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Research Libraries

Libraries which acquire and maintain collections of primary and derivative materials of interest to academic and independent researchers and which are organized to provide resources and facilities in support of their work. Included in the these collections may be any assortment of books, manuscripts, maps, screen plays, musical scores, microfiche records, audio and video tapes, and digital recordings covering all areas of scholarly inquiry.

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• National Libraries
• Organizations
• Presidential Libraries, U.S.

Resources in This Category

• American Antiquarian Society

  http://www.americanantiquarian.org/collections.htm
  Worcester, Massachusetts - An independent research library focusing on American history, literature, and culture from the colonial period through 1876. Established in 1812, its collections include books, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, broadsides, manuscripts, music, children's literature, graphic arts, genealogy and local history. Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• American Jewish Historical Society

  http://www.ajhs.org/
  A membership organization founded in 1892; maintains a museum, archives and research library with collections dating from the sixteenth century to the present. Located at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. Open to the public without charge throughout the year. Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• American Philosophical Society Library

  http://www.amphilsoc.org/library
  Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A collection which dates from the Society's founding in 1743. Includes first editions of Sir Isaac Newton's 'Principia' and Charles Darwin's 'Origin of Species.' Areas of particular strength: 18th and 19th century natural history, the history of genetics and eugenics in America, quantum mechanics, and the development of cultural anthropology in America. Research grants and fellowships are available. Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• American University in Cairo

  http://www.aucegypt.edu/
  Notable collections include the Creswell Library of Islamic Art and Architecture, and the collections of Max Debbane, Selim Hassan, Labib Habachi, Mahmoud Saba, and Hassan Fathy. Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Amon Carter Museum

  http://www.cartermuseum.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Arizona State University Libraries

  http://www.asu.edu/lib/
  Principal facilities located in Tempe, Arizona. The ASU Libraries contain over 3.1 million volumes. Areas of specialization include urban planning, environmental design and architecture; government documents (local, state, federal and United Nations); East Asia; and Chicano collections. The engineering library houses a map collection that dates from 1619. Some of the material is available on line and through inter-library loan. Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• Art Institute of Chicago - Ryerson and Burnham Libraries

  http://www.artic.edu/research
  Located in Chicago, Illinois. The Ryerson Library (built 1901) and the Burnham Library of Architecture (1912) form a significant research collection consisting of more than 220,000 volumes and 1,500+ current serial publications. Special emphasis is placed on 18th-20th century architecture and 19th century painting, prints and drawings. There is also a special collection of 430,000 slides used by the staff and faculty of the Art Institute and selectively available to researchers. The Institute hosts many public events and programs. Memberships are available. Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Auburn University Libraries

  http://www.lib.auburn.edu/
  The combined collections of the Auburn Libraries contain more than 2.2 million volumes, 1.4 million government documents, 2.9 million microforms and 134,000 maps. Subscriptions are maintained to 19,000 current serials and 150 current newspapers. Access to the World Wide Web and on-line databases is available through out the Library Specialized collections include veterinary medicine (30,000 volumes and 500 current serial subscriptions); and architecture, design and construction (35,000 volumes, 85 serials and over 70,000 slides). Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Bard Graduate Center for Studies of the Decorative Arts

  http://www.bgc.bard.edu/
  Located in Manhattan, New York City, New York. Established in 1993, the Center promotes scholarship in the decorative arts through sponsorship of symposia, lectures, exhibition tours and public programs. The Graduate Center Library consists of approximately 25,000 volumes of monographs and bound periodicals and 170 serial subscriptions. Online access is available to the New York Reference and Research Library Agency. Open to the general public by appointment. Research affiliation: Research Library Group

• Binghamton University Libraries

  http://library.lib.binghamton.edu/
  Located in Binghamton, New York. The combined collections of the Bartle and the Science libraries include 1,669,000 volumes, 1,698,000 microform documents, and more than 600,000 other documents, sound recordings and maps. Of particular note are the Link Collections (aviation business and underwater archaeology, approximately 25,000 items ), the Max Reinhardt Archives and Library (theater, over 240,000 documents) and the Haggerty Collection of French Colonial History (some 20,000 items, most from the mid 1800's through the mid 1950's). Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Boston College Libraries

  http://library.bc.edu/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• Boston Public Library

  http://www.bpl.org/
  Principal facilities located in Boston, Massachusetts. Besides acting as a circulating library for the Boston area, BPL hosts a huge collection of rare books, manuscripts, maps, musical scores and prints, including several first edition folios by William Shakespeare. Research collections include Americana, anarchism, architecture, biography, Boston and Massachusetts history, children's literature, music, the performing arts, politics, religion and social action. Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• Boston University

  http://www.bu.edu/library/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• Bowdoin College Library Gateway

  http://library.bowdoin.edu/
  Located in Brunswick, Maine, USA. Research collections include the early history of Bowdoin, Massachusetts, and Maine, the Civil War and Reconstruction period, 19th century American literary life, and the Arctic.

