Library
The United States University Library mission is to support the learning, research, and academic success of all students. The mission is supported through a progressive information literacy strategy that supports the development of students’ independent and transferable research skills.
Elements of that strategy include the provision of: web-based 24 hour access to the A-Z List of Databases, programmatic and general library pages, research guides, instructional micro-videos and webinars as well as power-points. Customized reference instruction is delivered through customized asynchronous instructional emails, and pre-booked research consults conducted through a range of modalities. eg. Zoom, Skype etc. The 7 day a week virtual reference service, delivered by professional librarians, assists students with their research plans.
The Library resources and services are wholly virtual within the online class platform (D2L Brightspace). The academic curricula are supported through the provision of access to subscription databases located in the Library. Complementing the database content (eg. scholarly ejournals and ebooks), are credible web-based links, curated by the professional librarian team.
The databases, complementary websites and self-learning library instructional resources are available 24/7. The range of content types include: ejournal and ebook databases, links to peer-reviewed open access journals, government data and statistics, demographics, theses and dissertations, open access collections. Additional online resources correspond to societies, associations, directories, and government information.
State university libraries and public libraries support students all over the United States. Students are encouraged to apply for a library card from their local state public library in order to access content not found in the program specific holdings of USU Virtual Library and to access interlibrary loan privileges.