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Need to find a book of Greek myths or the sacred places of Tibet? How about a biography of Nelson Mandela or a book on the Berlin Wall? Or a copy of George Orwell's 1984? Click here for our online public catalog. Want to read a new thriller?

 

 

We have 14,000 volumes in the library in the subjects of Art, English, French and German literature, History, Philosophy, Religion, Sociology, Science and lots of reference. We also have 1,600 videos and DVDs of a wide range of subjects.

 

Want to listen to Beethoven's Ninth Symphony while studying?
How about some Fats Waller?

 

Need to find the past tense of the irregular verb 'lead'? Or a reference for the Battle of the Somme? Or a link to a worldwide database on global tide patterns? You will find it all in the library's Oxford Reference database.

 

Perhaps you need to read an article on genomics in Scientific American, the social and political forces that inspired Picasso's Guernica, or a biography of Duke Ellington. It's all here in the library's web pages. Just click the links.

 

Need to know how to cite a reference from the Encyclopedia Britannica or The Economist? Click here for Modern Language Association guidelines.

 

Visit us in the library in the Savoy to browse the International Collection of books in Russian, Bulgarian, Dutch, Korean, Japanese and many other languages. The library's Media Center produces the student newspaper the Billy Goat and Perspectives, the student literary magazine.

 

Whether you are online or visiting in person, I hope you enjoy this space and discover some new books, a video, or sit and read a newspaper in the midst of beautiful student artwork.