CUI Digital Repository

Digital files found on our online CUI Digital Repository include electronic versions of highlighted campus publications, yearbooks and photographs, along with videos of campus activities. The CUI Digital Repository also holds thousands of theses from Concordia's graduate students.

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CUI Library Archives

The CUI Library Archives is a physical and digital place where unique items relating to the history of the University are preserved.

Archives Room

Physical, tangible items found in the Archives Room include but are not limited to documents of school records, campus publications, yearbooks, academic catalogs, newspaper clippings, maps of the changing grounds, and photographs in slide, negative, and print form.

Location

The Archives Room is located in room 114B on the main floor of the library behind the checkout desk.

Visit the Archives

The Archives Room is open to visitors and is ready to assist with research questions. Detailed information about the holdings of the CUI Library Archives is available upon request. Our collection development policy contains more specific information about types of materials collected along with a guide for transferring and gifting materials.

Collection Development Policy

Collection Development Policy

The CU Library welcomes gifts of materials appropriate to our university mission, or funds for the purchase of such materials, recognizing that gifts may provide valuable additions to the collection. Gifts allow material to be added to the collection for little or no initial cost. However, gifts ultimately are not free; they must be catalogued, processed and housed. To keep such expenses to a minimum, tight control is needed. Final decisions on the retention and disposition of all gifts are the responsibility of the Director of Library Services.

Gift Guidelines:

Donated materials are expected to meet the same standards of quality and relevance to the collection as new titles. They should support the curriculum and the mission of the library as well as meet the collection development guidelines and policies, in regard to physical condition, format, language, etc.

The Library adheres to all federal regulations governing Internal Revenue Service gifts-in-kind.

The CU Library follows the recommendations of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association, in regard to the appraisal of gifts or resources.

Gifts must be brought or mailed to the library.

What types of items will be accepted as donations?

  • Monographs.
  • Faculty Works. Donated works by faculty and/or alumni authors are always welcome and will be added to the collection, unless these works do not meet collection development guidelines and policies or are otherwise inappropriate for an academic library.

What types of items will not be accepted as donations?

  • Materials which bear the ownership markings of another library or institution and do not have any indication of being withdrawn from that institution’s collection cannot be accepted
  • The library cannot accept gifts of outdated or superseded textbooks, law, or science/engineering publications; items in poor condition; condensations; old newspapers, clippings, etc.

Who decides the value of gifts and/or donations?

  • To protect the donor and the University, the Library, as an interested party, does not establish values of gifts or resources. If the donor desires an appraisal, it is the donor's responsibility to estimate values or employ the services of an independent consultant.
  • The acceptance of a gift which has been appraised by the donor or a disinterested party does not in any way imply endorsement of the appraisal by the Library.

What occurs after items are donated?

  • The Library reserves the right to make decisions about the disposition of all gifts.
  • All donors will receive an acknowledgment letter from the university with the number of titles donated.

Rules of Use

The Archives has a list of rules that apply to all users of the facility. Upon visiting, users are required to fill out a visitor registration form which requests a form of ID and lists the rules regarding the use of materials.

The Archives provides access to its holdings by appointment. Request an appointment by emailing [email protected] or calling (949) 214-3090.

Theses and Dissertations Collections

The Library collects Theses and Dissertations from Concordia's graduate students. Find theses from the School of Education and the MAIS and Theology Programs, and Dissertations from the Doctor of Educational Leadership Program.

Access the Theses & Dissertations Guide to learn more about how to submit a thesis. Please contact the School of Education at 949-214-3350 or [email protected] to learn how to submit your dissertation.

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