As some of the busiest buildings on campus, the libraries serve over 1 million visitors annually.
They come for immense and varied collections, databases and electronic journals, governmental information and more. Northwestern’s Libraries rank 12th among private universities in the United States.
Northwestern University Libraries
The libraries' holdings include extensive backfiles of newspapers and periodicals, scientific documents, medieval manuscripts and the full text of every book, pamphlet or broadside published in the United States between 1639 and 1829.
- Collected holdings:
- Printed books
- E-books
- Manuscripts
- Print journals
- Electronic journals
- Audio files
- Film and video
- Graphic images
- Maps and charts
- Microforms
- Archives
>6 million
print and electronic volumes in the combined collections
Additional Libraries and Collections
Libraries
In addition to the main library on the Evanston campus are the Boas Mathematics Library and the Seeley G. Mudd Library. The Chicago campus is home to the Galter Health Sciences Library and Pritzker Legal Research Center.
Specialized Collections
The Charles L. Deering Library is home to the Music Library, art collections and map collections, University Archives and the Charles L. Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections.
The main library is home to other collections, including the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies and the Governmental Information Collection.
347public computers
+ 16 staffed service locations
Online Tools
Access library materials, electronic resources and course reserves 24/7.