I can look through the library for a book. I can use search engines on the world wide web to track down the information on a paper I'm writing. All from a residence hall room. Once students connect with SU's A. Frank Smith Jr. Library Center, a world of information awaits them. Consortia agreements such as the Palladian Alliance with the other 13 Associated Colleges of the South and TexShare with other Texas colleges and universities put commercially available databases and indexes right in front of students at no cost to them.
Some interlibrary loans can now be instant.
What this means to students is expanded availability of resources and convenience. Still, some students do not own computers. Upgraded computer labs in Mood-Bridwell Hall and the F.W. Olin Building are now complemented by a lab that never closes in the Smith Library. It's been popular. Students like late nights, as we know.