Location
910 Bloom Walk
Science & Engineering Library
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0481
Phone: (213) 740 8507
Fax: (213) 821 4214
Email: sci@usc.edu
Campus map code: SSL
Overview
- The Science & Engineering Library provides physical and electronic information resources, individual and collaborative study spaces, and assistance in identifying, accessing and evaluating information to support learning and research in the life sciences, earth sciences, physical sciences, mathematics and engineering. For Health Sciences resources, consult the Norris Medical Library.
- Library Hours
- For research assistance, contact the librarians at: lib-selibs@dots.usc.edu, visit during reference desk hours, or, chat whenever chat box is live on subject pages (Chemistry, Physics, and Engineering) and related research guides.
Library Highlights
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Library's 1st floor features enhanced collaborative and lounge seating, flexible dual use information instruction and study space, research workstations, compact shelving for reference titles, and a cozy new book nook.
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Journals
Over 90% of the science and engineering journal subscriptions are currently acquired in electronic format making the content available to members of the USC community anytime, any place via the USC Libraries' electronic resources list. When possible, backfiles covering previous years are also included. Current titles and older volumes available only in print format are shelved alphabetically on the 2nd floor.Once accessible electronically most older volumes are stored in the Grand Avenue Library and may be paged via HOMER, USC's online catalog, and delivered to the Science & Engineering Circulation Desk (choose Science & Engineering on the pull-down paging request menu).
Books
A 2,000 volume reference collection, available on the 1st floor, supplements an extensive array of electronic reference resources. Many recent publications from major publishers are being acquired in electronic format. E-books and reference tools can be found by search HOMER and the USC Libraries' electronic resources list.
Newly received print titles are featured in the new book nook to the right of the entrance. Over 80,000 books are shelved on the 3rd floor, with many less used titles available for paging from the Grand Avenue Library.
Key Subject Research Guides
- Chemistry
- Earth Sciences
- Engineering
- Environmental Sciences
- Life Sciences
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Cite it right
- Patents Research Guide
Updated Dec. 12, 2011