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     Collections@Merrill-Cazier Library


The Merrill-Cazier Library contains over 1,505,000 total volumes, including 620,800 books, 300,370 government documents, over 100,000 maps, 12,760 current serial subscriptions, and access to over 200 bibliographic, fulltext, and informational databases. The Library is a regional depository of U.S. government publications, and, thus, has extensive holdings of U.S. agency documents, maps, and periodicals.


Utah State University is a Land-Grant institution and classified as an RU/H (Research University--high research activity) in the most recent Carnegie classification scheme. The graduate program of USU is classified as "Doc/STEM". Unlike many research universities, USU is not a member of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), which comprises the top 113 research libraries in North America.


In 2005, the Merrill-Cazier Library opened its doors. This new building integrates the entire collection into one facility, where it had formerly been housed in two separate buildings: the Merrill Library (for humanities and social sciences) and the Cazier Science and Technology Library. To accomplish this, an expansion of approximately 189,000 square feet was added to the existing 116, 000 square feet in the Cazier Library, replacing the 202,000 square feet of the Merrill building, which has been vacated and demolished.


Reflecting the university's curriculum and research agenda, the USU Library has strong collections in agriculture, natural resources, and technology. We are also working to improve the collections in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. As new programs are developed, we look forward to working with departments and administrators to ensure that valuable library collections and information resources are made available to students and faculty in these areas.

Notable holdings:

  • Art Book Collection--extensive holdings of exhibition catalogs and books on twentieth century art
  • Beat Collection--books by and about the Beat generation of writers
  • Digital Library--participates in local, state, and regional projects to digitize important documents
  • Fife Folklore Collection--one of the largest repositories of American folklore in the United States
  • Maps--over 100,000 seperate items
  • Special Collections and Archives--rare books and manuscripts, Utah history, USU archive
  • U.S government documents--over 98% of items issued by the U.S. Government Printing Office

 

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Betty Rozum, Associate Dean, Technical Services
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