Brown-Daniel Library
Main/Circulation: (615) 963-5064
Reference: (615) 963-5201
Special Collections: (615) 963-5219
Technical Support: (615) 963-5489
Avon Williams Campus Library
Main: (615) 963-7198/7323
Email: dbell57@tnstate.edu
The Main Library has five study rooms and the Avon Williams Library three study rooms that are only available by prior reservation.
The Brown-Daniel and Avon Williams libraries provide students with desktop computers installed with relevant software to complete most assignments. Printers and scanners are available for use at no cost. Please note that you may only print five pages at a time, so please select a page range for documents longer than five pages.
Most computers in the Brown-Daniel Library can be located on the second floor. Also located there is the Learning Commons (the glass-walled area found behind the Reference Desk) featuring Apple desktop computers installed with Adobe Creative Suite that available for usage.
Need a book or article we don't have? Don't fret! We can probably get it for you through our interlibrary loan system.
Interlibrary Loan Explained
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a free borrowing service that helps TSU students, faculty and staff access journal articles, books, and other materials that are not available in the TSU Libraries. Libraries across the United States and internationally share items in their collections with other libraries. We use this shared system to help you locate print and electronic materials.
When should I submit an Interlibrary Loan request?
Interlibrary loan is useful for requesting items (e.g., articles, dissertations) that the TSU libraries does not have. Before submitting a request please use the Periodicals search box to see if the journal, magazine, or newspaper in which the article was published is available in our online collections. Or put the article title in the online catalog (Search All Resources tab name) to see if it is available. There are various places to search but you may find that we have the book or a particular article in one of our online databases.
Who can use Interlibrary Loan?
ILL is a free service for current TSU students, faculty, staff, and affiliated users.
What is Tipasa?
Tipasa is the formal name for the Interlibrary Loan system that we use to process requests. ILLiad is the name of the previous ILL system previously used but in August 2019 we upgraded to the cloud-based system known as Tipasa.