The University Libraries support the education, research and service missions of the University and its communities through comprehensive, high-quality resources, services and programs. The Libraries are leaders in providing accurate and timely information to Wayne State University as well as the metropolitan Detroit area and Michigan. Scholarly materials in the University Libraries offer total mo
re than three million volumes, over 56,000 journal titles and a broad range of electronic resources, including and electronic journals and over 800,000 e-books, all available though the Libraries’ website. The Library System includes the David Adamany Undergraduate Library, the Arthur Neef Law Library, the Purdy/Kresge Library, the Vera P. Shiffman Medical Library and its Learning Resource Center at the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs and University Archives and the Library Services Centers at the Oakland Center in Farmington Hills and Macomb Center in Clinton Township. The School of Library and Information Science and the Detroit Area Library Network (DALNET) are also under the Library System’s charge. The University Libraries offer in-person and online reference and research support, interlibrary loan, circulation and course reserve services, document delivery and library and information literacy programs. The libraries provide silent and collaborative study spaces, including a 24-hour facility, as well as classroom support to over 300 general purpose classrooms throughout campus.
