The Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, located off Freret Street on Tulane University's Uptown campus, is the University's main library and a major academic and cultural resource. It is here that library services and resources are provided to support Tulane's undergraduate and graduate programs in the humanities, social sciences, and science & engineering.

The Library provides a gateway to growing numbers of digital resources available campus wide on the Tulane network. In its main building, and Special Collections in adjacent Jones Hall, it houses nearly 2 million print volumes, more than 7,750 current serials, nearly a million government documents, more than three linear miles of manuscripts, and hundreds of thousands of microforms, photographs, sound and video recordings. Moreover, the Library is a meeting place and a beacon for Tulane students and faculty seeking spaces for group and individual study in an intellectually stimulating environment.

Key Facts:

• The Howard-Tilton Memorial Library is a major library collection and a member of the Association of Research Libraries, which represents the top research libraries in North America.
• The Howard-Tilton Memorial Library houses many important special collections including the Hogan Jazz Archive, the Southeastern Architectural Archives, Rare Books, Manuscripts, University Archives, and Louisiana collections.
• Librarians serve an instructional role at library service points, in university classrooms, and through outreach initiatives--helping library users to find and critically evaluate information sources.

For more information please visit the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library Web site. Or contact:

Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
Tulane University
New Orleans , LA 70118

Telephone: (504) 865-5131
Fax: (504) 865-6773

lquery@tulane.edu