Washington D.C. Area
Troy University students in the DC Metropolitan Area have a wealth of library resources available for their research needs. There is an Atlantic Region Librarian for reference assistance; online databases with full text journals; a collection of books and journals housed at the library at Ft Myer; and services provided by the main site library. Many local public, academic, and government libraries are open to students as well. TSU is committed to providing readily available, quality materials to all its students. This guide contains details for these resources in order to facilitate student research.
Susan Cornett provides reference services to all Atlantic Region TSU students and faculty from The Bateman Memorial Library at Langley Air Force Base. She is available to answer questions concerning research strategies, database searching, locating specific materials, and interlibrary loan (ILL).
Bateman Memorial Library 757-865-7880 (phone)
42 Ash Street 757-766-9533 (fax)
Langley AFB, VA 23665 888-241-0277 (toll free)
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Government and Military Libraries
Fort Myer Post Library
Books and journals are purchased for the Ft Myer collection to support local Troy State degree programs. The library subscribes to 500 periodicals and has a collection of over 38,000 volumes. Reference, Internet access, and interlibrary loan services are available.
http://www.fmmcmwr.com/library.htm (information and online catalog access)Hours: Mon &Thu 11a.m.-8p.m.
Tue & Wed 11a.m.-5p.m.
Sat-Sun noon-5p.m.
Fri and Federal Holidays: closed
210 McNair Rd. 703-696-3555
Bldg 469 703-696-8587 (fax)
Ft Myer, VA 22211-1101 thompsons@fmmc.army.mil
Troy University Library, Troy Site
The main Troy Library provides service to students and faculty through interlibrary loan of materials from the Troy University collection. Contact the Atlantic Region Librarian for Troy ILL. Alternately, use the link at the bottom of the Troy University Atlantic Region Library Services page, which is reached after logging into Remote Services https://tsulib.troy.edu/html/login.html
Troy University Remote Services
Remote Services are sources and services available to students, staff, and faculty of Troy University University accessible from locations outside the library building. The sources include electronic databases accessible through the Troy University Library and services such as Interlibrary Loan and Reference help.
From the library homepage https://tsulib.troy.edu/html/index.html click on the Remote Services link. Once you click on the Remote Services link, a verification page will be displayed. Type your ID number (Social Security number without hyphens) into the blank box and click on the SUBMIT QUERY button. You may also go through the On-Line Library link on the Troy University Atlantic Region homepage http://ar.troy.edu
The next page shows links to the Remote Services available for off site use by currently registered students, faculty, and staff. If you get an error message, please contact the system administrator as soon as possible using the link is provided on the verification page. Please note that these services are only available ONLY to currently registered students, faculty and staff.
Databases Available on the Internet Through Remote Services at Troy University:
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Infotrac SearchBank provides four databases: Expanded Academic, General Business File, Health Reference Center, and Books In Print. These databases cover subjects in general, business, health, and major academic journals, and magazine articles, many of which are full-text. The Books in Print database provides publishing and pricing information for books.
Encyclopedia Britannica an award-winning encyclopedia, contains articles, images, and Related Internet Links. Also included is Britannica Book of the Year and Features (current events). Encyclopedia Britannica is provided by the Alabama Virtual Library.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe provides legal, news, and business information. Provides access to more than 12,500 sources.
Statistical Universe provides access to statistics published in U. S. Federal Government publications, and to non-federal sources such as those published by states, periodicals, and organizations. Statistical Universe abstracts include a detailed description of a publication's statistical contents and primary bibliographic information. The abstract may also contain two hypertext links, one to the agency's World Wide Web site where the full text of the publication may be viewed and downloaded; the other to the full text on Statistical Universe, where the publication can be viewed, downloaded and accessed section by section or table by table.