• Bowling Green State University Libraries

  http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/
  Federal selective depository library since 1933 and Ohio state depository since 1953. Federal materials include all census reports since 1790, U.S. treaties, and many areas of current interest. Rare book archives include the Ockuly Franklin D. Roosevelt collection (1914-1980). Other holdings include: the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, the Music Library and Sound Recordings Archives, the Popular Culture Library, and the collections of Ogg Science Library. Research affiliations: Center for Research Libraries.

• Brigham Young University

  http://www.lib.byu.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• British Library

  http://www.bl.uk/
  Official depository of the United Kingdom and one the largest research institutions in the world. Maintains collections of primary and secondary resource materials dealing with most areas of intellectual inquiry. Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• British Library of Political and Economic Science

  http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/
  Located in London, England. Founded in 1896, it is now part of the London School of Economics and Political Science. Collections consist of approximately one million bound volumes and 28,000 journals dealing with all areas of the social sciences. Areas of particular of emphasis include economics; international, political, economic and social history; international law; social policy and public administration; sociology; and economic, political and social statistics. The library also collects official documentation from governments and international agencies worldwide. Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Brooklyn Museum of Art

  http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/
  Maintains one of the finest collections of Egyptian art in the world, as well as collections of classical and middle eastern art, art of Africa, the Americas and the Pacific, decorative arts and textiles. Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Brown University Library

  http://library.brown.edu/
  Particular emphasis placed on research in history and area studies, the humanities, science and medicine, and the social sciences. Research affiliations: Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• Brown, John Carter, Library

  http://www.brown.edu/academics/libraries/john-carter-brown/
  An independent research library affiliated with Brown University. Maintains a closed stack collection consisting of some 45,000 volumes dealing with North and South American history, and European history as it relates to the Americas, prior to 1825. Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• California Historical Society

  http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• California Institute of Technology

  http://www.caltech.edu/
  Academic home of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Research affiliation: Association of American Universities.

• Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information

  http://cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/cisti_e.html
  Collections in the physical and life sciences, the health sciences, and engineering technology from published sources around the world. One of the largest research facilities in North America, its collections include more than 13,000 current serials, 700,000 books and manuscripts and over 2 million technical reports on microfiche. Much of the information is available to the general public and the Institute has an expanding web presence. Research affiliation: Association for Research Libraries.

• Canadian Centre for Architecture

  http://cca.qc.ca/
  An international research collection related to the history of architecture, its theory, practice and published records from the fifteenth century to the present, all of which can be accessed electronically. Particular emphasis has been placed on resources from Canada, Great Britain, France, Italy, and the United States, but material from other areas of the world are also included. Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Carleton University

  http://www.library.carleton.ca/
  Located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In addition to contemporary materials, several special collections are maintained, including scholarly facsimiles of major medieval manuscripts in religion, paleography and art history; 17th and 18th century British history; 17th and 18th century Russian travel and description; French Revolutionary history; 19th century Canadian history; early Canadian literature; the Batchinsky Collection of over half a million items dealing with 19th and 20th century Ukrainian history and politics; and the Novosti Collection of materials dealing with Soviet society from 1917-1991. Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Carnegie-Mellon University

  http://www.library.cmu.edu/
  Specialized collections in biology, chemistry, engineering and technology, the arts, business, and social sciences. Research affiliations: Association of American Universities, Center for Research Libraries.

• Catholic University of America Library

  http://libraries.cua.edu/
  The center for Catholic higher education in the United States. Maintains collections chemistry, physics, engineering, architecture and mathematics, library studies and information science, music, as well as nursing and biology. Research affiliation: Association of American Universities.

• Center for Jewish History

  http://www.cjh.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell

  http://library.uml.edu/clh/
  Maintains dozens of specialized collections related to the political, social, and cultural history of the area around Lowell, Massachusetts, USA area.

