Library Services
The G.R. Little Library is the interactive information resource center for the campus and community, serving as a research portal for students and faculty in support of their academic endeavors. The library is also open to the general public, who may obtain a library card and are encouraged to join the Friends of the Library.
The library offers access to a print collection of more than 230,000 monographs and reference works; a journal collection of more than 49,000 titles online and in print; and a collection of more than 120 online research databases. In addition, the library offers a multimedia collection that includes documentary and popular films, sound recordings, e-books, e-audio books, and some classic LPs. The library also provides access to WorldCat, a union catalog of the holdings of more than 10,000 academic and public libraries worldwide, whose resources are made available to ECSU patrons through its Interlibrary Loan service.
The library is service-oriented and patron-friendly. Librarians and support staff are available to assist patrons with a variety of library services and resources, including the University Archives.The library also provides informational tours, lectures, and classroom instruction. In addition, conference rooms, a collaborative learning center, individual study carrels, a dedicated research computer lab, and other computers are available for student use. In order to orient and support students’ academic learning, information literacy tutorials are offered.
With its extensive collections, services, and connections to external resources, the library ensures that all students and faculty have access to the information resources they need to fulfill the mission of the University. The library’s online public access catalog provides patrons with a searchable database of the library’s holdings. The library’s collections are classified according to the Library of Congress Classification System with a few minor exceptions.
The Media Center, located on the second floor of the library, provides a variety of services and spaces for students, faculty, and staff. The Library Instruction Lab and the Claude Green Computer Lab are available for faculty-and librarian-led instruction sessions. The labs are equipped with 20 Dell PC workstations each and are used to support the library’s information literacy program. When not in use for instruction sessions, these labs are available as quiet study labs for students. In the Multimedia Workroom, library patrons are able to listen to audio recordings, view video recordings, and create multimedia presentations. Media staff members are available to assist patrons in the effective use of the center’s multimedia equipment.
Students are encouraged to participate in the library through work study opportunities and by joining the Library Club. For the most up-to-date library hours listing please see the library website at www.ecsu.edu/library. Contact: Dr. Juanita Midgette -Spence, Director of Library Services: (252) 335-3586.