ProQuest Direct delivers ABI Inform, a global database of business journals; CJPI (Criminal Justice Periodicals Index); CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature); ProQuest Nursing Journals; Career and Technical Education; Teacher's Journals; and other databases covering newspapers and children's periodicals. Most of the ProQuest Direct databases provide some full-text. [This version of CINAHL does have some full-text. Please also try ProQuest Nursing Journals for more full-text articles.] Format options vary from article to article: abstract, text only, text with image, full-image. Delivery options also vary from article to article: print, e-mail, fax.
SilverPlatter WebSPIRS delivers Mental Measurements Yearbook, SportsDiscus, and Ulrich's International Periodicals. MLA International Bibliography is produced by the Modern Language Association of America and consists of bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. Coverage is from 1963 to the present. The MLA International Bibliography provides access to scholarly research in over 3,000 journals and series. It also covers relevant monographs, working papers, proceedings, bibliographies, and other formats. Mental Measurements Yearbook contains full-text information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology and related areas as included in the printed MMY. SportsDiscus is available in several languages English (SportDiscus), French (Heracles), and Spanish (Atlanates).
EBSCOhost provides access to a number of different databases including PsychInfo. PsycINFO(R) contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations, all in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law. Journal coverage, spanning 1887-present, includes international material selected from more than 1,300 periodicals written in over 25 languages. Current chapter and book coverage includes worldwide English-language material published from 1987-present. Over 55,000 references are added annually through monthly updates. General academic: Academic Search Elite, MasterFILE Premier, Newspaper Source, MAS FullTEXT Ultra; medical information: Clinical Reference Systems, Health Source Plus, USP DI Volume II, Advice for the Patient, Alt-HealthWatch ; business: Business Source Elite, and professional educator databases: ERIC, Professional Development Collection are available. Also avaialble are Ethnic News Watch Complete, EBCSCO Online Citations, Vocational Search, as well as several databases for the elementary and secondary school students: Funk & Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia, Middle Search Plus, Primary Search, EBSCO Animals. Many of the EBSCOHost databases are provided through the AVL.
netLibrary is a collection of more than 10,000 free eBooks and a specially created collection of copyrighted eBooks. The eBooks cover a broad range of subject categories. Once you access netLibrary, you must create a netLibrary account with a user name and password. You may choose to read the eBook online, or download it to your computer. First time users please click on netLibrary's HELP.
Electric Library is a general-purpose full text database, that concentrates more on magazine articles than journal articles, but that also contains newspapers, TV and radio broadcasts, maps, photos and books. A good resource for secondary students. Electric Library is provided by the Alabama Virtual Library.
SIRS Discoverer(r) on the Web, an informative database designed for children, contains full-text articles falling under one or more of 15 categories: animals, arts, countries, cultures, drugs and alcohol, environment, health & human body, history & government, just for fun, notable people, personal growth, science, social issues, sports, technology. Articles are graded by level of readability from easy to challenging. This informative reference database contains thousands of full-text articles selected from more than 1000 magazines, newspapers and government documents. IRS Knowledge Source(tm) is an online resource that provides integrated access to thousands of full-text articles, documents and graphics from SIRS highly acclaimed reference databases -- SIRS Researcher, SIRS Government Reporter, and SIRS Renaissance via one graphical interface. SIRS is provided by the Alabama Virtual Library.
Poem Finder delivers 600,000 indexed poems AND 50,000 full-text poems in one resource. Poem Finder is provided by the Alabama Virtual Library.
Facts on File delivers African-American History and Culture, an electronic encyclopedia including thousands of entries, covering the entire breadth of African-American history from African beginnings through the slave trade and the civil rights movement to the present. Entries are organized into five sections: Biographies, Encyclopedia, Historical Documents, Gallery, and Maps and Charts. Each entry is cross-referenced through hyperlinks and searchable by topic, by historical era, and by keyword. African-American History and Culture is provided by the Alabama Virtual Library.
Grolier Online provided by the Alabama Virtual Library
The Columbia Granger's World of Poetry Online includes 13,000 poems in full text, and 250,000 poetry citations, commentaries, biographies, bibliographies, notes on form, and a glossary of prosodic terms.
