Library and Learning Services
University Librarian: Alison S. Gregory
Library and Learning Services facilitates learning, teaching, scholarship, and lifelong learning opportunities by providing Marymount University students, faculty, staff, and the community with access to information and a variety of educational support services. Its facilities are the Emerson G. Reinsch Library and the Ballston Coakley Library Extension.
Emerson G. Reinsch Library and Ballston Coakley Library Extension
The Emerson G. Reinsch Library and the Ballston Coakley Library Extension are an integral part of the university's learning resources. The Emerson G. Reinsch Library is located on the main campus, and the Ballston Coakley Library Extension is located at the Ballston Center. The collection and services at each facility reflect the curricula and general needs of the university community. Together they offer the following:
- a collection of more than 700,000 books, e-books, media, and streaming video access to more than 100,000 journals in print or electronic form
- more than 200 online information resources — many of which are full-text — available on or off campus 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- library research instruction through class-based presentations or individual appointments in person or online
- reference assistance in person or by phone, chat, video conference, or email
- required textbooks on reserve for two-hour in-library use
- internet access on more than 60 public computers, a blend of desktops and laptops, PCs and Macs; access to many software packages on most public computers
- group study rooms that can be reserved online
- MakerSpace equipped with PCs, Macs, 3D printers, and projectors
- coffee bar
- scanners, printers, and black-and-white photocopiers
- laptops, iPads, graphing calculators, headphones, and USB drives that can be checked out
- wireless access
The library’s goal is to respond to the changing needs of students, faculty, and staff. Library faculty and staff work closely with colleagues in academic departments to ensure that the library’s resources and services meet the needs of the Marymount community.
Marymount University’s membership in the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC) allows students and faculty members to borrow from or use on-site the collections of American University, The Catholic University of America, Gallaudet University, George Mason University, The George Washington University, Georgetown University, Howard University, and the University of the District of Columbia. Library consortium members share an online catalog of collections. Loan requests for books, articles, or media are made online and delivered to the student’s home institution or via email access. Interlibrary loan requests from libraries throughout the United States can be arranged if materials are unavailable in the collection.