General Information

The Systems department of the University Library is charged with the primary responsibility of developming a forward-looking approach to the use of technology in the library and off site, both proactively and reactively.

• Provides and ensures a strong library integrated technology environment that is consistent with current industry standards, with the campus IT environment, and with that of the library and information community at large.
• Engages in researching and testing innovative ways of providing access to information and services, both for patrons and library operations.
• Interfaces with and works with ISAS to integrate existing library networking infrastructure with the next generation campus backbone.
• Maintains and operates an integrated library system to support effective and convenient access to a wide range of electronic information sources--bibliographic, full text, multimedia and numeric--from any networked computer on campus, or through dial-up access via HUNet, or authenticated commercial ISPs connections outside HUNet.

Contacts

Staff Directory

General Mailing Address:
Systems Administration
Founders Library
Howard University
Washington, DC 20059
(202) 806-4096