About David L. Rice Library
David L. Rice Library: A Comprehensive Resource for Learning and Research
The David L. Rice Library is a vital resource for students, faculty, and staff at the University of Southern Indiana (USI). Located in Evansville, Indiana, USI provides the benefits of a large university but with the personal, teaching-centered atmosphere of a small college. The library is named after David L. Rice who was instrumental in establishing USI as an independent institution.
The library's mission is to support the academic programs of USI by providing access to information resources and services that promote learning and research. With over 500,000 volumes in its collection, including books, journals, newspapers, government documents and multimedia materials such as DVDs and CDs; it offers an extensive range of resources to support research across all disciplines.
One unique feature of the David L. Rice Library is its Special Collections department which houses rare books and manuscripts related to local history as well as collections on topics such as labor history and social justice movements. The department also has an extensive collection of materials related to Abraham Lincoln's life in Indiana.
In addition to its physical collections, the library provides access to numerous electronic resources including databases containing scholarly articles from thousands of journals across all disciplines; e-books covering a wide range of subjects; streaming video content from sources such as PBS; online reference works like encyclopedias; digital archives containing primary source material like letters or photographs.
The library also offers many services designed to help students succeed academically including research assistance provided by librarians who are experts in their fields; instruction sessions on how best use information resources effectively for research projects or assignments; interlibrary loan service which allows users borrow materials not available at USI from other libraries around the world.
For those who prefer studying alone or outside regular hours when the library may be closed there are several study spaces available throughout campus equipped with computers printers scanners copiers Wi-Fi access comfortable seating areas whiteboards etcetera making it easy for students work independently or collaborate with others on group projects.
Overall David L. Rice Library plays an essential role in supporting academic excellence at USI by providing comprehensive resources that enable students faculty staff achieve their goals whether they're conducting original research writing papers preparing presentations or simply seeking knowledge about any subject imaginable!
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