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| WelcomeThe library staff welcomes you to the Miller F. Whittaker Library. The staff is comprised of seven professional librarians, including the Dean of Library and Information Services, and eight permanent support staff members to assist you with your academic and research needs. The library offers a number of programs and services designed to meet the expressed and potential needs of library users.
You are all invited to come and sit under our information tree and be covered with its shade of knowledge, as the leaves blow whispering information from all corners of the world embracing our Library mission, “…to provide access and information resources to support research methodology and critical thinking, instruction, self-development and life-long learning…”
Mission Statement The mission of the Miller F. Whittaker Library is to provide access to and delivery of information resources to support research methodology and critical thinking, instruction, self-development, lifelong learning skills, and the mission of the university. The library staff strengthens the intellectual environment of the academic community by developing, organizing, and preserving multi-formatted collections for information retrieval. The library staff focuses on meeting user needs and provides innovative and creative learning opportunities, fosters relationships with faculty, provides outreach services to students and the community, supports academic disciplines in the research process, and participates in the teaching process by facilitating information access.
Vision Statement The vision of the Miller F. Whittaker Library is to ensure that the academic community will be effective searchers, retrievers, interpreters, and managers of information in a competitive and global society. HistoryIn 1967, South Carolina State College received $1m. from the South Carolina Assembly and the Higher Education Facilities Act to build a new library. The new structure, the Miller F. Whittaker Library was dedicated in 1969. The library was named in honor of Dr. Miller F. Whittaker, the third president of South Carolina State University. The library consisted of two floor levels and a lower level. In 1979, a third level - the mezzanine floor, was added to increase the seating and shelving capacity for users and resources. The library's integrated online system was implemented in 1991. Users have access to the collection through a computerized system.Today, the Miller F. Whittaker Library maintains over 302,768 volumes, 1,028,132 microforms, and subscribes to over 974 journals and magazines. The library serves as a partial depository for a select group of Federal documents and a sub-depository for State publications. A variety of programs and services are offered to meet the needs and expectations of library users.
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