Information Resources and Facilities
Copley Library
The Helen K. and James S. Copley Library, located on the west end of the campus, houses more than 500,000 books and bound periodicals and includes subscriptions to several thousand paper and electronic journals. A large media collection of video and audio tapes, laser discs, DVDs, compact discs, and slides is available in the library, as well as a wide variety of reference works, government documents, newspapers, rare books, and the university archives. Nine library faculty and additional professional and support staff make the collection available to the university community.
A library computer system, called SALLY, provides access to Copley Library’s books, journals, and media materials as well as the holdings of the Legal Research Center.
Copley Library is open 107 hours each week and its resources are organized in accessible open stacks.
The libraries at USD are members of the San Diego Library Circuit Consortium, which maintains a database linking university and public libraries in the region. Through this consortium, USD students and faculty can easily access library materials from other campuses. A delivery system enables daily movement of materials from one campus to another.
In addition to its own collection and the Library Circuit, Copley Library has access to the catalogs of academic and large public libraries worldwide, and can request books and journal articles through interlibrary loan.
The Internet, photocopy machines and microform reader or printers are available for student use. Study spaces are available for more than 600 students and include group study areas, quiet carrels, and pleasant reading rooms furnished with antiques and contemporary art.
Library Media Services
The software collection and the viewing carrels are located in Copley Library. Students may check out or view media in the library and instructors may leave media on reserve for that purpose.
Legal Research Center
The Katherine M. and George M. Pardee, Jr. Legal Research Center, located just east of the School of Law, has a collection of more than 525,000 volumes and volume equivalents. The computer research systems include Lexis, Westlaw, Nexis, Legal Trac, special subject databases and the Internet. The LRC is a state and federal documents depository and has collections of United Nations and human rights documents. It is open to all USD students.
Instructional Technology Services
Instructional Technology Services (ITS) is comprised of: media production; digital graphic design; a multimedia lab located in Maher Hall, Room 176, and equipment repair and installation; and media equipment checkout located in Maher Hall, Room 186. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
We provide a wide range of resources including equipment lending, digital graphic services, audio/video/multimedia production, media duplication, video/multimedia workstations, technical assistance, classroom support and consultation or installation services.
Please call (619) 260-4567 for information.
Academic Technology Services
Academic Technology Services supports computing, communication and educational technology facilities for students, faculty and research activities. A campus-wide ethernet network provides access to mail, the Internet, WebCT and library services.
Laboratory facilities in Serra Hall include: two networked teaching laboratories (Macintosh and PC); one general lab with Macintoshes, PCs, and printers; a LINUX workstation lab; a classroom with Macintosh systems; and a small PC general computing room. Olin Hall houses a microcomputer lab of PC-compatible workstations. Maher Hall, Room 114, is a classroom used for lab access as available. All lab workstations have access to the campus network via either Novell, Appletalk, or TCP and IP services.
Through Instructional Technology Services, Academic Technology Services also supports media classrooms in Serra and Maher halls, as well as in other locations across campus.