• Central State University (Ohio)

  http://www.centralstate.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Chicago Historical Society

  http://www.chicagohs.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Clark Art Institute

  http://www.clarkart.edu/
  (Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute) - Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Cleveland Museum of Art

  http://www.clevelandart.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Cleveland Public Library

  http://www.cpl.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Cleveland State University

  http://www.csuohio.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• College of William and Mary

  http://www.wm.edu/as/linguistics/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Colorado State University

  http://lib.colostate.edu/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• Columbia University

  http://library.columbia.edu/
  Maintains specialized collections related to area studies, architecture and art, biology, chemistry, business and economics, history and humanities, geology and geoscience, health sciences, law, journalism, and other areas. Research affiliations: Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• Cornell University

  http://www.library.cornell.edu/
  Research collections include Africana, industrial and labor relations, society and economics, engineering, entomology, the fine arts, law, management sciences, mathematics, medicine, music, and the physical sciences. Special collections include rare books and manuscripts, veterinary science. Research affiliations: Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• Dartmouth College

  http://library.dartmouth.edu/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• Duke University

  http://library.duke.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• Dumbarton Oaks

  http://www.doaks.org/
  Research library and museum with important collections in Byzantine studies, pre-Columbian studies, and landscape architecture. Includes online catalog, collection overviews, general information for visitors, and lists of conferences and publications, some of which are free to download.

• Durham University Library

  http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Edison Community College Library

  http://www.edisonohio.edu/Library/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Florida Atlantic University

  http://www.fau.edu/library/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Florida International University Libraries

  http://library.fiu.edu/
  Principal facilities are located in Miami, Florida. Principal areas of research include religious studies, Latin American history and Everglades restoration. Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Florida State University Library

  http://www.lib.fsu.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• Folger Shakespere Library

  http://www.folger.edu/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• George Washington University's Gelman Library

  http://www.gwu.edu/gelman/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• Georgetown University

  http://www.library.georgetown.edu/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  http://www.library.gatech.edu/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• Getty Research Institute

  http://www.getty.edu/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Hagley Museum and Library

  http://www.hagley.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion

  http://www.huc.edu/libraries/
  Research libraries in Cincinnati, New York, Los Angeles, and Jerusalem, with collections in Judaica, Hebraica, Near Eastern archaeology, and related fields.

• Huntington Library

  http://www.huntington.org/
  (Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens) - Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Illinois Institute of Technology

  http://www.kentlaw.iit.edu/library/
  Information Center represents an unique research tool in areas of law, international relations, business, and social sciences.

• Image Permanence Institute

  http://www.imagepermanenceinstitute.org/
  A nonprofit, university-based laboratory devoted to preservation research. Provides information, consulting services, practical tools and preservation technology to libraries, archives, and museums worldwide Mission statement and resources.

• Imperial College London Library

  http://www.imperial.ac.uk/library
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Indiana University - Bloomington

  http://www.libraries.iub.edu/
  Particular emphasis is placed on medicine, the physical sciences, the social sciences and humanities. Research affiliation: Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• Institute for Advanced Study

  http://www.ias.edu/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• International Institute of Social History

  http://socialhistory.org/
  (Netherlands) - Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• International Rice Research Institute Library

  http://ricelib.irri.cgiar.org/
  Maintains a collection of more than 100,000 items dealing with the production and distribution of rice. Links to other resources. Located in the Philippines.

• Iowa State University

  http://www.lib.iastate.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• Johns Hopkins University Libraries

  https://www.jhu.edu/research/libraries/
  Information on this library system including hours, collections, and locations.

• Kent State University Libraries

  http://www.library.kent.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

  http://www.kdla.ky.gov/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Kenyon College Library and Information Services

  http://lbis.kenyon.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Kimbell Art Museum

  http://www.kimbellart.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• King's College London

  http://www.kcl.ac.uk/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Lake Forest College

  http://library.lakeforest.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Lakeland Community College

  http://lakelandcc.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Leo Baeck Institute

  http://www.lbi.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Library and Archives Canada

  http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• Library Company of Philadelphia

  http://www.librarycompany.org/
  An independent research library with collections documenting the history and background of American culture from the colonial period to the end of the nineteenth century. Holdings include approximately 500,000 volumes in a wide variety of formats, 75,000 graphics, 160,000 manuscripts, and a small collection of early American art and artifacts. Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Library of Congress

  http://www.loc.gov/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• Library of Virginia

  http://www.lva.virginia.gov/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Los Alamos National Laboratory Research Library

  http://www.lanl.gov/library/
  Provides research resources including journals, technical reports, conference proceedings, standards, and bibliographic databases. Includes resources developed by the Library Without Walls Project, which conducts digital library research and development.

