About Our Collections
Since the focus of the College is on teaching of undergraduate students, the curriculum is the primary criterion for determining the focus of the Library's collections.
Carleton College's Gould Library maintains an outstanding undergraduate library collection. Included in the collection are over 500,000 books, 1,458 active print journal subscriptions, 13,045 electronic journals, and over 400,000 U.S. government publications, including maps. The library also maintains a collection of over 8,000 volumes in its Special Collections.
Access to the library's collections is provided through The Bridge, the Carleton and St. Olaf shared catalog.
Books
Book collections of Carleton College's Gould Library.Periodicals & Newspapers
The Library houses approximately 1,458 print periodicals and newspapers and subscribes to 29 print newspapers.E-Resources
The Library is supplementing its print periodical collection with full-text electronic access to periodical articles.Government Publications
Federal government publications available in print and on microfiche.Maps
The Library houses world maps from the U.S. Defense Mapping Agency, U.S. Geological survey and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.Microforms
More than 16,000 individual titles are housed in the Microform Collection (film and fiche).Special Collections
Rare books and other special collections.Other Resources
Additional campus resources outside the Gould Library.Faculty Involvement
All about faculty and department participation in the development of the library's collection.Suggest an Item
Make a suggestion of an item you think the Gould Library could (or should!) add to its collection