The Library's Serials Department manages student and faculty access to approximately 12,000 print and electronic subscriptions each year

Welcome

Dean Mark WeberWelcome to Libraries and Media Services of Kent State University.

Libraries and Media Services is at the center of the University's intellectual life, bringing together diverse traditions of thought, belief, and inquiry. We offer extensive online and print collections and a host of dynamic services to support the education and research mission of the University. Our excellent faculty and professional staff contribute to academic excellence by providing strong support for faculty research and the intellectual exploration by students.

Fourteen libraries compose the eight-campus library system. The Main Library houses core undergraduate materials and specialized research collections needed by graduate students and faculty. Six branch libraries on the Kent Campus (Architecture, Chemistry/Physics, Fashion, Map, Mathematics and Computer Science, and Music) and seven regional campus libraries provide specialized resources to meet the needs of the disciplines and campuses they serve. In addition, each library offers space where students come for personalized assistance, to attend an information literacy class, to study, and to work together on research projects.

Libraries and Media Services provides a range of media production and presentation technology services in support of classroom teaching and research. Media professionals design and install instructional technology systems; offer quality videotaping of courses, lectures, presentations, athletic and special events on and off campus; and provide Webcasting services.

Libraries and Media Services is a member of the prestigious Association of Research Libraries This is a link to another web site. We are also a founding member of OhioLINK This is a link to another web site, the statewide consortium of college and university libraries that that provides access to additional resources and rapid delivery of library materials throughout the state.  

Please visit us and get to know us. Explore our Web site or stop by an information desk at one of our libraries. I'd like to hear from you as well. Please call me at 330-672-2962 or send me an email.

Mark W. Weber
Dean of Libraries and Media Services