The University of Washington Libraries
is a user-centered academic library
- welcomes over 5 million users annually to 16 libraries on three campuses and one island from Friday Harbor to UW Tacoma
- provides 24/7 online reference help by partnering with academic libraries around the world
- uses assessment tools with feedback from students, faculty and staff to shape collections and services
with rich collections,
- is home to the largest library collection in the Pacific Northwest with over 9 million books, journals, millions of microforms, thousands of maps, rare books, film, audio and video recordings
- provides online access to thousands of academic ejournals, ebooks, databases, streamed audio and video, and datasets
- supports the work of the University with world class collections that are particularly strong in STEM disciplines, Health Sciences, International Studies, Book Arts and Pacific Northwest history and culture
- as well as other physical and online collections
Learn about each campus library: