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J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe library, Loyola University in New Orleans
This library is the main university library, constructed in 1999, replacing the Memorial Library built in 1950. The 150,000- square-foot library includes 377,000 books and periodicals and online access to 36,000 journals and 27,000 e-books. Its music collection includes over 20,000 scores and recordings, and the special collections and archives include material concerning Jesuits in New Orleans and the U.S. South. The library has won numerous awards in its existence, including the Association of College & Research Libraries’ 2003 “Excellence in Academic Libraries Award and the 2004 H.W. Wilson Award for Professional Development. More so, the library ranks 5th in the “Best College Library” category of The Princeton Review’s 2010 edition of The Best 361 Colleges.
J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe library, Loyola University in New Orleans
This library is the main university library, constructed in 1999, replacing the Memorial Library built in 1950. The 150,000- square-foot library includes 377,000 books and periodicals and online access to 36,000 journals and 27,000 e-books. Its music collection includes over 20,000 scores and recordings, and the special collections and archives include material concerning Jesuits in New Orleans and the U.S. South. The library has won numerous awards in its existence, including the Association of College & Research Libraries’ 2003 “Excellence in Academic Libraries Award and the 2004 H.W. Wilson Award for Professional Development. More so, the library ranks 5th in the “Best College Library” category of The Princeton Review’s 2010 edition of The Best 361 Colleges.