Libraries

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Boatwright Memorial Library
http://library.richmond.edu/about/libraries
Center of Campus, facing Westhampton Lake
Hours: (804) 289-8664; Reference: (804) 289-8669; Circulation: (804) 289-8876
Student ID required

Boatwright Memorial Library houses materials for the humanities, social sciences, sciences, business and leadership studies.The collections consist of books, journals, newspapers, government document information, various electronic databases and rare books/special collections. Boatwright Library also serves as a selective federal depository library for the 7th Congressional District of Virginia. Videocassettes, laserdiscs, DVDs, audiobooks, audiocassettes and CD-ROMs are available in the Media Resource Center, located on the second floor. The University Archives are housed in the Virginia Baptist Historical Society, a wing of Boatwright Library.

Business Information Center
http://library.richmond.edu/about/libraries/business
Boatwright Memorial Library, Second Floor
Hours and Reference: (804) 289-8664
Student ID required

Located on the first floor of Boatwright Memorial Library, our books and journals are interfiled into the total collection but the tools to get started on research, reference works, the indexes and abstracts are located in the Center.

The Business Information Center area encompasses the major materials necessary to begin a search on a given topic: indexes (both print and non-print), abstracts, handbooks, UR Online, vertical files, annual reports, graduate school catalogs, etc. The office is normally staffed the following hours to assist with any requests you may have.

Media Resource Center
http://library.richmond.edu/about/libraries/mrc
Boatwright Memorial Library, Second floor
Hours and Reference: (804) 289-8860
Student ID required

The Media Resource Center (MRC) is located on the second floor of Boatwright Memorial Library. It provides a variety of media materials for classroom presentations and circulation to students, faculty and staff. The MRC materials collection includes over 10,000 video titles (videocassettes, laserdiscs, DVDs), 1,500 audiobooks, and 500 spoken arts audiocassettes and compact discs. Most of these materials may be checked out by patrons with a UR identification card. Media booking is available to faculty wishing to schedule video items in advance for classroom use. Listening and viewing facilities are also available in the MRC for students completing out-of-class assignments.

The MRC purchases video recordings (video cassette, laserdisc, DVD) and other media formats to support the instructional needs of the faculty. Some video materials may be previewed to decide if purchasing is advisable and/or rented in lieu of purchasing.

The MRC also has a limited collection of recreational video cassettes and DVDs. All classrooms and auditoriums have some permanently installed media equipment. In addition, the MRC circulates audio cassette player/recorders and slide projectors to students and faculty.

The MRC is responsible for the cable television programming on UR channels 55, 56, 57, 58, 61 and 77. This includes the UR Movie Channel (channel 55) and the satellite teleconferencing channel (channel 61).

The MRC is the co-sponsor with International Eduation of the UR International Film Series.

Parsons Music Library
http://library.richmond.edu/about/libraries/parsons
Modlin Center for the Arts, second floor
Hours and Reference: (804) 289-8286
Hours: M - F 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Student ID required

Parsons Music Library holds nearly 16,000 scores, 9,000 CDs, and 9,000 books about all types of music. Our video collection consists of operas, musicals, concerts, instructional programs, and documentaries in both VHS and DVD formats. We also have a variety of audio and video playback equipment for onsite use, as well as five laptop computers that work with our wireless network.

Science Information Center
http://library.richmond.edu/about/libraries/science
Gottwald Science Center
Hours and Reference: (804) 289-8261
Student ID required

The Science Information Center (SIC) supports the areas of biology, chemistry, computer science, health, mathematics, physics, and some areas of psychology and sport science. The library provides access to electronic forms of information as well as to traditional printed materials, including more than 500 current serials subscriptions.

The Science Information Center is located in the B2 level of the Boatwright Memorial Library. Boatwright Memorial Library is #5 on the campus map.

Print resources located in the SIC are available for use whenever the B2 level of Boatwright Memorial Library is open to the public. Although the library is open 24/7 during the semester, the B1 and B2 levels are closed 1-8 am.

Virginia Baptist Historical Society & the Center for Baptist Heritage and Studies
http://www.baptistheritage.org
Boatwright Memorial Library
Hours and Reference: (804) 289-8434

Founded in 1876 by those interested in preserving Baptist history and by the Baptist General Association of Virginia, the Virginia Baptist Historical Society soon became a premier institution within the field of historical organizations in religious history. It early became a repository of Baptist congregational records and other tangible documents and artifacts of the Baptist story. Its collection became widely used by scholars, local church historians, denominational workers, pastors and students of Baptist history.

Its facility on the University of Richmond campus was built through the aid of Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia and was dedicated in 1955 as a memorial to the Baptists who struggled to secure religious liberty. The Heritage Gallery opened in 1992 and is visited each year by hundreds of individuals and many church groups. The Gallery includes the 36-panel mural on Virginia Baptist history by artist Sidney E. King. Changing exhibits make the Gallery a favorite for returning visitors.

William Taylor Muse Law Library
http://law.richmond.edu/librarytech
University of Richmond School of Law
Hours: (804) 289-8637, Reference: (804) 289-8225
Student ID required

The Law Library collection provides broad coverage of Anglo-American law and international law, including published opinions of all state and federal appellate courts, and the reports on British and Canadian courts and international tribunals. It contains the federal and state constitutions and statutes, and comparable material from Great Britain and Canada. There is also an excellent collection of legal periodicals, treatises, loose-leaf services, digests, and encyclopedias and other research aids. Briefs and records of cases decided by the Virginia Supreme Court, and audio and video cassettes on a wide range of legal subjects are available. Briefs and records of cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court and legislative materials regarding recent federal statutes are contained on microfiche. During the Law School exam periods, the library has limited space available for study and research. Computer labs are available only to Law School students.