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Albany's University Libraries are three distinctive buildings in the University's landscape, each reflecting how the University at Albany has changed and evolved since 1844. Albany's first library opened in 1845 as a modest collection of books in the downtown railroad station that served as the home of the New York State Normal School. Now housed in three buildings -- two on the uptown campus and one on the downtown campus -- the University Libraries provide over two million volumes and rank among the nation's top one hundred research libraries. Users from around the world can access services and collections through the Libraries' online systems and award-winning Web site. Albany's Libraries offer an impressive program of information literacy and user education with instruction that ranges from a focus on traditional bibliographic access to innovative collaborative classes integrated into the curriculum. Today, Albany's University Libraries are centers for discovery and learning, fully engaged in meeting the 21st Century needs of students, faculty, alumni and the wider community of scholars.
| The University Library, opened in
1966, was designed by noted architect Edward Durell Stone. This
180,912 net square feet building is located on the west side
of the podium facing the Carillon tower and the reflecting pool
on the uptown campus. It houses collections and services for
the fine and performing arts, business, education, humanities
and the social sciences.
Take the University Library Virtual Tour. |
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| The Governor Thomas E. Dewey Graduate
Library for Public Affairs and Policy, dedicated in 1988, is
located in Hawley Hall (12,010 net square feet) and noted for
its historic WPA-era murals and lovely stained glass windows.
Its collections and services are used by the faculty and students
of the graduate and professional schools on the downtown campus.
These include: Criminal Justice, Social Welfare, Information
Science and Policy, and the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs
and Policy.
Take the Dewey Graduate Library Virtual Tour. |
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