• Louisiana State University

  http://www.lib.lsu.edu/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• Loyola University of Chicago - Library

  http://libraries.luc.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Marquette University

  http://www.marquette.edu/library/
  Research Affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Maryland Historical Society

  http://www.mdhs.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  http://libraries.mit.edu/
  Research affiliation: Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries.

• Massachusetts State Archives

  http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcidx.htm
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• McGill University Libraries

  http://www.mcgill.ca/library/
  Features tips on finding information, description of collections, hours of operation and subject guides.

• McMaster University

  http://library.mcmaster.ca/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• Metropolitan Museum of Art

  http://www.metmuseum.org/
  Features information on upcoming museum events, fine art exhibits, special exhibitions, the Met collection and art galleries online.

• Miami University of Ohio

  http://www.lib.miamioh.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Michigan State University

  http://www.lib.msu.edu/
  Research collections include Africana, fine arts, government documents and international studies, labor and industrial relations, agricultural economics, business, chemistry, engineering, geology, biological studies, mathematics, physics and astronomy, planning and design, and veterinary medicine. Research affiliations: Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• Minnesota Historical Society

  http://www.mnhs.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Monterey Institute of International Studies

  http://www.miis.edu/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

  http://www.mfa.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

  http://www.mfah.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Museum of Modern Art

  http://www.moma.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• National Agricultural Library

  http://www.nal.usda.gov/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• National Archives and Records Administration, U.S.

  http://www.archives.gov/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• National Gallery of Art

  http://www.nga.gov/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• National Gallery of Canada

  http://www.gallery.ca/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• National Library of Australia

  http://www.nla.gov.au/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• National Library of Medicine

  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• National Library of New Zealand

  http://www.natlib.govt.nz/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• National Library of Scotland

  http://www.nls.uk/
  Founded over 300 years ago as the Library of the Faculty of Advocates, the institution acquired its present name in 1925 and is today one of Great Britain's premier research libraries. Collections include Scottish bibliographies, manuscripts, maps, rare books, science, and government documents depository.

• Natural History Museum (UK)

  http://www.nhm.ac.uk/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

  http://www.nelson-atkins.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Nevada State Library and Archives

  http://www.clan.lib.nv.us/polaris/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• New York Botanical Garden

  http://www.nybg.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• New York Historical Society

  http://www.nyhistory.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• New York Public Library

  http://www.nypl.org/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• New York State Library

  http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• New York University

  http://library.nyu.edu/
  Research collections include law, medical and dental studies, environmental medicine, real estate, mathematics, the fine arts, conservation, and near-Eastern studies. Research affiliations: Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• North Carolina State Archives

  http://www.history.ncdcr.gov/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Northeastern Ohio Medical University

  http://www.neomed.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Northwestern University Library

  http://www.library.northwestern.edu/
  Research collections include African studies; art, architecture, design, and photography; elementary and secondary teaching materials, the Joseph Schaffner Library of business and management science; Seeley G. Mudd Library for Science and Engineering; the Pritzker Legal Research Center; and transportation, government documents, and rare books and manuscripts. Research affiliations: Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• Oberlin College

  http://www.oberlin.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Ohio Northern University

  http://www.onu.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Ohio State University Libraries

  http://library.osu.edu/
  Searchable catalogs and journal indexes, with special collections on a wide range of topics.

• Ohio University

  http://www.library.ohiou.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• Ohio Wesleyan University

  http://web.owu.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• OhioLINK

  http://www.ohiolink.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Oklahoma State University Library

  http://www.library.okstate.edu/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• Old Sturbridge Village

  http://www.osv.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group

• Oregon State University

  http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Owens Community College

  http://www.owens.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Pennsylvania State University Libraries

  http://www.libraries.psu.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• Philadelphia Museum of Art

  http://www.philamuseum.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Pierpont Morgan Library

  http://www.themorgan.org/
  Research affiliations: ACLS, Research Library Group.

• Portland State University

  http://www.pdx.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Princeton University

  http://library.princeton.edu/
  Research facilities include access to extensive databases, as well as hard-copy resources dealing with architecture, area studies (African, African-American, Jewish, Latin American, Near East, New Jersey. Research affiliations: Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• Purdue University Libraries

  http://www.lib.purdue.edu/
  Details on the collections and libraries located at this university.

