The Dirac Library and its Holdings

The Paul A.M. Dirac Science Library is named in honor of the late Nobel Prize winning physicist and Florida State University professor. The Library maintains a collection of over 500,000 volumes of books and periodicals and 126,000 volumes of older periodical and book materials in remote storage that are available within 24 hours. Online access is provided to more than 279 databases and 11,000 electronic journals via 90 public computers. The Library seats 464 and has 85,000 square feet of space. Dirac is equipped with a wireless area network for laptop computer users. Subject classroom instruction and workshops on the use of the online catalog and web and print resources are available on request and at scheduled times each semester. Tours are available on request. Subjects covered include the fields of chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, statistics, history of science, biology, geology, oceanography, meteorology, food sciences & nutrition, hotel & restaurant management, clothing & textiles, engineering, psychology and clinical counseling, math & science education, health, nursing & medicine, audiology & speech pathology, movement science and photography. The Paul A.M. Dirac Science Library building also houses the School of Computational Science and Information Technology.