American University Library

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Holdings

1,000,000 volumes
3,145 print periodicals
9,110 films and videos
1 million + microforms
35,255 sound recordings
12,970 musical scores
68 newspaper subscriptions
766 electronic resources

Locations

See the Library Map for more detailed information.

Books that can be checked out	Library of Congress A-J on the second floor Library of Congress K-Z on the Third Floor
Reference Books	First Floor
Reference CD-ROMS	First Floor
Indexes	First Floor
Current Periodicals	Current Periodicals Desk, Lower Level
Bound Journals	Lower Level, Alphabetically by Journal Title
Newspapers	Recent at the Periodicals Desk, Lower Level Older to left of compact shelving, Lower Level
Microforms	Periodicals Desk
Films and Videos	Media Services
Sound Recordings	Music Library
Musical Scores	Music Library
Curriculum Materials	Curriculum Materials Center
University Archives / Special Collections	Archives / Special Collections, Third Floor
Dissertations by AU Students	Archives / Special Collections, Third Floor

Searching the Collection

All of our holdings may be searched through the WRLC Libraries Catalog.

The books are arranged according to Library of Congress classification system, which groups them according to major topic.