• Queen's University Libraries

  http://library.queensu.ca/
  Information on the libraries and collections of this system.

• Rice University's Fondren Library

  http://library.rice.edu/
  Collections include audiovisuals, music recordings, scores and other special formats. Rare books, manuscripts, and university archives are maintained at the Woodson Research Center. The library is a selective depository for U.S. and Texas government publications and a depository for U.S. patents and trademarks. Research affiliations: Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• Rutgers University - The State University of New Jersey

  http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

  https://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg
  Holds and provides access to books, serials and microforms containing information by and about people of African descent throughout the world, concentrating on the humanities, social sciences, and the arts. Geographically, the collection emphasizes the Americas, the Caribbean and, Sub-Saharan Africa. Research affiliation: New York Public Library.

• Sinclair Community College

  http://www.sinclair.edu/facilities/library/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Smithsonian Institution Libraries

  http://library.si.edu/
  Supporting research and exhibitions in a broad range of history and culture disciplines. In Washington, DC. Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• Software Engineering Institute

  http://www.sei.cmu.edu/
  Research and development center at Carnegie Mellon University, established in 1984 by the U.S. Department of Defense. Collection includes primary and secondary materials dealing with issues of development, management, and analysis in software engineering.

• Southern Illinois University

  http://www.lib.siu.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• Southern Methodist University

  http://www.smu.edu/
  Research affiliations: Center for Research Libraries.

• Southern Methodist University Law Library

  http://library.law.smu.edu/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Southwest Missouri State University

  http://www.missouristate.edu/
  Research affiliations: Center for Research Libraries.

• St. Louis Art Museum

  http://www.slam.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• State Library of Florida

  http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/library/
  Online catalog and other resources available from the State Library. Includes special Floridiana collection featuring historic materials, online maps and state government publications.

• State Library of Ohio

  http://library.ohio.gov/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• State University of New York - Binghamton

  http://www.binghamton.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• State University of New York - Buffalo

  http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• State University of New York - Stony Brook

  http://library.stonybrook.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• Swarthmore College

  http://www.swarthmore.edu/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Temple University Libraries

  http://library.temple.edu/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Terra Community College

  http://www.terra.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Texas A&M University Libraries

  http://library.tamu.edu/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• The Brandeis University Libraries

  http://lts.brandeis.edu/
  Located in Waltham, Massachusetts. Over sixty specialized collections are grouped into four broad categories (Judaica, history, literature, and creative arts) and include significant holdings on Louis D. Brandeis, and Benjamin Disraeli, and Leonardo da Vinci, as well as collections of Albert Einstein's papers, and Yiddish Sheet Music, among others. Research affiliations: Association of American Universities, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• The Jewish Theological Seminary

  http://www.jtsa.edu/The_Library.xml
  New York City and Jerusalem. Includes collections in the fields of Jewish studies and education.

• The Libraries of Claremont The Colleges

  http://voxlibris.claremont.edu/
  Research affiliations: Center for Research Libraries.

• The University of Akron Libraries

  http://www.uakron.edu/libraries/
  Research affiliations: Center for Research Libraries.

• Trinity College Dublin

  http://www.tcd.ie/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Truman State University

  http://www.truman.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Tulane University

  http://library.tulane.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

  http://www.ushmm.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Universite Laval

  http://www.bibl.ulaval.ca/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• University College London

  http://www.ucl.ac.uk/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• University of Alabama Libraries

  http://www.lib.ua.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Alberta

  http://www.library.ualberta.ca/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Arizona

  http://www.library.arizona.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Birmingham (UK)

  http://www.bham.ac.uk/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• University of British Columbia

  http://www.library.ubc.ca/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Calgary Libraries

  http://www.ucalgary.ca/library/
  Offers details on this library system including staff list, resources, and branch locations.

