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Library Mission
The mission of the Florida National University Library is to support the curricular needs of the university. This includes the acquisition, organization, maintenance, and provision of timely access to library materials, in a variety of formats, which reflect current advances in academic and professional knowledge, as well as, information technology. As part of this mission, the library supports student and faculty research, the use of evolving information formats, and techniques that seek to encourage lifelong learning.
Memberships
- American Library Association (ALA)
- Florida Library Association (FLA)
- Medical Library Association (MLA)
- National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM)
- Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)
Consortium
- Southeast Florida Library Information Network (SEFLIN)
Hours of Operation
Hialeah Campus
- Monday - Thursday 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Friday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
- hllibrary@fnu.edu
- (305) 821-3333
- Ext. 1020
South Campus Resource Room
- Monday - Thursday 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- sclibrary@fnu.edu
- (305) 226-9999
- Ext. 1320
Training Center Campus Resource Room
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Monday, Wednesday & Friday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM -
Tuesday & Thursday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM - tclibrary@fnu.edu
- (305) 231-3326
Library Services
- FNU Library Policies and Procedures
- Circulation
- Reference Services
- Ask-the-Librarian
- Library Collections
- The Law Library
- Intercampus Loans
- Computers/Internet Access
- Printing/Copying Services
Databases With 24/7 Access
LIRN (Library and Information Resources Network)
Online Periodicals and more: Elibrary (a comprehensive digital archive for information seekers, It includes hundreds and hundreds of full-text periodicals, nine international newswires, classic books, hundreds of maps, thousands of photographs, as well as, major works of literature, art, and reference), InfoTrac (a database of magazine and journal indexes including over 1,800 full-text magazines, available online, which includes index entries, abstracts, and in most cases, the complete articles from magazines and journals), and ProQuest (an interdisciplinary database representing titles found in ABI INFORM, Periodicals and Newspaper Abstracts), as well as, LexisNexis (which includes Shepard’s Citations, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources), among others.
Please access LIRN through Blackboard. Follow these steps:
- Go to the FNU Blackboard Account
- Enter your Blackboard username and password
- On the left side menu, click on Tools
- Under Tools, click on LIRN System Tool
Note: Following these steps means no password is required.
Florida Electronic Library
A comprehensive resource including approximately one hundred additional databases such as A+ Research and Writing, Academic OneFile, Books and Authors, Computer Database, Criminal Justice Collection, Educator’s Reference Complete, Expanded Academic ASAP, Florida Job Search Resources, Gale LegalForms, Gale Virtual Reference Library, General Business File ASAP, Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module, Informe Academico, Law and Government, Library of Congress Teacher Resources, Literature Resources from Gale, Multicultural Studies, Nursing, and Allied Health Collection, Small Business Resource Center, World History Collection, among others.
World Digital Library
The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge, and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. The principal objectives of the WDL are to: promote international and intercultural understanding, expand the volume and variety of cultural content on the Internet, provide resources for educators, scholars, and general audiences, and build capacity in partner institutions to narrow the digital divide within and between countries.
CEO Express
As information has proliferated, jobs have become more competitive and time-consuming, so executives have sought ways to make their lives easier. Therefore, CEOExpress brings together the best logistics resources on the Internet for busy Chief Logistics Officers and executives.
Library of Congress
The library’s mission is to support the Congress in fulfilling its constitutional duties and to further the progress of knowledge and creativity for the benefit of the American people. The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world with more than 158 million items on approximately 838 miles of bookshelves. The collections include more than 36 million books and other print materials, 3.5 million recordings, 13.7 million photographs, 5.5 million maps, 6.7 million pieces of sheet music, and 69 million manuscripts, with many of these available in digital format.
Hialeah Campus
Pedro Figueredo
MA-LIS.
University Library Director
pfigueredo@fnu.edu
Maria E. de la Cruz
MLS.
Hialeah Campus Librarian
mcruz@fnu.edu
Justin Pereira
BS
Library Assistant
jpereira@fnu.edu
Vacant
Library Assistant
South Campus
Martha Rodriguez
MLIS, SL, BS
South Campus Librarian
mrodriguez@fnu.edu
Marco Lopez
BS
Library Assistant
malopez@fnu.edu
Training Center
Adrian Pastrana
Library Assistant
apastrana@fnu.edu
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