Reference Collection
The reference collection
consists of general and subject specific bibliographies, dictionaries,
encyclopedias, handbooks, guides, literary criticisms, etc.
Other resources housed in the
reference area include print journals, magazines, and newspapers.
The library is a partial depository for a select group of federal documents
distributed by the Government Printing Office and a sub-depository for state
publications. The microform collection housed in
the reference area includes ERIC documents, journals, magazines, and
newspapers as well as the Atlanta University Black Culture Collection and
African American Dissertation Collection.
General Circulating
Collection
The general circulating
collection consists of books that support the departmental curriculums
on campus in the College of Business and Applied Professional Sciences;
the College of Education, Humanities, and Social Sciences; the College
of Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Technology; and the School of
Graduate Studies.
SC State Historical
Collection and Archives
The SC State Historical
Collection consists of materials relating to alumni and other associates
of the school. The collection Includes annual reports, minutes,
correspondences, speeches, brochures, campus publications, books,
newspapers, college clippings, programs, oral history, tapes,
specialized artifacts, and theses and dissertations written by students
and faculty.
Special Collection
The Special Collection
(Spec. C) consists of books written by or about African Americans.
The collection highlights the African American experience and culture.
Online Reference Resources
The
library has maintained a website since 1998 to provide access to
information about the library, the library’s resources and services, and
contact information for library departments and staff. In addition, the
library’s website serves as the portal for accessing the library’s
online catalog for searching the library's collection as well as the
library’s paid subscription web databases for research. The
website also links to several free online resources that patrons may
find useful.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Digital
Collections
- a digital collection of documents and photos celebrating the founding
of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) sponsored by the
HBCU Library Alliance.