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With every breakthrough we make, every spike we see in enrollment and every stride we hit in graduating more students in less time, we surpass our own standards. Still, our values and commitments never change: You come first.
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About the University Library
The Georgia State University Library is a center of discovery and inspiration, and a vital partner in student success. We provide resources, spaces, and services that facilitate student learning and research excellence.
Your financial support for the University Library has a direct impact on Georgia State University students. Your contribution helps us create a dynamic, attractive, and resource-rich environment for students, faculty, and the community.
The Dean's Letter
Our library is a space that meets the needs of a variety of users. We offer quiet spaces for individual study; active spaces for collaborating on group projects; specialized spaces, such as our “One-Button” video recording studio; and research-focused spaces like the Collaborative University Research and Visualization Environment (CURVE). CURVE has drawn attention from universities around the country, and has also attracted visitors from corporations and non-profit organizations, bringing distinction to the University Library within the research library and educational technology communities.
Our consolidation with Perimeter College provides an opportunity to rethink how we work with all incoming students to facilitate their use of information. We are also identifying new ways to support researchers throughout the process of exploration, experimentation, creation, dissemination, and preservation of their scholarship. It is an exciting time to be in the Georgia State University Library as we strive to support the University’s strategic plan and to serve as a model for the research library of the future. I look forward to working with alumni and friends to achieve this ambitious goal.
Jeff Steely joined the Georgia State University Library in December 2015. He brings to this role a track record of responsive library services, creative learning spaces, and data-driven planning.
Funding Priorities
Library Future Fund
Create the library of the future. Contribute to improvements of our dynamic, student-centered space that inspires learning and facilitates connections.
Library General Endowment
Support the University Library in perpetuity. The general endowment provides a source of annual revenue so that the University Library can expand the resources available to students and faculty.
Endowed Archivist Positions
Help us tell the story of Atlanta and the region. Endowed archivist positions will allow us to build the Special Collections and Archives by allowing us to acquire, preserve, and the promote the use of these treasures.
Georgia State Fund for the University Library
Meet the pressing needs of students for access to current technology, great learning spaces, professional expertise, and rich information resources. This fund provides the Library with flexibility to respond to opportunities as they arise.
Many Ways to Give
It’s easy — and rewarding — to invest in Georgia State’s future through a private gift. You can quickly make an online gift here and now. If you prefer, Georgia State development representatives are ready to help you create a named endowment or leave a legacy gift that reflects your personal interests. They can assist, as well, with corporate and matching gifts.
Contact
- Margaret P. Mathews, Director of Development, 404-413-3487
- Mailing address: Georgia State University Library, PO Box 3967, Atlanta, Ga. 30302-3967
- Office location: Georgia State University Library, 100 Decatur St. SE, Atlanta, Ga. 30303-3202
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Annual Programs
Annual giving provides alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents and friends with the opportunity to make yearly contributions to the university.
Women's Philanthropy Initiative
The group believes there is untapped potential in the power of women to create a stronger and more vital community by supporting Georgia State’s transformational goals.
GSU Fund For Excellence
The GSU Fund for Excellence provides unrestricted, university-wide support to ensure our scholarship programs, learning and research resources and outreach programs are consistently up-to-date and world-class.
Annual Programs
Annual giving provides alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents and friends with the opportunity to make yearly contributions to the university.
Women's Philanthropy Initiative
WPI was founded by a group of Georgia State alumnae and friends who work to improve the success rate of our students. They believe there is untapped potential in the power of women to create a stronger and more vital community by supporting Georgia State’s transformational goals.
GSU Fund For Excellence
The GSU Fund for Excellence provides unrestricted, university-wide support to ensure that our scholarship programs, learning and research resources, and outreach programs are consistently up-to-date and world-class.