James E. Walker Library
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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]
| James E. Walker Library | |
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The Library seen from an aerial view | |
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| 35.84658°N 86.36397°W | |
| Location | Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States |
| Type | Academic |
| Established | 1999 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 1 million+ |
| Access and use | |
| Access requirements | Public |
| Population served | 30,000 on campus + surrounding community |
| Other information | |
| Director | Kathleen L. Schmand |
| Website | library |
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
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
Gallery
Front of the building
Staircases
Special Collections reading room
Library quad
