Heading to the library at CU Boulder means a trip to Norlin Library听or to one of the four branch libraries: Jerry Crail Johnson Earth Sciences & Map Library; Leonard H.听Gemmill Engineering, Mathematics and Physics Library;听迟丑别 Howard B. Waltz Music Library; and the听William M. White Business Library.听
Each library on campus has its own study spaces, collections听补苍诲 librarians, and you have access to all of them. Find your place in any of the five libraries on campus. Here are some of the highlights the libraries have to offer.
The Business Library is undergoing renovations as part of the Leeds School of Business and College of Engineering & Applied Science听expansion. 麻豆淫院 can visit the听pop-up service in Koelbel S340 on the third floor of Leeds to听pick up holds, check out course reserves, borrow device chargers and calculators, or chat with the business librarians. Visitors can access the business collections in Gemmill Library. University Libraries will continue to share updates on the renovation project鈥檚 progress.
Research
As a CU Boulder student you have access to librarians who are experts in more than 60 subject fields. They are ready to assist you with your research needs, and they want to hear from you! You can IM, email, text 720-897-3333听补苍诲 librarians听or set up personal one-on-one research consultations. Research librarians are also available to help you at each branch's research desk.
The Center for Research Data & Digital Scholarship offers free walk-in help, as well as workshops on everything from statistics and data science to data visualization and digital humanities.
Collections
The University Libraries system on campus is the largest library collection in the Rocky Mountain region鈥攈ome to more than 6.6 million print volumes and more than 14 million books, ebooks, periodicals, government publications, audio-visual materials, microforms, maps, manuscripts and other materials.
Come explore works from the art and architecture, Asian studies, children鈥檚 and young adult听补苍诲 science collection in Norlin. The听Special Collections and Archives have an interdisciplinary selection of rare books, original photographic prints, artists鈥� books and archival collections.
But the libraries check out more than books:听The Music Library has LPs and CDs. Gemmill has a materials collection. Earth Sciences & Maps has more than 200,000 maps. In Norlin Commons you can find phone chargers, headphones听补苍诲 the听Multimedia Equipment Lending Library that includes powerful cameras and microphones. even has a model skull!
Learning spaces
Norlin Commons was created so students, faculty and staff would have access to technology, IT support, writing help and research assistance in one space. Oh, and don't forget about the .
The Commons has and the free , with on-hand consultants trained in writing pedagogy and working with campus writers from across disciplines and skill levels. Norlin Commons remains open 24 hours, Monday through Thursday; and, during finals, those hours are extended to seven days a week.
All five library locations offer group study spaces that can be reserved online. And so you can find the right study space for your needs, there听are three noise zones: collaborate, quiet or silent.听Outdoor study tables are available in the Sundial Plaza, right outside Norlin.
Keep in mind, you don鈥檛 need to be a听music major to use the newly renovated Music Library, or a specific major for any of the other libraries. The University Libraries provide an inclusive, safe and welcoming environment with equitable support for all people at CU Boulder.
