ready to support scholars across the social sciences, arts, and humanities.

STEM Libraries: STEM Libraries are a group of librarians and staff that engage STEM scholars across the research, learning, and teaching lifecycles.

Teaching, Learning, & Engagement: The TLE team champions the success of the FSU community by leading creative collaborations and providing inclusive spaces and services that enhance teaching, enrich learning, and foster student engagement.

Contact (Tutoring): lib-tutoring@fsu.edu

Resource Management and Discovery Services

Acquisitions: The Acquisitions Units coordinate with Subject Librarians and Vendors to purchase materials to be added to the Library Collections.

Contact: lib-acquisitions@fsu.edu

Alma Systems

Electronic Resources Management: Electronic Resources is responsible for acquiring, maintaining, and providing access to the library's online materials, including research databases, online journals, and ebooks.

Contact : lib-erm@fsu.edu

Discovery Data Services: The Discovery Data Services Department supports the mission and vision of FSU Libraries by providing organized access to quality information in all formats and is responsible for the management and integrity of catalog records, the inclusion and accuracy of metadata for electronic and digitized resources, and the reporting and visualization of library collections.

Original and Rare Books Cataloging: Original and Rare Books Cataloging provides metadata for new books, rare and special collections, gift materials, and non-book formats. We catalog materials in all languages. We collaborate with Discovery Data Services in providing metadata services to all of the University Libraries collections.

Interlibrary Loan: If FSU Libraries doesn't have something available for you directly, Interlibrary Loan can have it delivered, usually within days.

Contact (UBorrow): lib-uborrow@fsu.edu

Contact (Lending):lib-lending@fsu.edu

Contact (Borrowing): lib-borrowing@fsu.edu

Serials

Special Collections and Archives

Heritage & University Archives: The mission of Heritage & University Archives is to locate, identify, record, assist in the preservation of, and promote knowledge about the history of Florida State University and its predecessor institutions.

Contact (SCA General): lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu

Technology and Digital Scholarship

Office of Digital Research and Scholarship: We offer collaborative partnerships and consulting for technology-inflected research in the areas of digital humanities, academic publishing, and instruction. We focus on connecting people to people and providing tools and content for new forms of scholarship.

Digital Infrastructure: The Digital Infrastructure department is located on the ground floor of Strozier library. The Department is responsible for maintaining library technology and computers.

Web Development: The Web Development team is responsible for the maintenance and enhancement of our online applications as well as providing technology consulting services to other library divisions as may be necessary.