FSU Libraries: For All Your Library Needs
As one of the largest state schools in Florida, Florida State University is incredibly well-resourced; with top notch professors, programs- both academic and extra-circular, and excellent facilities. Among these facilities, are the wonderful FSU libraries here on the Tallahassee campus. For the majority of students, libraries are the safe havens for the hard-working; research, thesis essays, papers, projects, assignments, or even just studying for exams.
Robert Manning Strozier Library
Ah Strozier.
As FSU students come to know early on, Strozier is the bread and butter library for every undergraduate student. Located right off of Landis Green, Strozier is the largest and most diverse library on campus, open 134 hours a week. Strozier generally has everything a student needs to succeed; including computers and printing services, around the clock research assistance to help you find what you need, numerous study spaces of different sizes- perfect for both group sessions and solo study crunches, free academic tutoring, and an array of other academic support services and programming.
Also, STARBUCKS. (A must for any college student about to write a bomb essay or ace a ridiculously challenging midterm.)
Dirac is FSU’s second most prominent library on campus.
Located right off of Legacy Walk, Dirac has been fully renovated and furnished to serve as a well-resourced place for students to study.
Like Strozier, Dirac has an abundance of study rooms and computers for students to make use of, in addition to tutoring and software training. As the appointed library for all science and technology-related needs, it’s only fitting that this library is located right smack in the heart of FSU’s STEM buildings!
Like Strozier, Dirac has an outdoor and indoor Starbucks to help ensure the success of FSU students. (Thank goodness.)
Unlike the previous libraries mentioned, Claude Pepper Library is designated more towards the advancement of research, rather than just an excellent place to study.
This library has a wide collection of historical manuscripts, photographs, and audio/video recordings- for all your research needs.
Established in 1985, Claude Pepper is a congressional library that “supports and advances research, teaching, and engagement by acquiring, preserving and providing access to collections dealing with the political history of the State of Florida on national and local levels for use by students, faculty, and researchers worldwide.”(1)
Well said, Florida State.
The Allen Music Library is a necessity for any music student here at FSU.
This library, while small, has an abundance of sheet music and other music-related material. It’s only fitting that it’s located right in the midst of the Music Department here on campus.
Only a two minute walk from Strozier, this library is a well-kept secret for students dedicated enough to find it; it’s the perfect place to get work done. Allen is almost never crowded, and is despite being the music library is almost always quiet.
Goldstein Library is the place to go, for every student in the College of Communication & Information here at Florida State University. It’s a library that is pretty specific to the College of Communication, but nonetheless it’s an excellent place to go if your looking for a quiet place to study!
College of Law Research Center
This library serves as the hub of research for students in the College of Law. “Our primary mission is to train our students to produce highly sophisticated and cost-effective legal research.”(2)
Charlotte Edwards Maguire Medical Library
The world of medical research and study stretches into the vast unknown. FSU’s Library of Medicine’s goal is to make that world just a little bit more accessible to students aspiring to go into the medical field.
This library is a joint library between FAMU and FSU. But by combining forces (and resources), these schools create the ultimate resource for students in the College of Engineering!
Digital Library
“The Florida State University Digital Library provides online access to thousands of unique manuscripts, photographs, pamphlets, rare books, historic maps and other materials from across the FSU campus libraries and beyond.”
Research Repository
“The DigiNole Research Repository provides open access to research products of Florida State University, such as scholarly journal articles, educational materials, conference presentations, student theses and dissertations, research data and more.” (3)
Whatever you may need as a brilliant but struggling student here at FSU, there’s a library somewhere that can help you out!
For more information, check out FSU’s Library website!