Net Advantage subscription through Network of Alabama Academic Libraries (NAAL). Standard & Poor's Net Advantage combines eleven of our most popular investor information products on a single easy-to-use platform.
Access Science delivers an encyclopedia of science and technology from McGraw-Hill.
AskERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) is a well-established database that emphasizes educational and psychological coverage of articles and documents.
First Search OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) provides access to 49 databases in a variety of subject areas. OCLC FirstSearch is a comprehensive reference service with a rich collection of databases and with links to the World Wide Web, online full text articles, full-image articles from electronic journals, and library holdings. It supports research in a wide range of subject areas with well-known bibliographic and full-text databases in addition to ready-reference tools such as directories, almanacs and encyclopedias. FirstSearch is provided by the Alabama Virtual Library.
PubMed Free Access to MEDLINE with sets of related article citations pre-compiled for each article via National Library of Medicine.
Internet Grateful Med Free access to MEDLINE, AIDSLINE, HealthSTAR, etc. via National Library of Medicine.
Many local public, academic, and government libraries are open to the public. Some libraries in the Washington Area charge for circulation privileges. Troy University will reimburse up to $50 per year for a Friend of the Library Membership. Bring your original receipt into any Troy University office
merican University,
Jack I. & Dorothy G. Bender Library & Learning Resources Center
4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016-8046
202-885-3237 Fax: 202-885-3226
http://www.library.american.edu/
Remarks: Extensive art, business, history, humanities, management, and economics collections. Circulation privileges limited to AU faculty, staff, students, and WRL consortium cardholders. The Associate Borrower’s Program allows borrowing from the general collection for a fee: $100 for 3 months / $300 per yr
Washington College of Law Library
4801 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC 20016-8182
202-274-4350 Fax: 202-274-4365
http://library.wcl.american.edu/
Remarks: Circulation limited to students and faculty of AU and WCL alumni.
Baltimore City Community College, Bard Library
2901 Liberty Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215
410-462-8400 Fax: 410-462-8233
Remarks: Collections in allied health, electronics, ethnic studies, and nursing.
Circulation limited to BCCC students, faculty and staff.
Smaller library at Harbor Site, 600 E Lombard St Tel: 410-986-5490
Catholic University of America, John K Mullen of Denver Memorial Library
620 Michigan Ave, Washington, DC 20017
202-319-5055 Fax: 202-319-4735
Remarks: Large, varied collection with special libraries for law, engineering, chemistry & physics, and library & information science. Circulation limited to CU students and faculty and WRL consortium members.
Coppin State College, Parlett L. Moore Library
2500 W North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21216-3698
410-383-5926 Fax: 410-383-5931
http://www.coppin.edu/library/
Remarks: Collections in biology, education, nursing, and social sciences.
Circulation limited to Maryland Consortium members.
Community College of Baltimore County,
Catonsville
800 South Rolling Road, Baltimore, MD 21228
410-455-4588 Fax: 410-455-4386
http://www.ccbc.cc.md.us/sites/cat/library/c_library.htm
Remarks: Holdings in criminal law and justice, nursing, and mortuary science.
Friends of the Library ($10 for students) may borrow books from the CCBC Catonsville Library.
Dundalk
7200 Sollers Point Rd, Baltimore, MD 21222
410-285-9640 Fax: 410-285-9559
http://www.ccbc.cc.md.us/sites/dundalk/library/d_library.htm
Remarks: Holdings in counseling, forestry, and photography
Essex, James A Newpher Library
7201 Rossville Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21237
410-780-6426 Fax: 410-391-2642
http://www.ccbc.cc.md.us/sites/essex/e_library/e_library.htm
Remarks: Holdings in allied health fields and cultural diversity
George Mason University Libraries
Remarks: Members of the general public may obtain borrowing privileges by joining the Library Passport Program for $150 per year
Fenwick Library
4400 University Drive (MSN 2FL), Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
703-993-2250 Fax: 703-993-2200
Remarks: Main research library in the GMU Library System, houses most of the
libraries' print collections in all disciplines.
