Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center

Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center

Infobox University
name = Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center


image_size = 150px
established = Constructed in 1982
city =Atlanta
state =Georgia
country =United States
campus =Atlanta University Center
website =http://www.auctr.edu/

Constructed in 1982, the [http://www.auctr.edu Robert W. Woodruff Library] of the Atlanta University Center is named in honor of the late Robert Winship Woodruff, former CEO of the Coca Cola Company. The library was designed to serve the instructional, informational and research needs for member institutions of the Atlanta University Center, the world's largest and oldest consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Atlanta University Center member institutions are Clark Atlanta University, the Interdenominational Theological Center, Morehouse College, and Spelman College.

The Library is a member of [http://www.arche.org/ ARCHE ] , SOLINET, OCLC, the [http://www.hbculibraries.org/ HBCU Library Alliance ] , and is a participant of the Georgia state library network, GALILEO.

Collections

The Robert W. Woodruff Library's collection exceeds one million items consisting of approximately: 383,000 print volumes; 43,000 electronic books; 867,000 microforms; 314,000 government documents; 17,000 theses and dissertations; 35,000 bound periodicals; 1,500 current periodical subscriptions; 7,000 compact discs; more than 200 databases and nearly 7,500 cubic feet of archival collection. The Archives and Special Collections department is noted for its extensive materials documenting the African American experience and the rich history of the AUC schools. Among the unique holdings are the John Henrik Clarke Africana Collection, the Henry P. Slaughter Collection, and the Countee Cullen/Harold Jackman Memorial Collection of visual and performing arts.

External links

* [http://www.auctr.edu/ Library Home Page]
* [http://www.auctr.edu/mlkcollection/ Custodian: Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection]
* [http://www.auctr.edu/collections/archives-collections.asp Archives and Special Collections at the Robert W. Woodruff Library]
* [http://www.auctr.edu/FindingAWay/index.asp Finding A Way Online Exhibit]
* [http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/ Digital Commons at the Robert W. Woodruff Library]

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