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Library Collections at the Regional Campuses

Each of the University's five regional campuses-Avery Point, Stamford, Torrington, Waterbury, and West Hartford-maintains a library dedicated to serving the academic programs in those communities.

The libraries at Storrs and the libraries at the regional campuses share a single catalog and form a single distributed collection; each library unit serves as a full gateway to the entire collection. Physical materials and copies of articles and chapters are quickly delivered from point to point in response to user need.

All of the UConn Libraries benefit from the joint collecting of online networked resources, including electronic research databases, e-journals, e-books, full text reference tools and full text primary source materials. These extensive networked resources are easily accessible by all members of the University community regardless of campus location.

Avery Point

The Avery Point collection has been developed to support the curriculum taught on the Avery Point campus. This includes two-year undergraduate general education courses; four-year degree programs in Coastal Studies and Maritime Studies; and advanced degree programs in the marine sciences. The Department of Marine Sciences offers both Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in oceanography. The concentrations of study follow the classic fields of study for oceanography: biological, physical, chemical, and geological.

The library also supports the teaching and research performed by the Department of Marine Sciences, Marine Science Technology Center (MSTC), and the Coastal Studies program at the Avery Point campus as well as the Connecticut Sea Grant College Program and the National Undersea Research Program.

Various marine sciences-related institutions and organizations in the Southeastern Connecticut geographic area actively use the Avery Point library resources. These include Project Oceanology, the Coast Guard Research and Development Center, the Long Island Sound Resource Center, the Coast Guard Academy, Mystic Seaport Museum and Library, and the Mystic Aquarium.