Johnson and Wales University

Library

Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 94,969
Number of current serial subscriptions: 2,242
Number of microforms: 439,822
Number of audiovisuals: 3,405
Number of ebooks: N/A
Other library facilities: University Library Network The main library, located on the first two floors of The Yena Center at 111 Dorrance Street, is the central site of the Johnson & Wales University Library Network. This network presently includes the libraries of the following campuses: Charleston, S.C.; Norfolk, Va.; North Miami, Fla.; Denver, Colo.; and Charlotte, N.C. The main facility in Providence holds a collection of resource materials to serve the research needs of the University community and students. The state-of-the-art library classroom features a multimedia technological presentation system used by librarians to teach research skills to more than 5,000 students each academic year. Students learn how to access in real time very general to highly specific electronic resources including Web-based databases and home pages. Many of these databases index thousands of magazines, journals and newspapers, and offer full text retrieval of most articles. A sizeable collection of videotapes and DVDs on major study topics is available to enhance classroom activities or for personal in-house library use. During the academic year, downtown library hours are: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to midnight; Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to midnight. Hours are subject to change during term breaks, holidays and summer. Reference librarians are on duty during the following hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to 10 p.m. In order to give students and staff significant off-campus library resources and services, the Johnson & Wales University Library holds membership in two Rhode Island Library Consortia. The Higher Education Library Information Network (HELIN) is comprised of 10 academic libraries that share an integrated library system. Students, faculty and staff have access to HELIN???s library resources, services and facilities, in person or via the Worldwide Web. The Consortium of Rhode Island Academic and Research Libraries (CRIARL) exists to promote cooperation among its 15 member libraries and supports joint activities to improve and strengthen library services and resources to the communities of member institutions. The Harborside Library in the Paramount Building serves the College of Culinary Arts, the Graduate School and the Doctoral Program. Hours of operation for the Harborside Library are: Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to midnight; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to midnight.

Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Culinary Archives & Museum Located in the Paramount building at 315 Harborside Boulevard on the Harborside Campus, the Culinary Archives & Museum at Johnson & Wales University is the premier museum devoted to the preservation of the history of the culinary and hospitality industries. Internationally renowned, the collection of over one-half million items represents five millennia of history, and is often referred to as ???The Smithsonian Institution of the Food Service Industry.??? The holdings include rare U.S. presidential culinary notations; a gallery of chefs through the ages; tools of the trade from the third millennium B.C.; Egyptian, Roman and Oriental spoons dating back 1,000 years; original artwork; hotel and restaurant silver, and documents relating to the culinary arts and entertainment.