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LIBRARIES & COLLECTIONSAmes Library of South Asia 3S-10 Wilson Libraryames.lib.umn.edu • 612-624-4857Social sciences and humanities in English, vernacular and European languagesfrom or about Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Nepal, Pakistan,and Sri Lanka.Elmer L. Andersen Library 2andersen.lib.umn.edu • 612-625-9825Offices of the Archives and Special Collections unit and Minitex. Caverns belowthe building house rare and unique primary research materials as well asvolumes held by the Minnesota Library Access Center.Andersen Horticultural Library 14Minnesota Landscape Arboretumwww.arboretum.umn.edu/library.aspx • 952-443-1405Reference collection on horticulture, emphasis on upper Midwest.non-circulatingArchitecture and Landscape 6Architecture Library210 Rapson HallBest place to relaxarch.lib.umn.edu • 612-624-6383 in Architect-DesignedArchitecture, landscape architecture, city planning, and building technology.James Ford Bell Library 3472 Wilson Librarybell.lib.umn.edu • 612-624-1528Rare books, maps, manuscripts, and other materials that document the historyand impact of international trade and cross-cultural contact before ca. 1800C.E. non-circulatingBio-Medical Library 9Diehl Hallbiomed.lib.umn.edu • 612-626-4045Health sciences: allied health, dentistry, medicine, mortuary science,nursing, pharmacy, and public health. Core collections and Reserve includes:Multimedia software programs, DVDs, videos, slide sets, computing resources,anatomical models, health sciences course reserve and core texts.John R. Borchert Map Library 3S-76 Wilson Librarymap.lib.umn.edu • 612-624-4549Main repository for cartographic materials: maps, atlases, and aerialphotographs. Automated Cartographic Information Center: access todigital spatial data to create and print maps.Charles Babbage Institute 2211 Andersen Librarywww.cbi.umn.edu • 612-624-5050FurnitureBest place to studylike a scholar, latenightstyleArchives and rare publications documenting the history of informationtechnology. non-circulatingChildren’s Literature Research Collections 2113 Andersen Libraryspecial.lib.umn.edu/clrc • 612-624-4576Rare books, manuscripts, and illustrations for children’s and young adultliterature; includes Kerlan and Hess Collections. non-circulatingEast Asian Library 3S-75 Wilson Libraryeastasian.lib.umn.edu • 612-624-9833East Asian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean materials in history, language andliterature, philosophy and religions, art and art history, economics, theater andfilm, science and technology, and women’s studies.Givens Collection of African American Literature 2See Special Collections, Rare Books and ManuscriptsGovernment Publications Library 3Basement, Wilson Librarygovpubs.lib.umn.edu • 612-624-5073Regional Federal Depository Library; complete collection of depository U.S.government publications; depository for publications of Minnesota, Canada, theUnited Nations, and the European Union. Collections from some other officialforeign and intergovernmental organizations.Hess Collection 2See Children’s Literature Research CollectionsImmigration History Research Center 2311 Andersen Librarywww.ihrc.umn.edu • 612-625-4800Personal papers, organizational records, books, newspapers, and other originalsources documenting immigration and ethnicity in the U.S. non-circulatingJournalism & Mass Communication 8(Eric Sevareid) Library20 Murphy Hallwww.lib.umn.edu/journalism • 612-625-7892Journalism, advertising, public relations, visual communication, and generalmass media studies; includes Heggen Library on creative writing.Kautz Family YMCA Archives 2318 Andersen Libraryspecial.lib.umn.edu/ymca • 612-625-3445Records of the YMCA of the USA and related historical material. non-circulatingKerlan Collection 2See Children’s Literature Research CollectionsLaw Library 1120 Mondale Halllibrary.law.umn.edu • 612-625-4309Best place to read anewspaper in Chinese,Japanese, or KoreanState and federal statutes, reports, regulations, treatises, foreignand comparative international legal sources.Magrath Library 12magrath.lib.umn.edu • 612-624-2233Agricultural sciences, animal production sciences, applied economics,biochemistry, biological sciences, design/housing/apparel, ecology andenvironment, family social science, social work, food science and nutrition,horticulture, plant biology, soil science/water/climate, U.S. federal and stategovernment publications.Map Library 3See John R. Borchert Map LibraryMathematics Library 7310 Vincent Hallmath.lib.umn.edu • 612-624-6075Pure mathematics and theoretical statistics.Minitex 215 Andersen Librarywww.minitex.umn.edu • 612-624-4002An information and resource sharing program of the Minnesota Officeof Higher Education and the University of Minnesota Libraries.Minnesota Library Storage 215 Andersen Libraryminitex.umn.edu/storage • 612-625-6828Shared storage facility for libraries across the state. Catalog records for itemsin