The Robert W. Woodruff Library offers the full array of services and resources found in a major academic research library of the twenty-first century. Integrated services provided by library and information technology staffs, print and electronic resources, distinctive special and archival collections, technology centers, and comfortable study spaces combine to create an innovative, inviting environment for scholarly inquiry, research, and teaching.
The Goizueta Business Library; Marian K. Heilbrun Music and Media Library; Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (MARBL); and Emory College Language Center are also housed in the complex. As many as 5,000 people use the library on site each day with twenty-four hour access, Learning Commons workstations on Levels 1-4, and wireless connectivity available on all floors.
Galleries, Rooms & Centers
- Chemistry Library (James S. Guy)
- Digital Scholarship Commons
- Emory's Center for Interactive Teaching
- Electronic Data Center
- Learning Commons
- Lewis H. Beck Center
- Matheson Reading Room
- Math & Science Reading Room
- Music & Media Library
- Research Commons
- Schatten Gallery
Libraries in the System
MISSION of the EMORY LIBRARIES
We develop distinctive collections, services, staff and facilities to preserve our intellectual heritage and advance the discovery and transmission of knowledge for students and scholars of today and tomorrow. Read more
Woodruff |
The Robert W. Woodruff Library brings together technology specialists and librarians in a facility that includes a learning commons, e-classrooms, a distance-learning classroom, Emory’s Center for Interactive Teaching, the Heilbrun Music and Media Library, the Electronic Data Center,group study rooms, and comfortable study space with data connections and wireless access throughout the building. |
Business |
Goizueta Business Library accesses information needed to support the rigorous demands of a top-tier business school. |
Chemistry |
The J.S. Guy Chemistry Library offers materials and services to those studying chemistry as well as study space with an ultra-modern vibe. |
Health |
Woodruff Health Science Center Library offers services, policies and other information that support the teaching, research and patient care. |
Law |
The Hugh F. MacMillan Law Library holds over 400,000 volumes and more than 4,000 serials subscriptions. |
MARBL |
Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (MARBL) offers a renowned collections span of more than 800 years of human history. |
Music and Media |
The Marian K. Heilbrun Music and Media Library provides visual, sound, print and e-resources. |
Oxford College |
The Oxford College Library serves Oxford faculty, students and staff and is home of the Early Emory College Class Photograph Project. |
Theology |
The Pitts Theology Library serves the Candler School of Theology and is one of the largest theological libraries in North America. Its collections include more than 560,000 items, including the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection, which holds more than 1,000 writings by Martin Luther. |
Recent blog posts
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- Writers: Eudora Welty
FAQs
- What are Course Reserves?
- How do I reserve course materials?
- How do I find journal articles?
- What are our production measures?
- I really need my materials ASAP. Can you rush my Interlibrary Loan request?
- How can I get an item that's "ON ORDER" or "IN-PROCESS?"
- How can I get a video that's not in the Music & Media collection?

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