The University Library and Information Services (ULIS) Department supports the BSU Mission by facilitating access and use of information resources and services in support of the instructional, research and community service activities of the university community. This library system commenced operation from make-shift quarters at the inception of BSU in 1992. An ultra-modern Central Library Complex, constructed with a grant from TETFund was commissioned by the Executive Governor of Benue State, His Excellency, Dr. Samuel Ortom on the 9th of August, 2016. With a sitting capacity of approximately 3,000, this building currently houses about 45,000 books and monographs and 3,000 journal titles in addition to subscription databases, open access resources and e-books database.
With this development, the library system was renamed: Library and Information Services. The “information services” label refers to instruction and mediation services provided to facilitate information seeking, retrieval and utilization by clients. Such services may range from instruction in searching databases or using SPSS data analysis software to the preparation of annotated bibliographies and Current Awareness services (See below) in support of instruction, research or program development projects. Given current staffing levels, these services are currently in formation and offered in response to specific needs. Requests for such services should be directed to the University Librarian’s office.
Besides the Central Library Complex, the ULIS system comprises units in the College of Health Sciences and the faculties of Arts, Education, Environmental Sciences, Law, Science and the Social Sciences. Other unit libraries serve the departments of Chemistry, Mass Communications, and Theatre Arts. Virtual library units in the Central Library Complex, College of Health Sciences and Faculty of Law provide remote access to electronic resources through these unit libraries. Remote access to electronic resources and services is also available using networked electronic devices such as i-pads, iphones and computers via the ULIS website athttps://library.bsum.edu.ng/