About Memorial Library
Memorial Library serves the study and research needs of Berry College students, faculty, and staff. Community guests are also welcome to enjoy the library facility and use selected library resources and services upon request.
Memorial Library provides access to an excellent collection of resources in all formats, and a well-qualified staff whose first concern is the student. Personalized reference assistance, interlibrary loan at no charge, and library instruction available upon request are among the many services offered to all Berry undergraduate and graduate students.
The spacious, well-furnished facility, centrally located on campus, is open 90 hours a week, including evenings and weekends. More than 400 individual study seats, as well as comfortable group study areas and a coffee shop, are available. All library computer workstations offer access to the online catalog, the Internet, e-mail and selected applications. Library-wide wireless access as well as laptop docking stations expand user options for complete connectivity with notebook computers and other portable electronic devices.
Print and microform holdings total more than 700,000 volumes. The library subscribes to more than 1,700 journals. As an official select Government Depository, the library's collection also includes more than 100,000 government documents. The Berry College Archives collections include the Martha Berry papers and administrative records of the institution, as well as college publications.
Additionally, the library provides on-campus and remote access to more than 125 discipline based research databases including those in GALILEO (GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online) as well as additional subscriptions to numerous other academic information resources. Selected databases include full-text access to more than 21,000 journals and newspapers. Electronic information resources for the campus are coordinated by the library; most are easily accessible from the library's home page, whether the student resides on or off-campus.
The Information Desk is located in the main library foyer, and is staffed by professional librarians. Please do not hesitate to ask for assistance.