The Library contains more than 63,000 bound volumes in all areas of marine and atmospheric science. It receives 900 current serial titles. More than 5,000 microfilms are available as well as reading machines for microfilm and microfiche. Over 2,500 nautical charts and 300 atlases are housed in the Map and Chart Room, as are other miscellaneous maps. It is closed on official University holidays.
Books usually circulate for one month.
New books, which are held for borrowers on waiting lists, circulate for one week until they are added to the stacks. Journals, except the latest issues, circulate for 3 days. Inter campus loans are delivered by courier. The resources of hundreds of other libraries throughout the country are accessible by computer through the OCLC network. Fees are charged on the basis of cost recovery.