About Gulf Coast Library

The Gulf Coast Library, located on the USM Long Beach campus, is part of the University Libraries serving the Gulf Park campus and teaching sites (Cedar Point and Gulf Coast Reseach Lab). The library is located in the heart of the Gulf Park campus at 730 East Beach Blvd. (off Hwy. 90) in Long Beach, Mississippi. This state-of-the-art library provides students with a wealth of library resources and media collections. The 54,236 square foot facility is the only comprehensive university library on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Faculty, staff, and students have access to other Southern Miss Libraries collections through a shuttle service between campuses for the delivery of books and other printed materials.

History

The Gulf Coast library was originally dedicated in 1975, in honor of Dr. Richard Garfield Cox (1881-1967), founder and first president of Gulf Park College. USM acquired the former two-year liberal arts college for women in 1972. The library building was formerly an art studio, built in 1923. A new library building was erected in 2002 to replace the original. (More, click here)

Locations

Gulf Coast Library

The Gulf Coast Library is located on the Gulf Park Campus in Long Beach. The hours are:
Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Sunday 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
For holidays and exceptions, click here.

For further information, please call 228.214.3450.

Gunter Library

The Gunter Library is located at Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs, MS.

To view hours for holidays and exceptions, click here.

Services Available

• Check out of books, media, and other formats
• Access to electronic resources (databases, e-books, e-journals, etc.)
• Printing/copies ($0.05 per page) (Extra charge for color printing/copies)
• Course Reserves (print and electronic)
• Proctoring Services
• Campus to campus delivery of items within Southern Miss Libraries
• Interlibrary loan of items from other libraries
• Reference and research services
• Limited A/V equipment (TV/DVD players, overhead projectors)
• In-classroom library instruction
• Computer classes on Microsoft Office programs and SPSS on request
• 60 Minutes to Success Workshop Series - current schedule
• Faculty requests for acquisitions
• Foundation Center Cooperating Collection,
• Community borrowing privileges available (Phone 228.214.3450 for details)

  (Some services not available at all locations)

Ways to Support the Library

• Bricks to Books
• Friends of the University Libraries