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USC Libraries

Our system of libraries is as diverse as the resources within. Access professional staff, essential information resources and services, and world-class collections every day.

Our welcoming spaces, which are diverse, accessible and inspiring, are exciting places to learn, study and connect. Here you can explore the nation’s oldest freestanding college library, the nation’s largest film and video archive, rare manuscripts and more.

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World-Class Services

With so much at your fingertips, our library services can help you make the most of your time. Connect with space reservations, digital research services, Ask a Librarian live chat and a host of opportunities for research, teaching and learning.

Library Services

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Each year, millions of virtual and in-person visitors turn to our trained researchers and specialists.

Research Help

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Tap into worlds of resources on- and off-campus and from anywhere around the globe.

 

 

DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

Rare from Anywhere

Study items in the University Libraries collection from anywhere in the world. Rare and fragile items are scanned, detailed and published online so they can be accessed or referenced by researchers on campus or around the world.

Digital Collections
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    From personalized research support to seven floors of study space to audio and video studios and a tech lounge with access to specialized software, we support students and their academic achievement.

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Statewide Impact

Our statewide impact spans from collecting historic South Carolina and American South materials to providing universal access to resources and services for the South Carolina higher education community through PASCAL.


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