Opened in 1912 as a teacher training college, The University of Memphis has grown into one of the largest comprehensive universities in the southeast United States. The University also has teaching sites throughout Shelby County and West Tennessee. More than 3,000 degrees are awarded annually.
Students are able to tap into information stored in libraries around the world.
Library collections contain more than 13 million items, which include monographs, periodical volumes, federal and state documents, maps and manuscripts. Holdings include nearly 3.1 million microformat materials and more than a million bound volumes. There are 24 endowed Chairs of Excellence, which boast some of this country's top scholars and researchers. The University of Memphis. Site maintained by Web Services .