storage have link to request for delivery to campus libraries. On-site readingroom for use of non-circulating periodicals and books.Music Library 470 Ferguson Hallmusic.lib.umn.edu • 612-624-5890Books, periodicals, scores, sheet music; limited circulation of recordingson compact disc, LP record, cassette tape, and videocassette; listeningstations available.Natural Resources Library 10375 Hodson Halllib.umn.edu/naturalresources • 612-624-9288Forestry, forest products, outdoor recreation, range management, remotesensing, zoology, aquaculture, conservation biology, bees and beekeeping,endangered animals, entomology, fisheries management, herpetology,ichthyology, mammalogy, non-human primatology, ornithology, animaltaxonomy, and wildlife managementNorthwest Architectural Archives 2See Special Collections, Rare Books and ManuscriptsPerforming Arts Archives 2See Special Collections, Rare Books and ManuscriptsSick of ramen? Bestplace for cookbooksBest place to studywith MusicPlant Pathology Library 11395 Borlaug Hallplant.lib.umn.edu • 612-625-9777Diseases of plants, plant virology, mycology, mycotoxicology, nematology,effects of air pollution on plants.Science and Engineering Library 5See Walter LibraryEric Sevareid Library 8See Journalism & Mass Communication LibrarySherlock Holmes Collections 2See Special Collections, Rare Books and ManuscriptsSMART Learning Commons 3 5 12Wilson Library | Walter Library | Magrath Librarysmart.umn.eduWilson: 612-626-8262Walter: 612-624-1584Magrath: 612-624-2125One-stop resource for students who need research, technology, writing, orcourse content help. Brings together library, writing, and computing expertsand provides ready access to staff, computers, and information resources aimedat the research needs of undergraduates. SMART Learning Commons in WalterLibrary provides movies and documentaries on DVD/VHS and media productionequipment (e.g. video cameras, tripods, microphones).Social Welfare History Archives 2320 Andersen Libraryspecial.lib.umn.edu/swha • 612-624-6394Archives of voluntary-sector social service and social reform organizationsand the personal papers of individual leaders in the field. Includes UpperMidwest Jewish Archives. non-circulatingSpecial Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts 2111 & 213 Andersen Libraryspecial.lib.umn.edu/rare • 612-626-9166special.lib.umn.edu/manuscripts • 612-625-3550Rare materials ranging from clay tablets and medieval manuscripts to modernprinted books. Includes the Givens Collection of African American Literature,Upper Midwest Literary Archive (novelists, poets and small regional presses),Northwest Architectural Archives (architecture, engineering, interior design,contracting), Performing Arts Archives (theater, dance, music), the SherlockHolmes Collections, and the Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual andTransgender Studies. non-circulatingTretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, 2Bisexual and Transgender StudiesBest place tofind a mysteryBest place to checkout a fun DVDSee Special Collections, Rare Books and ManuscriptsUniversity Archives 2218 Andersen Libraryspecial.lib.umn.edu/uarchives • 612-624-0562Collects, maintains, and provides access to historical and legal documentsof the University of Minnesota, including faculty papers, departmental records,University publications, reports, campus maps and blueprints, historical data,and photographs. non-circulatingUpper Midwest Jewish Archives 2See Social Welfare History ArchivesUpper Midwest Literary Archive 2See Special Collections, Rare Books and ManuscriptsVeterinary Medical Library 13450 Veterinary Sciencewww.vetmed.lib.umn.edu • 612-624-4281Veterinary medicine and science, plus human-animal bond, animal rightsand welfare, domestic animal behavior and pet death/euthanasia/grieving.Walter Library 5sciweb.lib.umn.edu • 612-624-3366Astronomy, chemistry, computer science, engineering, geology, physics,general science, and the history of science and technology.Wangensteen Historical Library 9of Biology and Medicine568 Diehl Hallwww.wangensteen.lib.umn.edu • 612-626-6881Rare and historical works in the health and biological sciences from15th c. to 1930. non-circulatingWilson Library 3wilson.lib.umn.edu • 612-624-3321Humanities and social sciences: American studies, anthropology, areastudies, art, business, economics, education, film, geography, history, language,literature, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, sociology, andwomen’s studies.YMCA Archives 2See Kautz Family YMCA ArchivesBest "study likeHarry Potter" libraryand coffee shopBest (as inbiggest) Libraryand coffee shopSERVICES FOR LIBRARY USERS WITH DISABILITIES612-624-9913lib.umn.edu/services/disservTo receive this information in alternative formats or for disability accommodations, please contact the Communications Office at libcomm@umn.edu.The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. © 2012 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota.