Library Administration

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Henderson Library's Mission Statement and Size
Annual Report - FY2009
Results from 2006 LibQUAL survey
Recycling Committee

Access Services

The book, building and equipment people.  This department oversees services at the circulation and reserve desks, handles document delivery for off campus students, interlibrary loan, GILExpress, photocopiers and microfilm reader/printers.  They also are responsible for room reservations, for reshelving materials all over the building and for all library services between midnight and 8 a.m.
Other information:  Copier cards, Library Information for Persons with Disabilities.

Collection and Resource Services

This department manages the library collection and catalog, purchasing and receiving new books, periodicals, gifts, and other resources and organizing those materials for inclusion in the library collection.

Other information:  Resource Management

Government Documents

The Zach S. Henderson Library is a Federal Government Documents Depository, one of over 1,200 depository libraries that serve the American public by providing local, no-fee access to Federal government information resources. The Federal Documents Collection contains those materials the library receives from the Federal government, including books, periodicals, microfiche, CD-ROMs, and electronic resources available through the Internet.

The Henderson Library is also a Georgia state depository library, and as such, serves the citizens of Georgia by providing local, no-fee access to Georgia state publications. The Henderson Library has received a retrospective collection consisting of Georgia state publications in various formats dating back to 1994.

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Information Services

The "answer" people.  This department is responsible for assisting with the use of books and periodicals in print formats and with the use of our computers and information resources in electronic format.  Assistance is available from the Learning Commons. (See schedule.)  In addition to the service desks, the department offers workshops on computer and library topics each semester for classes and individuals, and writes guides to library and computer use.

Other information:  Resources for Faculty, ISD Student Assistants

Special Collections

The Special Collections Department manages the library's collection of rare books, manuscripts, and other archival materials.  Rare books are books which are special to Henderson Library for some reason; for example, books which are autographed by the author or are written by GSU professors would be placed in the rare book collection. Manuscripts are the papers of individuals or organizations of importance to the community; for example, the papers of local politicians and records of local businesses make up quite a bit of the Manuscripts Collection.

Other information: Making of a textbook (exhibit), and Who was Zach S. Henderson?
Web exhibit: "Old 'Culture"

Systems

This department maintains the library's nearly 400 computers, printers, the library circulation and catalog software and local area network.

Health Education Network (CORAL-HEN)

The Coalition of Regional and Academic Libraries (CORAL) Health Education Network is supported in part by federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Office of Public Library Services, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.

Coalition members are the Statesboro Regional Library, the Magnolia Coastlands Area Health Education Center, and the Zach S. Henderson Library of Georgia Southern University.