Libraries

The University’s library system is the largest at any state-supported institution in New England and is open to students, faculty, staff, residents of Massachusetts, alumni, and campus visitors. Its collections include more than 5.7 million books, periodicals, government documents, maps, sound recordings, microforms, and electronic resources. The Library also subscribes to many electronic tools, including full-text databases, indexes, and journals. Students, faculty, and staff can connect to these resources from off campus with any Internet service provider.

The Library operates from four sites: the W.E.B. Du Bois Library in the center of campus, the Physical Sciences and Engineering Library in Lederle Graduate Research Center, the Biological Sciences Library in Morrill Science Center, and the Music Reserve Lab in the Fine Arts Center.

Collection strengths include polymer science, chemical engineering, mathematics, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, botanical and zoological taxonomy, horticulture, geology, ornithology, entomology, Massachusetts and New England history, English and American literatures, Latin America, and U.S. government documents, patents, and maps.

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