About Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

The Howard-Tilton Memorial Library is Tulane University's main library and supports the university's undergraduate and graduate programs in the humanities, social sciences, and science & engineering. It is also a major cultural resource for researchers and scholars from throughout the Louisiana-Gulf Coast region. Its unique collections in areas such as Latin American studies, jazz, and New Orleans history often draw researchers from around the globe.

The library houses more than 2 million print volumes, more than 8,000 current serials, and invests more than $1.7 million a year in its digital collections of resources such as full text databases and online journals. It also collects government documents, microforms, and a variety of non-print media such as sound or video recordings. The general collections are housed in the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library building on Tulane's uptown campus and at a new off site storage facility just a few miles away. The Howard-Tilton building also houses the Latin American Library, which is among the world's principal collections for Latin American studies.

Other Special Collections include the Hogan Jazz Archive, Manuscripts, Rare Books, University Archives, and the Southeastern Architectural Archive. These are located in Jones Hall across from the Howard-Tilton building. Special Collections also includes the Architecture Library located on the 2nd floor of Richardson Memorial Hall.

Tulane's libraries are ranked among the top 120 research libraries in North America.

In a continuing effort to improve its resources and services, the Library welcomes comments and suggestions from its users.