Johnson Center Library
4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
703-993-9060
Remarks: Electronic resources, popular fiction and nonfiction, media, and a core reference collection
Law Library
3401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201-4498
703-993-8120 Fax: 703-993-8113
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/law/libtech/
Remarks: The library is also open to the general public and ALL visitors must sign in and present a picture ID.
Arlington Site Library
3401 North Fairfax Dr., Room 101,Arlington, VA 22201
703-993-8188 Fax: 703-993-8142
Prince William Site Library
10900 University Blvd., Room 104, Manassas, VA 20110-2203
703-993-8342 Fax: 703-993-8349
George Washington University, Melvin Gelman Library
2130 H St NW, Washington, DC 20052
202-994-6455 Fax: 202-463-6205
Remarks: Strong collections in art history, Asian studies, business & management, civil engineering, education, European international affairs, Judaica, political science, public affairs, and Slavic studies. The general collection is closed to the public. Friends of the Library at the Supporter level ($100) may enter the library. Sponsor level ($250) Friends may check out up to 10 books at a time.
Georgetown University, Joseph Mark Lauinger Library
3700 O St NW, Washington, DC 20057-1174
202-687-7425 Fax: 202-687-7501
http://www.library.georgetown.edu/
Remarks: Large collections in social sciences, humanities and business. Special libraries for medicine, law, science and theology. Photo ID required for admittance. Non-Georgetown students can purchase four months of special borrower privileges for $50.
Goucher College, Julia Rogers Library
1021 Dulaney Valley Rd, Baltimore, MD 21204
410-337-6361 Fax: 410-337-6419
http://www.goucher.edu/library/
Remarks: Collection of over 295,000 volumes and 1300 periodicals. Associate
(student) Friends of the Library membership, available for $10, provides access to collection.
Howard University Libraries System
500 Howard Pl NW, Washington, DC 20059
202-806-7234/202-806-7826 Fax: 202-806-5903
http://www.founders.howard.edu/
Remarks: Founders Library & the Undergraduate Library have significant holdings in humanities and social sciences. Departmental libraries for architecture, business, law, Afro-American Studies, divinity, health sciences, and social work. Materials circulate to HU students, faculty, and reciprocal borrowers from other institutions.
Johns Hopkins University Libraries,
The Sheridan Libraries: Milton S Eisenhower Library, Albert D Hutzler Reading Room, John Work Garrett Library, and George Peabody Library
3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218
410-516-8325 Fax: 410-516-5080
Remarks: The Eisenhower Library is Hopkins main research library with over 2.5
million volumes and 15,800+ periodical subscriptions. Friends of the Library may use the collection for a $35 donation and obtain borrowing privileges for $500.
William H Welch Medical Library
1900 E Monument St, Baltimore, MD 21205-2113
410-955-3411 Fax: 410-955-0985
http://www.welch.jhu.edu/index.cfm
Remarks: Students and faculty of other institutions may use the Welch Library by
presenting a university ID for the current term.
Loyola-Notre Dame Library
200 Winston Ave, Baltimore, MD 21212
410-617-6800 Fax: 410-532-6130
http://www.loyola.edu/library/
Remarks: 238,000 book titles and 2000+ periodical subscriptions.
Mary Washington College, Simpson Library
1801 College Ave., Fredericksburg, VA 22401-4664
540-654-1147 Fax: 540-654-1067
Remarks: Holdings in architecture, art, behavioral & social sciences, and history.
Simpson Library's resources are available to the general public for in-house use. Those users, who wish to borrow items, but have no current college affiliation, may do so by purchasing a Guest Patron Card for $50. Educators employed by the Commonwealth of Virginia receive a discounted rate.
Marymount University, Reinsch Library
2807 North Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA 22207-4299
703-284-1533 Fax: 703-284-1685
http://mu.marymount.edu/library/egrl/
Remarks: Holdings in art, economics, education, fashion & interior design, nursing, and philosophy. Local Northern Virginia residents may borrow materials from Marymount collections.
