Libraries and Computing

The UW Libraries system is among the largest academic research libraries in North America and is the winner of the 2004 ACRL "Excellence in Academic Libraries Award." the University of Washington Libraries has a collection of more than six million cataloged volumes, an equal number in microform format, more than 50,000 serial titles, and several million items in other formats. The Libraries website provides the connection to a wide range of print and electronic resources available in the Libraries and on the World Wide Web.

Services and resources are provided primarily for UW students, faculty, and staff as part of the Libraries mission to support teaching, learning, research, and service at the University of Washington. Visitors who come to the Libraries are welcome to use most resources and many of the services. Researchers throughout the world have access to a broad range of materials and various interlibrary loan and document delivery services.

The Libraries system is composed of the Suzzallo and Allen Libraries, the primary location for information and services in the social sciences and humanities; the Odegaard Undergraduate Library (OUGL) which houses the Odegaard Learning Commons and the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT); the Health Sciences Libraries and Information Center (HSLIC); the East Asia Library; fifteen specialized branch libraries; the Bothell/CCC Library; and the Tacoma Library. The Marian G. Gallagher Law Library is administered separately from the UW Libraries system.