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About the Library

About the Library


Develop your skills through reading at the Worcester State Library.
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Learn about how the library can help you!

The Library is the intellectual heart of Worcester State University, a place where members of the campus community converge, collaborate, learn, and discover. Library staff assist users at the research help desk and by phone, email, and online chat. Library staff also provide classroom instruction about information literacy and research skills helping students understand the contours and the changing dynamics of the world of information.

The Library, located on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Learning Resource Center, is open over 100 hours per week during the fall and spring semesters. Users will find a variety of spaces to meet their needs including collaborative areas with large, flat-screen displays, individual carrels for independent study, tables with ample space to spread out, lounge chairs with built-in desks, and comfortable café seating.

What can I get from the library?

As a Worcester State student, you can access the expansive collection of documents and media that the library offers.

Print Collections

Print collections include more than 130,000 books, 200 journals, magazines, and newspapers, and 3,000 multimedia materials.

Electronic Collections

Electronic collections include over 200,000 e-books, 150,000 e-journals, and a diversified selection of 300+ databases from EBSCO, Gale, ProQuest, and other authoritative publishers. Remote access to electronic materials is available 24/7/365.

Archives & Special Collections

The Worcester State University Archives and Special Collections features more than 200 linear feet of materials related to Worcester State University history, more than 400 rare books, and the papers of poet and activist, Dennis Brutus.

Resources from Area Libraries*

Library users may request items from other libraries via Interlibrary Loan. Request your loan by clicking "Resources for area libraries" above.

*Library users may borrow items at area libraries as a result of the Worcester State University Library being a member of multiple networks including the Higher Education Libraries of Massachusetts (HELM), a consortium of Massachusetts public higher education institutions, and the Academic and Research Collaborative, a coalition of Worcester area libraries.

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24/7 Electronic Access
Explore databases at the Library anytime, anywhere.
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Find Open Education Resources (OER) across multiple sources.
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Search for materials from local libraries with the HELM Library Catalog.
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Read about government, law & politics with HeinOnline databases.

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