Quick Facts about Smith Libraries
Collections
- Over 1.4 million items: books, maps, audios, videos, music, manuscripts, & more
- Largest liberal arts college library - larger than many unversity libraries
- Neilson Library - Smith's main library concentrating on the Social Sciences & Humanities
- Young Science Library - Sciences
- Hillyer Art Library - Fine Arts
- Josten Performing Arts Library - Theatre, Dance, Music
- Mortimer Rare Book Room - Rare Books & Manuscripts
- Sophia Smith Collection - Women's History
- Smith College Archives - Smith College History
- Five College Library Depository - high density storage facility for lesser-used materials
Technology
- Five College Library Catalog - direct & electronic borrowing from Smith College, University of Massachusetts, Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, and Hampshire College
- Over 140 scholarly electronic databases in all major disciplines taught at Smith - see Research
- Database access on and off campus
- Full internet availability and help with evaluating internet resources
- Wireless electronic access
- Information Commons providing intellectual, technological & social resources
- Electronic classroom for library instruction & computer laboratory
Library Services
- Access to a wide array of services for Libraries' users
- International interlibrary loan at no charge to students
- Introductory library orientation for all new students
- Advanced in-class library instruction
- Ask a Librarian online help service
- Research assistance for term papers, theses, projects, any informational query
- Individual research appointments
- Individual study carrels