Morgan State University, Morris A Soper Library
1700 E Cold Spring Rd, Baltimore, MD 21251
443-885-3488 Fax: 410-319-3336
http://www.library.morgan.edu/index1.htm
Remarks: Holdings in economics, education, and ethnic studies.
Northern Virginia Community College Libraries
http://www.nv.cc.va.us/library/
Remarks: Community residents must present VA driver license with Northern Virginia address to obtain library card.
Alexandria Site
3001 N Beauregard St, Alexandria, VA 22311
703-845-6231 Fax: 703-845-6205
http://www.nv.cc.va.us/alexandria/library/
Annandale Site
8333 Little River Tpk, Annandale, VA 22003
703-323-3096 Fax: 703-323-3831
http://www.nv.cc.va.us/annandale/library/index.htm
Loudon Site
1000 Harry Flood Byrd Hwy, Loudon, VA 20134-8699
703-450-2567 Fax: 703-450-2536
http://www.nv.cc.va.us/loudoun/library/
Manassas Site
6901 Sudley Rd, Manassas, VA 20109
703-257-6640 Fax: 703-368-1069
http://www.nv.cc.va.us/manassas/library/
Woodbridge Site
15200 Neabsco Mills Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22191
703-878-5708 Fax: 703-670-8433
http://www.nv.cc.va.us/woodbridge/library/index.htm
Towson University, Albert S Cook Library
8000 York Rd, Towson, MD 21252-0001
410-930-2450 Fax: 410-830-3829
http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/home.cfm
Remarks: Holdings in fine arts, education, ethnic studies, and women’s studies
United State Naval Academy, Nimitz Library
589 McNair Rd, Annapolis, MD 21402-5029
410-293-6900 Fax: 410-293-3669
http://www.nadn.navy.mil/Library/
Remarks: Special holdings in military science, naval history & science, and
science & technology. Naval Academy midshipmen, faculty and staff; dependents of Naval Academy faculty and staff; contract employees of the Naval Academy; NSRDC Annapolis staff; retired military living in the Annapolis area; retired Naval Academy faculty and staff are eligible for circulation privileges.
University of Baltimore, Langsdale Library
1420 Maryland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201
410-837-4319 Fax: 410-837-4330
http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/index.html
Remarks: Holdings in finance and marketing. Borrowing privileges limited to
University of Baltimore, University of Maryland Libraries and Baltimore Academic Library Consortium card holders
University of Maryland Libraries
College Park, MD 20742
301-405-9128 Fax: 301-405-9113
Remarks: Departmental libraries for architecture, art, engineering & physical
sciences, performing arts, and chemistry. Special Borrowers Card available for $100 contribution to the Friends of the Libraries. Provides circulation privileges for any of the seven libraries on the College Park Site, as well as on-site use of online databases.
Theodore R McKeldin Library
301-405-9075 Fax: 301-314-9408
http://www.lib.umd.edu/UMCP/MCK/mckeldin.html
Remarks: Main College Park Site library. Strong collections in life sciences,
social sciences, and humanities
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Health Sciences & Human Services Library
601 W Lomb St, Baltimore, MD 21201
410-706-7545 Fax: 410-706-3101
http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/
Remarks: Holdings in dentistry, medicine and social work. Photo ID plus one
other form of ID needed for admission to library. Borrowing privileges limited to University of Maryland Libraries, University of Baltimore, and Baltimore Academic Library Consortium cardholders
Thurgood Marshall Law Library
111 S Greene St, Baltimore, MD 21201
410-706-7270 Fax: 410-706-8354
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/marshall_index.asp
Remarks: Borrowing privileges limited to law students and faculty.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Albin O Kuhn Library & Gallery
1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250
410-455-2232 Fax: 410-455-1061
Remarks: For an annual fee of $15.00, non-UMS borrowers can obtain a
Special Borrowers Card at the Circulation Desk.
University of the District of Columbia, Learning Resource Division
4200 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
202-274-6370 Fax: 202-274-6012
http://www.udc.edu/library.htm
Remarks: Holdings in education, health sciences and humanities. Special library for UDC School of Law. Circulation limited to UDC students, faculty and consortium
members.
