UMass Libraries

Looking for a place to study? Need help with your research? Want to work with your peers? Come to the Libraries! The UMass Amherst Libraries have the spaces, resources, and approachable, knowledgeable staff to help students succeed during their time at UMass and beyond.

All three Library locations—the W. E. B. Du Bois Library, the Science and Engineering Library (SEL) in the Lederle Graduate Research Center Lowrise, and the Wadsworth Libraryon our Mt. Ida Campus—offer study spaces for individuals and groups that are bookable online, quiet spaces for contemplative study, and hubs to congregate for conversation and coffee. Computer workstations and printers are also available at each location; in the Du Bois Library’s Learning Commons, you can check out a laptop or visit the Assistive Technologies Center (ATC) for accessible hardware and software.

In addition to having course reserves for many classes, the Libraries can help you research, request, and check out materials from libraries all over the world, using Interlibrary Loan and the Commonwealth Catalog. If you are interested in scheduling a research consultation for general interest or a specific project, you can make an appointment to get one-on-one, personalized support.

Curious about the Du Bois Library’s namesake, W. E. B. Du Bois? Stop by the Du Bois Center on Floor 22 of the Library to learn about his life and legacy, and online you can search 100,000 items from his Papers.

Interested in creative scholarship? Find something spectacular in the Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA), home of unique and important collections, on Floor 25 of the Du Bois Library. You can transform digital images and content with the Digital Scholarship Center, now offering GIS support. Explore new technologies in the Digital Media Lab, also located in the Du Bois Library, including 3D printing, Virtual Reality (VR), media production equipment that can be checked out or used in bookable production studios, sound rooms that can be reserved for audio recording, and an extensive collection of professional production software and computers with the processing power to get that project done.

Got questions? We can help! Visit us in person or contact us online to receive support and navigate all the resources available to you. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube to learn about the latest library resources, services, and events. And did you know that Peregrine falcons nest on top of the Du Bois Library? Check out our live web cam spring through fall to keep an eye on nesting raptors who make their home atop the library.