The libraries' combined collections contain well over one million volumes including extensive holdings of government documents and titles held in microform. More than 2,200 active periodical subscriptions are available for student use, as well as large collections of sound recordings, CD-ROMs, newspapers, a wealth of electronic resources, and rare books and manuscripts. Both libraries offer a full range of services including reference help and user instruction. Librarians are committed to helping students acquire the conceptual and practical skills necessary for lifelong learning. Workshops, classes, and tutorials are taught in a new electronic classroom.
Individual consultation is available to students who require extra assistance.
In order to do my research I needed to find articles from French academic journals. At first it seemed like a tremendous task, but the library resources made it a lot easier than I expected. In 25 minutes I'd come up with a working list that I then took into the library stacks. When I was a first year student, Professor Maurer took us up into the special collections department and showed us some first or second editions of Shakespeare. It was incredibly interesting to see how the author intended his work to be presented and laid out on the page.