The University Libraries embraces intellectual inquiry and innovation, nurtures the production of new knowledge, and fosters excellence in learning, teaching and research.
About the University Libraries
About the University Libraries
The Libraries welcomed 750,000 visitors across its network of four libraries: the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, the DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library, Jon Bilbao Basque Library, and Special Collections and University Archives. Information from the Savitt Medical Library is included in the University Libraries’ statistical reporting to the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Savitt is an independent library that reports to the School of Medicine.
Visitors checked out more than 58,936 items and completed more than 2.7 million database searches. The Libraries enhanced teaching, learning, and discovery by providing approximately 12,971 individual help sessions in person and remotely across all departments; giving 550 in-person or online presentations to 12,222 people; managing 843,429 digital objects; welcoming 6.1 million users across its digital platforms which had more than 10.4 million pageviews; providing access to 1.4 million e-books and 347,359 streaming videos, 387 research databases, and much more.
Knowledge Center
The Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center is one of the most technologically advanced libraries in the country. Computing and information technologies are coupled with expert-level support. The latest in multimedia tools and resources are made available to all library users in a physical environment designed for comfort, efficiency, and collaboration. It is home to: @One Digital Media and Technology Center; Jon Bilbao Basque Library; Special Collections and University Archives; Research and Instructional Services; Collections and Discovery; Budget, eResources and Discovery Services; Metadata, Cataloging, and One-Time Acquisitions; Access Services; Digital Services; Building Operations; Finance and Human Resources; and Marketing.
Jon Bilbao Basque Library (Renoko Euskal Liburutegia)
The Jon Bilbao Basque Library (Renoko Euskal Liburutegia) is a research library for researchers interested in Basque Culture and the Basque Diaspora, a memory institution for the Basque Community throughout North America, and a comprehensive portal to access Basque studies in English for researchers and institutions.
Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA)
Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) stewards unique, rare, and historically significant resources in a variety of formats primarily documenting the Northwestern Great Basin and the University of Nevada, Reno. SCUA builds and maintains collections that support research, teaching, and learning for the campus community and the public at large.
DeLaMare Library
Dynamic and innovative, the DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library supports engineering, the physical sciences, and a growing range of interdisciplinary research and learning. It houses the Makerspace, the Mary B. Ansari Map Library, and the recently refreshed Data and GIS Depot. DeLaMare is home to northern Nevada's Patent and Trademark Resource Center. Offerings available include general STEM-related resources, library services, instruction and research support, research data services, expert consultations and training, maps and georesources, patents and trademarks, government documents, specialty technology spaces, and printing and poster services.