Government and Military Libraries
Andrews Air Force Base Library
Brookley at D Street, Bldg 1642, Andrews AFB, MD 20762
301-981-6454 Fax: 301-981-4231
http://www.andrews.af.mil/89sptg/89svs/library.htm
Remarks: Holdings in business & management, international relations, and
political science
Fort Belvoir, Van Noy Library
5966 12 St, Bldg 1024, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5554
703-806-3323 Fax: 703-806-0091
http://www.belvoirmwr.com/library/
Remarks: Holdings in military science, political science, and social science. Circulation privileges limited to active duty & retired military and their dependents, and DOD civilians.
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave at First St. SE, Washington, DC
202-707-5000 Fax: 202-707-5844
Remarks: Approximately 115 million items in virtually all formats, languages,
and subjects comprise the collection of the largest library in the world. All researchers intending to use public reading rooms in the Library are required to have Reader Identification cards issued by the Library. The cards are free, and can be obtained by presenting a valid driver's license, state-issued identification card, or passport at the Reader Registration station in the Madison Building. Researchers who wish to do research at the Library should enter the Madison Building using the main entrance at 101 Independence Avenue, S.E., and proceed to the Reader Registration station in Room LM 140 on the entrance level, which is the first floor.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
2277 Research Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20850
301-519-5063 Toll Free: 800-851-3420 Fax: 301-519-5212
http://www.ncjrs.org/index.html
Remarks: NCJRS is a federally sponsored information clearinghouse for people
around the country and the world involved with research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice and drug control. Call between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, to set up an appointment. The NCJRS Research and Information Center is only open to the public on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, from 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
National Institutes of Health, NIH Library
10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
301-496-2447 Fax: 301-402-0254
Remarks: The NIH Library is an open stacks biomedical research library whose collection and services are developed to support NIH programs. The Library is open to the public on a self-service basis. Information services, including reference and Medline searches, are available through the Montgomery County Library system. Consumer information is available at the Wheaton Regional Library’s Health Information Center (301) 929-5520. Library cards are available to NIH staff only.
National Library of Education
400 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20202-5523
202-401-2492 Fax: 202-205-6688 Toll Free: 1-800-424-1616
Remarks: The National Library of Education collects primarily in the area of
education with special emphasis on theory, policy, and research. The public may use all collections on-site during regular library hours.
National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894
301-295-2325 Toll Free: 888-346-3656 Fax: 301-496-4450
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nlmhome.html
Remarks: The USNLM is world's largest biomedical library and serves as a national information resource for researchers, health care providers, historians, and the general public.
Parklawn Health Library
5600 Fishers Lane, Rm 13-12, Rockville, MD 20857
301-443-2673 Fax: 301-443-2269
Remarks: Collection covers delivery of health care, health administration, health policy, health promotion/disease prevention, health services research, medical and allied sciences, medical sociology, public health, and the social sciences. Open to the public for in house use.
Quantico, Marine Corps Research Center
http://www.mcu.usmc.mil/MCRCweb/index.html
United States Marine Corps Family Library
2040 Broadway St., Quantico, VA 22134-5107
703-784-4353 Fax: 703-784-4306
Remarks: Located on the first floor of the Marine Corps Research Center, the
Family Library contains about 25,000 books, periodicals, audio books, and Internet access.
James Carson Breckinridge Research Library
2040 Broadway St., Quantico, VA 22134-5107
703-784-4409 Fax: 703-784-4306
http://www.mcu.usmc.mil/MCRCweb/library.html
Remarks: Holdings in international relations, international studies, Marine
Corps history, as well as military art, science, and history. Anyone is welcome to use the MCU Library collections in-house. To register to check out materials, a person must be a member of the military stationed at Quantico, a family member whose sponsor is stationed at Quantico, or a Quantico civilian federal employee. DOD identification cards must be shown at the time of registration.
