Morris Library (SIUC)
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| Morris Library | |
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| Location | Southern Illinois University Carbondale 605 Agriculture Drive Carbondale, Illinois 62901 |
| Type | University Academic Library |
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| Items collected | Books, journals, newspapers, magazines, maps, prints and manuscripts, e-books, |
| Size | 2.6 M volumes 200,000 e-books 43,000 current periodicals & serials over 3.6 M microform units |
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| Director | Pamela Hackbart-Dean (Special Collections Research Center) Barb Martin (SIU Press) Michael Reiman (Records) |
| Website | http://www.lib.siu.edu/ lib.siu.edu |
Morris Library is the main academic library on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, in Carbondale, Illinois. Named for Delyte W. Morris who served as President of Southern Illinois University from 1948 to 1970.[1] The library occupies 8 floor (including the basement).[2]
The library underwent a $60 Million dollar renovation beginning in January 2006,[3] and final completion in 2014.[4]
Memberships & Associations
- Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
- Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)
- Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI)
- Council of Directors of State University Libraries of Illinois (CODSULI)
- Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)
- Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA)
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
- Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC)
References
- ^ Lockrem, E J.; Turner, Ed. (1980). Morris Library: 25 Years of Progress.
- ^ http://www.lib.siu.edu/floor-maps
- ^ http://www.dailyegyptian.com/archives/article_5b5530e1-0ebf-5bcb-8485-c5df8ce51493.html
- ^ http://thesouthern.com/news/local/renovations-to-morris-library-nearly-complete/article_0cf7bc24-0dfe-5382-b041-dcb65ab53632.html