Morris Library (SIUC)

Morris Library
Collection

Type	University Academic Library
Location	Southern Illinois University Carbondale 605 Agriculture Drive Carbondale, Illinois 62901
Items collected	Books, journals, newspapers, magazines, maps, prints and manuscripts, e-books,
Size	2.6 M volumes 200,000 e-books 43,000 current periodicals & serials over 3.6 M microform units
Other information
Director	Pamela Hackbart-Dean (Special Collections Research Center) Barb Martin (SIU Press) Michael Reiman (Records)
Website	http://www.lib.siu.edu/ lib.siu.edu

Morris Library is the main academic library on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, in Carbondale, Illinois. Named for Delyte W. Morris who served as President of Southern Illinois University from 1948 to 1970.^[1] The library occupies 8 floor (including the basement).^[2]

The library underwent a $60 Million dollar renovation beginning in January 2006,^[3] and final completion in 2014.^[4]

Memberships & Associations

Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)
Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI)
Council of Directors of State University Libraries of Illinois (CODSULI)
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)
Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA)
Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC)

References

↑ Lockrem, E J.; Turner, Ed. (1980). Morris Library: 25 Years of Progress.
↑ http://www.lib.siu.edu/floor-maps
↑ http://www.dailyegyptian.com/archives/article_5b5530e1-0ebf-5bcb-8485-c5df8ce51493.html
↑ http://thesouthern.com/news/local/renovations-to-morris-library-nearly-complete/article_0cf7bc24-0dfe-5382-b041-dcb65ab53632.html

Southern Illinois University

Academics	College of Agricultural Sciences College of Applied Sciences & Arts College of Business College of Education & Human Services College of Engineering College of Liberal Arts College of Mass Communication & Media Art College of Science Graduate School School of Law School of Medicine University College

Athletics	Missouri Valley Conference The Salukis Baseball Basketball Football Gymnastics Marching Band

Campus	Academic, Administration & Recreation Agriculture Building Allyn Hall Altgeld Hall (SIUC) Anthony Hall CASA (Engineering A / B / C - Applied Sciences and Arts Building / D / E) Communications Building Davies Gym Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center Faner Hall Lawson Hall Lesar Law Building Life Science II Life Science III Lindegrin Hall McAndrew Stadium Morris Library Neckers Building Northwest Annex (A / B / C) Parkinson Laboratory Paul Simon Public Policy Institute Pullium Hall Quigley Hall Rehn Hall Shryock Auditorium Saluki Stadium Saluki Way Shryock Auditorium SIU Arena Student Center Student Health Center Student Recreation Center Student Services Building Troutt-Wittman Center Wham Hall Wheeler Hall Woody Hall

Student Living	Dormatories & Apartments Brush Towers ( Neely / Mae Smith / Schneider) Evergreen Terrace Thompson Point (Abbott / Bailey / Baldwin / Bowyer / Brown / Felts / Kellogg / Pierce / Smith / Steagall / Warren) University Hall Wall & Grand Apartments Student Dining Grinnell Hall (Brush Towers) Lentz Hall (Thompson Point)

Media	Daily Egyptian WSIU-TV WSIU (FM)

School songs	Alma Mater Go, Southern, Go! Go You Salukis Saluki Men

Student Life	Flying Salukis Saluki Patrol Marching Salukis

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