James E. Walker Library

James E. Walker Library
The Library seen from an aerial view
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35°50′48″N 86°21′50″W / 35.84658°N 86.36397°W / 35.84658; -86.36397
LocationMurfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
TypeAcademic
Established1999
Collection
Size1 million+
Access and use
Access requirementsPublic
Population served30,000 on campus + surrounding community
Other information
DirectorKathleen L. Schmand
Websitelibrary.mtsu.edu

The James E. Walker Library is the campus library of Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). Opened in 1999 under university president James E. Walker, it replaced an older library in Todd Hall, now home to the Art Department. A four-story, 250,000-square-foot (23,000 m2) building, the MTSU library contains over 1 million volumes and more than 33,000 periodicals.[1]

Construction on the James E. Walker Library started on the 85th anniversary of the university's founding, September 11, 1996. The old Todd Library, which had been expanded to a capacity of 225,000, held almost three times that many when the new library opened.[2]

Library departments

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The James E. Walker Library houses offerings in 24 distinct departments, including:[3]

  • Acquisitions
  • Administration
  • Cataloging
  • Circulation
  • Collection Development
  • Collection Management Department
  • Curriculum Collection
  • Digital Initiatives
  • Digital Media Studio
  • Distance Education
  • Electronic Resources
  • Government Documents
  • Interlibrary Loan
  • Library Systems
  • Microtext
  • Periodicals
  • Reference and Instruction
  • Reserves
  • Serials
  • Service Desk
  • Special Collections
  • Technology Services
  • User Services Department
  • Web & Discovery
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  • Front of the building
    Front of the building
  • Staircases
    Staircases
  • Special Collections reading room
    Special Collections reading room
  • Library quad
    Library quad

References

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  1. ^ "Library Statistics". MTSU.edu. Archived from the original on July 18, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  2. ^ "History of the Library". MTSU.edu. Archived from the original on July 8, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2008.
  3. ^ "About the Library". MTSU.edu. Archived from the original on August 27, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
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