Special Library Collections and Services

  1. University and Prep Archives. The Library houses the archives of Fairfield University and Fairfield Preparatory School.
  2. Over 160 electronic subscription databases for public use include Web of Science, ARTstor, ERIC, Book Index with Reviews, Theater in Video, Project Muse, JSTOR, Literature Resource Center, America: History and Life, Historical Abstracts, Health & Wellness Resource Center, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Philosophers Index, Religion Index, MLA Bibliography, NYT Historical (1851-2007), LexisNexis-Academic, Ovid Nursing, MathSciNet, Biography & Genealogy Master Index, and Catholic Periodical and Literature Index. Remote access is available to University affiliates.
  3. Business sources available on campus or by remote access:
    1. Mergent Online, an international corporate information database.
    2. ABI/Inform Global, a citation and full-text resource to business periodicals.
    3. Business and Company Resource Center, a citation and full-text integrated database for company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, periodicals, and newsletters.
    4. RIA Checkpoint, a full-text service to Federal, State and Local and International tax research materials.
    5. Morningstar database provides data analysis of stocks, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and variable annuity/life subaccounts. Includes tools for analyzing stocks and managing stock portfolios.
  4. Media Department, with audiovisual resources such as multimedia software, videocassettes, DVDs, audiotapes, audio CDs, and viewing and listening equipment. Special workstation for hearing and visually impaired users.
  5. Curriculum collection, with texts, audiovisual material, and computer software, to support University programs in the field of Education.
  6. Archive of Americana online and Microprint Collections:
    1. 90,000 titles published in America between 1639 and 1819.
    2. More than 5,000 English and American plays published between 1500 and 1830.
    3. Landmarks of Science series contain more than three million pages of original texts of the works of major scientists.
    4. More than 38 volumes and some 2,100 serial publications of the Federal Government from 1789 though 1883.
    5. A portion of a series based on Blanck's Bibliography of American Literature. The complete set contains 10,000 to 15,000 titles by 300 authors with emphasis on "belles letters". Titles cover a 150-year span from the Federal period to authors who died before 1930.
  7. Computer lab and study space available 24 hours/day. Café and vending machines.
  8. 24/7 virtual reference service.
  9. Auditorium with seating for 90 and full sound and projection capability.

Updated: 3/21/2011

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