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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a student-centered educational community dedicated to communicating, expanding and integrating knowledge. It is a modern, comprehensive University with a growing national reputation for excellence in teaching and research. SIUE attracts the best and brightest students in the region, and prepares them to excel in the global market.

Twenty minutes northeast of St. Louis, Missouri, the University is situated in a striking natural setting, on 2600 acres, a few miles from the Mississippi River. Serving approximately 14,000 students and with about 80,000 alumni, SIUE has a major impact on a region well known for affordable, high quality living.

Library and Information Services faculty and staff function as a team always striving to engage students and faculty in the use of information resources and technology. In partnerships with other academic units, Library and Information Services teaches information literacy skills and discernment needed for lifelong learning. Library faculty take the lead in collaboration in scholarly publishing for open access.

Lovejoy Library maintains a collection of more than 808,100 volumes and subscribes to more than 29,200 print and digital serials and periodicals, as well as materials in other formats, with remote access to a growing number of services and resources. Faculty librarians and staff in Lovejoy Library offer assistance to students, faculty, and staff, demonstrating and teaching procedures for locating and assessing information and resources needed for research projects. In addition faculty librarians provide expertise in scholarly communication and publishing for open access

Additional information regarding the Library and University can be found at the web site:
http://www.siue.edu/lovejoylibrary/