Princeton University Library’s collections encompass a rich array of rare books and current printed works, manuscripts, archives, and other physical formats reflecting the depth and breadth of human knowledge and global cultures. Alongside these treasures, the Library holds and creates extensive digital and ephemeral collections which provide access to a wealth of resources for world-class research. These meticulously curated and diverse materials support and inspire a vibrant academic community at Princeton and in partnerships around the world.Search the Catalog Find and Borrow Research Guides About the Collections Notable Collections CPANDA CPANDA, the Cultural Policy & the Arts National Data Archive, is the world's first interactive digital archive of policy-relevant data on the arts and cultural policy in the United States. It is a collaborative effort of Princeton University's Firestone Library and the Princeton Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies. View CPANDA collection. Dixon and Travel Books Collection The Dixon Collection, housed in the Thomas-Graham Reading Room, which is located in the east end of the first floor of Firestone Library, contains new fiction and popular non-fiction books perfect for leisure reading. Titles circulate for 4 weeks and can be renewed. There is a complementary Dixon eBooks collection of ebook and audiobook titles available for downloading or streaming on your own device or reading online. There is also a Travel Guides Collection, located on the perimeter shelves of the Thomas-Graham Reading Room, which includes Lonely Planet and Rough Guides publications for all areas. The Dixon Fund, which supports both print and ebook collections, was given in the memory of William Boulton Dixon, 1915 so that Princeton students of all generations would have ready access to works illustrative of contemporary life and thought. Dixon eBooks and Audiobooks (Libby) Complementary to the Dixon print collection, the library also offers over 3,000 ebook and audiobook titles available for downloading or streaming on your own device or reading online, and features bestsellers, award winners, science and technology titles, popular fiction, history, biographies, and much more. In addition, thousands of public domain ebooks are available for download. The Dixon eBooks collection is accessible through the OverDrive platform, which provides in-browser access and is compatible with most mobile devices and eReaders. Faculty-authored Books Collection The collection curates print monograph publications authored by Princeton-affiliated faculty in all disciplines from 2011 to the present. Firestone Reference Collection This print collection, located in the Trustee Reading Room, serves as the main reference collection for the Library. Core encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, guides, handbooks, and atlases are included. While all subjects are represented, the collection primarily serves humanities and social sciences researchers. The collection is complemented by thousands of electronic reference tools. Games and Kits Located on the A floor of the Fine Hall Wing across from the circulation desk, more than 50 board games and learning kits are available, including classics as well as newer titles. Reserve a game or kit. Government Documents The Library houses major collections of government documents from four entities: the United States Federal Government (1884-), the United Nations (1945-), the European Union (1964-), and the State of New Jersey (1950-). Parts of the document collections were created through special depository agreements designed to ensure public access to vital governmental information. Most of these collections are housed in Firestone Library or in the ReCAP storage facility.Depository collections are available to the general public only during the hours the Firestone reference desk is staffed. Visitors should check in with the Access Office (or with Library Security if the Access Office is closed) upon arrival. Industrial Relations Library The specialized collections of this unit serve the faculty and graduate students of the University's Industrial Relations Section. Research subjects include unemployment, economics of labor supply and retirement, school quality, minimum wages, and labor turnover and job duration. Latin American Ephemera Collection Privileging the popular voices of the region, the Latin American Ephemera Collection documents numerous political and social movements and a wide variety of key socioeconomic and cultural developments. Collected materials include pamphlets, flyers, non-commercially produced and distributed serials, posters, working papers, government publications, and other non-traditional formats. It also includes the Digital Archive of Latin American and Caribbean Ephemera, a steadily growing repository containing a previously unavailable subset of Princeton’s Latin American Ephemera Collection as well as newly acquired materials being digitized and added on an ongoing basis. Lenape Collection The Lenape inhabited New Jersey and surrounding areas when Europeans first came to the New World. Since then, migrations—often forcible—have led them to live in Wisconsin, Ontario, and Oklahoma. The Lenape Collection contains monographs touching upon languages, food ways, folklore, history, archaeology, anthropology, and other topics that shed light upon the Lenape experience. A curated physical collection is located on the first floor of Firestone Library and other sources for study of Lenape topics may be found in Special Collections