Melvin J. Zahnow Library

Zahnow (989) 964-4240

Library Departments

Library Administration

Location: Zahnow Library 2nd floor Z-243

Contact :
- - General : Diane Bassett, Administrative Assistant 964-4237 dbassett(at)svsu.edu
- - Administrative : Linda Farynk, Director - 989.964.4236 - lfarynk(at)svsu.edu

Scope : Directs all Library services and student employment

Access Services Department

Location: Zahnow Library 1st floor Circulation Desk

Contact :
- - General : 989.964.4240
- - Administrative : Thomas Zantow, Head - 989.964.4238 - tzantow(at)svsu.edu

Scope : Covers the areas of Circulation, Interlibrary Loan and MeLCat, Course Reserves, Archives and Special Collections, SVSU Records Management, and Library Systems

See the Access Services Department page for more information

Collection Development & Acquisitions Department

Location: Zahnow Library 4th floor Z-411

Contact :
- - General : 989.964.4247
- - Administrative : Jennifer Dean, Head - 989.964.7092 - jldean(at)svsu.edu

Scope : Covers the areas of Collection Development, Acquisitions, Cataloging, CardCat maintenance, and Periodicals

See the Collection Development & Acquisitions page for more information

Reference Services Department

Location: Zahnow Library 1st floor Reference Desk

Contact :
- - General : 989.964.4242
- - Administrative : Anita Dey, Head - 989.964.7094 - adey(at)svsu.edu

Scope : Covers the areas of Reference and Research Assistance, Library and Internet Research Instruction, Research Databases management, Reference Collections, and Off-Campus Library services

See the Reference Services Department page for more information

Non-Library Departments

Though not administratively connected to the Library, the Melvin J. Zahnow Library also is home to the following services:

Student Technology Center

Location: Zahnow Library 2nd floor Z-214

Contact :
- - General : 989.964.2299
- - Administrative : Tammi Waugh, Coordinator - 989.964.4036 - tjwaugh(at)svsu.edu

See the Student Technology pages for more information

Writing Center

Location: Zahnow Library 3rd floor Z-308

Contact :
- - General : 989.964.6061
- - Administrative : Diane Boehm, Director - 989.964.7094 - dboehm(at)svsu.edu

See the Writing Center pages for more information