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MSU LIBRARIES
ecognizing that the library is the intellectual heart of any university campus, Mississippi State Libraries are undergoing continuous improvements to meet the changing needs of its patrons. Making up the system are Mitchell Memorial Library, the main repository; Bob and Kathy Luke Architecture Library; College of Veterinary Medicine Library; Gertrude C. Ford Foundation School of Architecture Jackson Design Center Library; the Phil Hardin Foundation Libraries on MSU-Meridian’s College Park and Riley Campuses; and the newly opened Old Main Academic Center. Mitchell Memorial Library is a state-of-the-art facility equipped to take advantage of the latest developments in information technology. Included are a 90-seat computer lab, a digital media center, three electronic classrooms, three presentation rooms, a 90-seat auditorium, and group study rooms. The libraries’ exceptional faculty and staff provide the university with a variety of information resources, collections and services required of a comprehensive, research intensive institution of higher learning. In 2017, the library opened a new 21,000-square-foot addition to Mitchell Memorial Library to house the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, Ulysses S. Grant Association, the Congressional and Political Research Center and the newly acquired Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana. The addition includes two state of the art museums featuring historic items from Ulysses S. Grant and Abraham Lincoln, a conference room, research room, collection processing area and a cold storage facility. MSU Libraries also manages the Old Main Academic Center, a $43.1 million, 150,000-square-foot academic classroom building and parking garage. The new facility features traditional and “flipped” technology-equipped classrooms, a 455-seat auditorium, a library commons, small group study rooms, an art gallery and an expanded technological platform. The MSU Libraries maintain a collection of more than 2.5 million volumes, including books, e-books, software, microforms, compact discs, video and audio cassettes, DVDs, and educational films. The journals and serials collection, consisting of both print and online journals, contains more than 110,000 journal/serial titles acquired as paid subscriptions, gifts or state/
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