Marine Corps University Archives
Remarks: The Archives was created in 1990 to preserve the official documents of
the Marine Corps University, the personal papers of active duty and former Marines, and other historically valuable records that support the mission of our schools and is located on the 2nd floor of the Marine Corps Research Center,
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Constitution Ave at 10th ST NW, Washington, DC 20560
202-357-2139 Fax: 202-786-2443
http://www.sil.si.edu/newstart.htm
Remarks: With its 22 branch libraries and electronic resources available online, the Smithsonian Institution Libraries provide access to 1.5 million volumes including 40,000 rare books. 7000 journals are currently received.
Alexandria Library, Charles E Beatley, Jr., Central Library
5005 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22304-2903
703-519-5900 Fax: 703-838-4524
http://www.alexandria.lib.va.us/
Remarks: The lovely new Central Library and 4 branches hold over 350,000 books and 600 periodicals. Anyone who lives, works, owns property or attends school within the city limits of Alexandria is entitled to a free library card and allowed full use of the facilities. Library privileges are extended to those who live in the following counties or cities: Arlington, District of Columbia, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Prince George's, Prince William and Montgomery County
Anne Arundel County Public Library
5 Harry S Truman Pkwy, Annapolis, MD 21401
410-222-4516 Fax: 410-222-7188
Remarks: Fifteen branches hold over 1 million books and 10,000 periodicals. Library cards are available free to those of all ages who live, work or own property in Maryland.
Arlington County Libraries, Central Library
1015 N. Quincy St., Arlington, VA 22201
703-228-5990 Fax: 228-5962
http://www.co.arlington.va.us/lib/
Remarks: The Central Library, and 9 libraries located throughout the county,
hold over 578,000 volumes and 2,460 periodicals. Anyone who lives or works in Arlington County or lives in a reciprocal jurisdiction is eligible for a free library card. Arlington County enjoys reciprocal borrowing privileges with these neighboring jurisdictions: Alexandria, the District of Columbia, Falls Church, and the counties of Fairfax, Faquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Montgomery, Prince George's, and Prince William.
Baltimore County Public Library
320 York Rd, Towson, MD 21204
410-887-6166 fax: 410-887-6103
Remarks: 16 libraries located throughout Baltimore County hold 1.8 million books. Check out with proper ID.
Baltimore Public Library, Enoch Pratt Free Library
400 Cathedral St, Baltimore, MD 21201-4184
410-396-5430 Fax: 410-396-1441
Remarks: The Central Library/State Library Resource Center and its 22 branch
libraries hold over 2.5 million volumes and over 4000 periodical subscriptions. The Central Library serves as a statewide resource and works cooperatively with regional, local, public, school, special and academic libraries in a network that allows materials and information to be shared statewide for use by all residents of Maryland.
Charles County Public Library
2 Garrett Avenue, La Plata, Maryland 20646
301-934-9001 Fax: 301-934-2297
Remarks: Holdings include over 190,000 volumes and 200 periodicals. Two branches located in the county. Non-residents may obtain a library card for a $5 fee.
District of Columbia Public Library, Martin Luther King Memorial Library
901 G St NW, Washington, DC 20001-4599
202-727-1101 Fax: 202-727-1304
Remarks: Holdings include 3 million books and over 4000 periodicals. Twenty-
six branches are located throughout the District. Anyone who resides, works, pays property taxes or attends school in the District of Columbia is eligible for a D.C. Public Library borrower's card. Reciprocal borrowing exists for residents of Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland and Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington and Prince William Counties and the cities of Falls Church and Alexandria in Virginia to obtain free library cards from the District of Columbia Public Library. Others may apply, after payment of the appropriate fee, for a non-resident library card.
Fairfax County Public Library, Centreville, Chantilly, Fairfax City, Pohick, Reston, Sherwood, and Tysons-Pimmit Regional Libraries
http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/library/homepage.htm
Remarks: There are 12 branch and 8 regional libraries throughout Fairfax County and Fairfax City with holdings of more than 2.5 million books, periodicals and other items. Library cards are free to residents, students, employees, property owners in Fairfax County and reciprocal localities. Those not otherwise eligible may obtain a card by paying an annual fee of $21.
