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The Florida State University Libraries provide collections and services to enhance the learning, teaching, research, and service activities of the University. The Libraries’ collections include over 4 million titles and offer access to more than 1,064 databases and 120,000 electronic journals, supplemented by a robust interlibrary loan program, including the statewide UBorrow system which includes over 15 million books from all 40 state university and college libraries. The Library Express Delivery Service delivers books and articles to faculty and graduate students on a daily basis. With almost 2 million visitors each year, Strozier Library, FSU’s largest library, is open 134 hours each week, providing around-the-clock research assistance and other services like free academic tutoring and a rich array of academic support throughout the day and late into the night.

As a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the FSU Libraries rank among the largest research libraries in North America. The Libraries also belong to the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries, the Center for Research Libraries, the Florida Virtual Campus/Florida Academic Library Service Cooperative, and are the designated Florida service hub for the Digital Public Library of America.

The FSU Libraries include seven libraries on campus: the Robert Manning Strozier Library, Dirac Science Library, Pepper Library, College of Music Library, College of Law Research Center, College of Medicine Medical Library, and the College of Engineering Library. Library materials and services are also available at the FSU Panama City, Florida, Campus and at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, as well as at international study centers in London, UK; Florence, Italy; Valencia, Spain; and in the Republic of Panama.

Florida State University is located in beautiful Tallahassee, Florida's capital city, a growing community with a population of more than 357,000. The University’s location affords students and faculty opportunities for interaction with state and federal agencies for internships, research, and part-time employment, as well as a myriad of social, cultural, and recreational activities. The main campus is located on 476 acres in Tallahassee with other facilities throughout Florida as well as locations overseas.

Founded in 1851, FSU is a public, fully accredited, graduate-research university offering more than 300 academic and professional degrees in programs ranging from Business and Physics to Music and Creative Writing. Florida State University provides extraordinary opportunities for undergraduate students to build a strong foundation in their chosen fields; to study abroad; to engage in service activities; benefit from world class library and technical facilities; participate in extensive intramural and recreational events; and interact with some of the finest students and faculty in the nation in a distinctive, welcoming environment. The University instills the strength, skill, and character essential for lifelong learning, personal responsibility, and achievement.

Florida State’s excellent graduation and student retention rates are the driving forces behind its recognition as one of the nation’s best public universities. FSU’s four-year, six-year and freshman retention rates are among the best in the country. Approximately 85 percent of students enrolled at FSU attend full time.

Undergraduates comprise 78 percent and graduate and professional students 19 percent of FSU’s 41,800 students.

Students from all 50 states and the District of Columbia attend FSU. Minorities, including students who reported two or more races, make up 33 percent of the student enrollment who reported ethnicity. Of those 12,642 students, 55 percent are Hispanic, 26 percent Black, 8 percent Asian, 1 percent Native American/Alaskan/Hawaiian, and 9 percent reported two or more races. International students comprise 5.6 percent of the total enrollment.

The University Libraries support the FSU mission of providing access to intellectual discovery and community engagement. This Residency initiative is in direct support and commitment to Goal 3 of the university strategic plan: “Realizing the Full Potential of Diversity and Inclusion.” http://strategicplan.fsu.edu/strategic-goals/goal- 3/.