Phone Numbers for Library Departments Floor Plan Request Forms for interlibrary loan, book or periodical purchase requests, library instruction, library display cases, and Rollins e-mail accounts. When Rollins College was founded in 1885, its library collection consisted of a Bible and a dictionary. Today, students have at their disposal considerable library resources ranging from ancient tomes to the latest technology in information retrieval. The Olin Library, a 4.7 million-dollar gift of the F.W. Olin Foundation, was dedicated in 1985. Open stacks with study areas throughout, conference rooms, group studies, and a tower lounge with exhibit space are some of the features that provide an inviting research and study environment.
Patrons are able to use individual and group media rooms for viewing and listening.
A second gift of 2.7 million dollars established the Olin Electronic Research and Information Center. These tools facilitate creativity as students pursue research questions, prepare multimedia presentations and create Web pages. The Library s collections reflect the liberal arts mission of the College and strongly support the curriculum through a generous budget. The College Archives and Special Collections Department, housed on the first floor of Olin Library, provides further opportunities for research in rare books and manuscripts and the historical records of Rollins College. Special collections, often acquired through bequests, emphasize the liberal arts character of the college.