In addition to a collection of over 100,000 volumes of books, periodicals, documents, and microforms, the Ginn Library has online databases, CD-ROMs and, through the library homepage, access to libraries and databases throughout the world. The web site also has information about library hours, training schedules, policies staff, and a Research Resources page linked to research materials. The website and its links are available within the library or by remote access from any computer connected to the Internet which allows for proxy access. Periodicals and Newspapers Periodical holdings include over 500 titles. The current unbound issues are kept in the reading room on the first floor.
Bound volumes are in the periodical section of the stacks on the third floor.
The newspaper collection includes many foreign language titles, while hundreds of additional titles are available via the World Wide Web. The Ginn Library receives a complete set of United Nations publications. This includes official records, mimeographed documents, statistical series, periodicals, and topical reports. Most of these documents are housed in the United Nations Documents Room adjacent to the circulation desk. The papers of Edward R. Murrow are currently stored in the University Archives, while those of Ambassadors John Moors Cabot and Phillip Kingsland Crowe have been deposited in the Ginn Library and are available on mircofilm.