The Gwendolyn Brooks Library, Library & Instruction Services (GBL) supports the University mission by providing access to global information resources, developing user-centered services that foster academic excellence and student success, and creating spaces where positive transformational academic experiences can occur. The Library is responsible for the selection, acquisition, dissemination, and instruction in the use of materials and resources in all formats in service to the academic success and scholarly needs of students, faculty and scholars. The Library has a collection of over 519,500 volumes, eighty percent of which are stored in ROVER, the first automated library storage and retrieval system installed in the state of Illinois. Electronic resources include over 40,000 ebooks, nearly 150 databases providing access to thousands of journal and newspaper articles, and microform and audiovisual materials. The GBL has an Education Resource Center, a specialized collection of materials to support teacher preparation programs, and is a selective U.S. federal and Illinois state government documents depository. Access to materials beyond the scope of the Library’s collection is provided through I- Share, a statewide online resource sharing network of the 90 libraries that belong to the Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI); library materials not available from the statewide consortium are provided via interlibrary loan services. Library Instruction is provided in a 30-workstation smart studio/laboratory.
GBL Library and Instruction Services Core Values
To create an environment that fosters:
- Intellectual development and collaborative learning
- Personal accountability and respect for others
- Academic integrity
- Teaching and technological innovation
- Community development and partnerships
- Lifelong learning
Located at the head of the campus, the Gwendolyn Brooks Library is a 142,000-square-foot facility furnished with a library instruction classroom, a learning commons to accommodate collaborative learning with comfortable seating, multi-media group study rooms, an all-campus computer lab, and a sunroom, auditorium and conference rooms for special events, receptions and meetings. The entire building has high-speed wireless access.
Hours of Operation
Hours of operation vary during the summer and University holidays; please visit https://library.csu.edu/gwenbrookslibraryhours for up-to-date information. Access to many Library resources is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week online at http://library.csu.edu.
Research Services
Library faculty are available to assist and instruct on all facets of information and document retrieval and use of library resources. Research services are available in person, via chat, telephone, text, and email. https://csu.libanswers.com/
Library Instruction Lab (GBL 210)
Working as partners with teaching faculty, research and instruction librarians conduct library instruction sessions in all academic disciplines. Library instruction classes acquaint our students with the research process and provide them with enhanced information literacy skills. All library instruction sessions are held in the instruction lab, which is equipped with state-of-the-art learning technologies.
Education Resource Center (ERC)
Located on the Library’s third floor, the ERC contains a specialized collection of 48,000 volumes to support teacher preparation programs and works closely with the College of Education. It houses children’s and young adults’ literatures, textbooks, and other curriculum materials, including electronic resources and other media for pre-K through 12th-grade education.
Government Documents
The Gwendolyn Brooks Library is a selective US federal and an Illinois documents repository, with focus on government information relating to the teaching and research interests of the university.
University Archives, Records Management, and Special Collections
The University Archives serves as the official memory of the Chicago State University community and is charged with preserving historical materials from the University’s past and present. Our special collections are focused primarily on African American history, literature, and politics; Chicago neighborhood history; and the history of education. Collections include the Gwendolyn Brooks Black Writers’ Conference Audiovisual Collection, the Lerone Bennett, Jr. Papers, the Provident Hospital Collection, the Maxwell Street Photographic Collection, the Illinois Leadership Collection, the Thomas H. Wirth Collection of 18th and 19th century African-Americana, and the R. Eugene and Alzata C. Pincham Collection.
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