Meet the team at Clemson Libraries
In recognition of the 60th anniversary of the R.M. Cooper Library, we are recognizing the entire Clemson Libraries team as our Clemson Champions this month!
The Libraries has a large team of more than 100 employees across its locations. On the main campus, the Libraries has four locations: Cooper Library, the Education Media Center in Tillman Hall, the Gunnin Architecture Library in Lee Hall, and Special Collections and Archives in the Strom Thurmond Institute. Off-campus, there is the Library Depot in Pendleton, as well as branch libraries at the CU-ICAR campus in Greenville and at the Charleston Design Center.
The Libraries is comprised of three divisions:
Collections and Discovery is responsible for acquiring, maintaining and providing access to all of the Libraries’ information resources and collections, both print and electronic. This division also includes resource sharing, off-site storage, courier operations, and Special Collections and Archives, which includes Records Management.
Organizational Performance and Administration supports the success of the Libraries as an organization and its employees, focusing on organizational development and continuous improvement. Departments in this division include assessment, IT infrastructure, learning environments, strategic planning, and marketing and communication.
Teaching, Learning and Research is responsible for the promotion, education, and use of collections and services to support student and faculty research and instruction, as well as digital literacy, AI literacy, digital scholarship, scholarly communications, and data services. The Data Visualization Lab and the Adobe Studio and Makerspace fall under this division, as does Clemson University Press.
Clemson Libraries By the Numbers:
Total items in the collections: 3,741,842
- 1,080,114 physical items
- 2,661,728 electronic resources
1,390,645 visitors to all library locations in FY2026
15,211 reference questions answered in FY2026
162 instruction sessions conducted for 4,778 people in FY2026
The Clemson Champion is Staff Senate’s spotlight for exceptional staff and teams at Clemson. Stay tuned and meet more Clemson Champions in future posts.
