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 563,000 books, 937 active print journal subscriptions, over 39,000 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, and a growing digital collection with materials from the archives and teaching 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 subscribes to hundreds of print periodicals and newspapers.Electronic Resources
In addition to its print collections, the Library also provides full-text electronic access to periodical articles, newspapers, primary sources, and other collections.Government Publications
Federal government publications available in print and on microfiche.Media Collection
Gould Library has an extensive collection of DVDs and videocassettes.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).College Archives
Records, papers, publications, photographs, and other relevant material from the history and development of Carleton College.Special Collections
Rare books and other special collections.Carleton Digital Collections
Digital collections of Carleton materials, including Zoobooks, the Carletonian, the Voice, teaching collections, and more.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