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Simmons College Library
The Simmons College Library houses the bulk of the more than 200,000 volumes and nearly 2,000 periodical subscriptions owned by Simmons, as well as housing a rapidly expanding collection of media materials. A comprehensive reference collection, plus special resources in areas such as women's studies and juvenile literature, are major assets of the Library. In addition to the GSLIS Collection (see below), special collections and services of particular interest to GSLIS students include the Career Resource Library and the College Archives. For more information about the Simmons College Library, please see http://my.simmons.edu/library/.
GSLIS Collection
Simmons College Library also includes an impressive collection of Library Science materials, which is the largest collection of its kind in New England. It contains materials on the topics of library science, information science, bibliography, and related fields. The collection is committed to serving as New England's library "of record" for the library and information science profession. To this end, a collection of both historic and current materials is maintained. Linda Watkins is the GSLIS Librarian. Contact Linda at linda.watkins@simmons.edu or 617-521-2824. Please see more about the GSLIS Collection at http://my.simmons.edu/library/collections/gslis/.
In addition to Library Science materials housed in the Simmons Library, there is also a Cataloging Lab in the Palace Road building that includes resources and materials for cataloging and related courses. For additional information, please see Technology: Cataloging Lab.
Mount Holyoke: LITS
GSLIS West students have the full use of all Simmons College Library resources. Dixie Blake-Foster, the GSLIS at Mount Holyoke Library Assistant, is available to assist GSLIS West students obtain the resources they need. She can be contacted at dixie.foster@simmons.edu or 617-521-2828. GSLIS West students also have access to Mount Holyoke College's Library.