• University of California - Berkeley

  http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• University of California - Irvine

  http://www.lib.uci.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of California - Los Angeles

  http://www.library.ucla.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of California - Riverside

  http://library.ucr.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of California - San Diego

  http://libraries.ucsd.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of California - Santa Barbara

  http://www.library.ucsb.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of California, Santa Cruz

  http://library.ucsc.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Cambridge

  http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• University of Chicago

  http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• University of Cincinnati Libraries

  http://www.libraries.uc.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Connecticut Law School Library

  https://library.law.uconn.edu/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• University of Dayton

  http://library.udayton.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Delaware

  http://www.lib.udel.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Durham

  http://www.dur.ac.uk/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• University of Edinburgh

  http://www.ed.ac.uk/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• University of Florida

  http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• University of Glasgow

  http://www.gla.ac.uk/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• University of Guelph

  http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• University of Hawaii

  http://library.manoa.hawaii.edu/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• University of Hawaii at Manoa

  http://www.uhm.hawaii.edu/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• University of Houston

  http://info.lib.uh.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Illinois - Chicago

  http://library.uic.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

  http://www.library.illinois.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Iowa

  http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Kansas

  http://www.lib.ku.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Kentucky

  http://libraries.uky.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Leeds

  http://www.leeds.ac.uk/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• University of London Library

  http://www.ull.ac.uk/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• University of Manchester John Rylands University Library

  http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• University of Manitoba

  http://www.umanitoba.ca/libraries/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• University of Maryland

  http://www.lib.umd.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Massachusetts

  http://www.library.umass.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Minnesota

  http://www.lib.umn.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• University of Missouri - Columbia

  http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Missouri-Kansas City

  http://www.umkc.edu/lib/
  Research affiliations: Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Missouri-St. Louis

  http://www.umsl.edu/services/library/
  Research Affiliations: Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Nebraska - Lincoln

  http://libraries.unl.edu/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• University of New Mexico

  http://elibrary.unm.edu/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

  http://library.unc.edu/
  Specialized collections include academic affairs, health sciences, law, and North Carolina authors, and Southern studies research. Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Notre Dame

  http://www.library.nd.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Nottingham

  http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• University of Oklahoma

  http://www-lib.ou.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• University of Oregon

  http://library.uoregon.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Oxford

  http://www.ox.ac.uk/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• University of Pennsylvania

  http://www.library.upenn.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• University of Pittsburgh

  http://www.library.pitt.edu/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• University of Rochester

  http://www.lib.rochester.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• University of Saskatchewan

  http://library.usask.ca/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• University of South Carolina

  http://www.sc.edu/library/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  http://www.lib.utk.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Texas - Austin

  http://www.lib.utexas.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• University of Texas at El Paso Library

  http://libraryweb.utep.edu/
  Maintains significant special collections include the Chicano Collection, the Judaica Collection, the S. L. A. Marshall Military History Collection, and the Southwest and Border Studies Collections.

• University of Toronto

  http://www.library.utoronto.ca/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• University of Utah

  http://www.lib.utah.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Virginia

  http://www.library.virginia.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Warwick

  http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• University of Washington

  http://www.lib.washington.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• University of Washington Law Library

  http://lib.law.washington.edu/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• University of Waterloo

  http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• University of Western Ontario

  http://www.lib.uwo.ca/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• University of Wisconsin - Madison

  http://www.library.wisc.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• Utah State Archives

  http://www.archives.state.ut.us/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Utah State University

  https://library.usu.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Vanderbilt University

  http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• Virginia Commonwealth University

  http://www.vcu.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Virginia Tech

  http://www.lib.vt.edu/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• Washington State University

  http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/
  Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.

• Washington University

  http://library.wustl.edu/
  Research affiliations: Center for Research Libraries.

• Wayne State University

  http://library.wayne.edu/
  Research affiliation: Association of Research Libraries.

• Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine

  http://wellcomelibrary.org/
  Located in London, England. One of the world's major resources for the study of medical history. Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Western Michigan University

  http://www.wmich.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library

  http://www.winterthur.org/
  Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Wisconsin Historical Society Library

  http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/
  Contains approximately 3.4 million items relating to the history and prehistory of North America and serves as the American history library for the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

• Wright State University

  http://www.wright.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Xavier University

  http://www.xavier.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

• Yale University Library

  http://www.library.yale.edu/
  New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Specialized collections and libraries in areas including the arts, anthropology, Babylonian culture, divinity, drama, regional studies, engineering, law, music, medicine, ornithology, and statistics. Research affiliations: Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, Research Library Group.

• Yeshiva University

  http://www.yu.edu/
  Specialized collections support research in business, law, medicine and Hebraica/Judaica. Research affiliation: Research Library Group.

• Youngstown State University

  http://www.maag.ysu.edu/
  Research affiliation: Center for Research Libraries.

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