Falls Church, Mary Riley Styles Public Library
120 N. Virginia Avenue, Falls Church, Va. 22046
703-248-5030 Fax: 703-248-5144
http://www.falls-church.lib.va.us/Remarks: Collection contains 97,000 books and 300+ periodicals. Circulation privileges available for residents of Falls Church and localities participating in reciprocal borrowing agreements.
Fauquier County Public Library, Warrenton Library
11 Winchester St., Warrenton, VA 20186
540-347-8750 Fax: 540-349-3278http://www.co.fauquier.va.us/services/libraries/index.html
Remarks: The Warrenton Library along with 2 other branches provides access to over 152,000 volumes. All residents, property owners, students and persons employed in Fauquier County (ages 5 and up) are eligible to borrow materials from the library free of charge. Others may pay an annual $15 fee for borrowing privileges.
Frederick County Public Library, C Burr Artz Central Library
Temporary Location: 5340 Spectrum Drive, Suite A, Frederick, MD 21703
301-694-1630 Fax: 301-696-2905
Remarks: The Central Library and 6 branches have collections of over 300,000 volumes and 665 periodicals. Library cards are free to anyone who lives or works in Maryland, or has a valid card from any Maryland public library. Out of State residents may obtain a card for a one-time fee of $40.00.
Fredericksberg, Central Rappahannock Regional Library Headquarters
1201 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401-3761
540-372-1144 Fax: 540-371-7965
Remarks: Library Headquarters and the 6 branches provide access to 450,000 volumes and 840 periodicals. The CRRL region includes Stafford, Spotsylvania and Westmoreland counties and the city of Fredericksburg. Anyone who resides, owns property, or is a student or a teacher within the region may obtain a library card free of charge. CRRL also has reciprocal agreements with the counties of Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, and Prince William that allow those residents to obtain free cards by showing a card from their library. All others must pay an annual family fee for fifteen dollars.
Howard County Library, Howard County Central Library
10375 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044
410-313-7800 Fax: 410-313-7742
http://www.howa.lib.md.us/howardcounty/index.html
Remarks: Central Library is undergoing extensive renovation and is scheduled to
reopen in the fall 2001. County Library collections contain over 900,000 items and subscriptions to 1200 periodicals. Five branch libraries located throughout Howard County have extended hours and access to the Central Library collection during the renovation.
Loudoun County Public Library Branches, Eastern Loudoun Regional
21030 Whitfield Place, Sterling, VA 20165
703-444-3228 Fax: 703-444-1336Remarks: Holdings for the Regional Library and 5 county branches include 350,000 volumes and 415 periodicals. Library cards are free to anyone who lives, works, goes to school, or owns property in Loudoun County
Montgomery County Department of Public Libraries, Rockville Regional Library
99 Maryland Ave, Rockville, MD 20850
240- 777-0140 Fax: 240-777-0014
http://www.mont.lib.md.us/
Remarks: 21 braches provide access to over 2.5 million volumes. Anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in Montgomery County, or who is eligible for a card in Maryland, the District of Columbia, or Northern Virginia may have a library card. The library issues cards to everyone with official identification with their current name and address. Also, you can use your card at libraries throughout the state of Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Northern Virginia.
Prince George’s County Memorial Library System
6532 Adelphi Rd., Hyattsville, MD 20782
301-985-4690 Fax: 301-699-0122
Remarks: Library holdings contain over 2 million volumes and 500 periodicals at 22 branches. Check out with proper ID.
Prince William Public Library System
Chinn Park Regional Library
13083 Chinn Park Drive, Prince William, VA 22192-5073
703-792-4800 Fax: 703-792-4612
Bull Run Regional Library
8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, VA 20109-2892
http://www.pwcgov.org/libraryRemarks: 2 community libraries, 2 regional libraries, and 6 neighborhood libraries serve the county and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park holding about 735,000 volumes.
