The KU Libraries are committed to supporting the teaching, research, and outreach efforts of the university and to serving the state of Kansas, the nation, and the world through the acquisition, preservation, application and dissemination of knowledge.
Anschutz Library
Collections in the sciences, business, and U.S. government documents are housed here, as well as the T.R. Smith Map Collection and the Geographic Information Science and Numeric Data Lab.
Art & Architecture Library
These collections, located in the Spencer Museum of Art, document the visual arts world-wide to support programs in art, design, architecture and history of art.
Dykes Library
The University of Kansas Medical Center - Kansas City
Dykes Library has among its resources more than 3,300 electronic journal titles and nearly 1,000 print journals. An affiliate of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, it also provides word-processing, imaging and statistical software, among other support services.
Farha Medical Library
The University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita
This Farha Medical library provides access to Web databases; classes, consultation and educational services; and instructional programs for journal authors. A particular focus of its collection is evidence-based medicine.
Music & Dance Library
The Archive of Recorded Sound, which features extensive jazz and opera holdings, and the Hale Media System for listening and viewing are highlights in this library, located in Murphy Hall.
Regents Center Library
The University of Kansas, Edwards Campus - Overland Park
Students enrolled at the Edwards Campus have access to all KU libraries as well as Web databases, reserve services and interlibrary loans. The staff also is available for research and technology support and training.
Spahr Engineering Library
Located on the plaza between Learned and Eaton Halls, this library features collaborative and individual study space for students, as well as resources to support all fields of engineering taught at KU.
Spencer Research Library
The University Archives are housed here, as are manuscripts and rare books. The Kansas Collection includes books, manuscripts, maps, photographs and other items documenting the history of the state and its peoples.
Watson Library
The oldest and largest of the University's libraries, Watson houses collections in the social sciences, humanities, education, journalism and social welfare. Highlights include the East Asian, Slavic, and Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American collections. The Libraries' administrative offices and conservation laboratory are also housed here.
Wheat Law Library
Its collection of more than 370,000 volumes and 4,500 active serial titles makes this the largest law library in Kansas.
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