and in our electronic resources on Indigenous Studies. Please consult a librarian for assistance with locating these materials. Maps and Geospatial Information Extensive geographic data collections, along with traditional printed maps are available in the Maps and Geospatial Information Center within the Lewis Science Library. Specialized assistance for creating, accessing, and displaying digital maps and training in the use of geographic information systems (GIS) is available. Miriam Y. Holden Collection The Holden Collection on the History of Women is a remarkable collection of books, periodicals, manuscripts, clippings, photographs, cartoons, letters, and other materials about women and their achievements. The collection is particularly strong in biographies of notable women of the past, as well as materials relating to women's rights. Most of the Holden Collection is housed in a dedicated room in Firestone Library, while the most valuable and fragile items have been placed in Special Collections. Near East Collection The Near East Collection consists of Arabic-, Persian-, Turkish-, and Hebrew-language monographs, serials, and manuscripts. Collection strengths include Islamic manuscripts and medieval Arabic items. Numeric Data and Statistics Data and Statistical Services provides access to financial, economic, and other survey data from a wide variety of sources. Assistance is also available in identifying and locating appropriate data sets and using statistical software packages and methodologies. Population Research Collection The Ansley J. Coale Population Research Collection is comprised of an extensive historical and current collection of materials about formal demography (fertility, births, mortality, nuptiality, population forecasting, life expectancy, immigration, etc.), population policy, family planning, epidemiology, child and public health, and health statistics. Sixty percent of the collection consists of worldwide statistical material (censuses and vital statistics), both in print and electronic format, dating back to the late 1800s. Pliny Fisk Library of Economics and Finance The economics and finance collections trace their primary origin to the Pliny Fisk Library of Economics and Finance which traces its roots to 1895 when Wall Street banker, Pliny Fisk, presented his research collection of railroad and corporate materials to Princeton University. While no longer a collection in a single location, materials collected for the library system include economics, banking, international trade, development, finance, business, and statistics. Collecting is particularly strong for economic history, monetary and fiscal policy, investments, trade, macroeconomics, and economic theory. Scribner Room The Scribner Room holds a non-circulating gift collection from the publishing firm of Charles Scribner’s Sons. Items include reference works, scholarly journals, major texts, and critical studies that support research in English and American literature. Special and Distinctive Collections Special Collections We invite you to explore Princeton University’s rare books, manuscripts, and archives, which include the Cotsen Children’s Library, the Scheide Library, and the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, home of the University Archives and Public Policy Papers. We look forward to helping you engage with our holdings, which span five continents over five millennia and include items of global cultural significance. We aspire to be active and creative partners in the interpretation of these documents by providing you with as much access to our materials as possible and by engaging with you to develop innovative forms of pedagogy and research. Marquand Art Library Marquand is one of the oldest and most extensive art libraries in America. The collection of some 500,000 volumes covers world art and architecture from antiquity to the present, and includes distinguished rare book holdings. For the next three to five years, McCormick Hall will be undergoing renovation for construction of the new Princeton University Art Museum. Marquand Library’s physical collections are currently available only by advanced request via the library catalog for consultation in two temporary reading rooms in Firestone Library, C Floor. East Asian Library The East Asian Library collects materials in practically all subjects in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, as well as works on Chinese, Japanese and Korean linguistics and literatures in Western languages. Although the Gest Library was originally begun with the acquisition of many rare books, today it is the working collection that supports all kinds of research done in the Department and Program of East Asian Studies. Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (ReCAP) ReCAP The Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (ReCAP) was created in 2000 to support its members' goals of preserving their library and archival collections, and making them available to researchers. The ReCAP facility consists of a preservation repository and resource sharing services, and is located on Princeton University's Forrestal Campus. ReCAP is jointly owned and operated by Columbia University, Harvard University, The New York Public Library and Princeton University. More than 18 million items are currently in ReCAP's care and they are used to fulfill approximately 200,000 requests for materials each year, from its partners and from libraries around the world. Related Services Circulation Services Accounts Interlibrary Loan BorrowDirect ArticleExpress
