Adams Library
The James P. Adams Library houses over 652,000 volumes, holds major collections on microfilm and microfiche, and subscribes to 219 print periodicals. The Library also provides access to over 95,000 eBooks, 51,000 periodicals in electronic format and 86 online databases, which may be used on or off campus. Located within the Library is the college’s Curriculum Resources Center, which includes instructional material and curriculum development resources for teacher education programs. These resources are available to students, college faculty, and Rhode Island teachers for review, evaluation, and classroom use. In addition, Special Collections, located on the fourth floor, houses the College Archives and other special materials including the Rhode Island and Cape Verdean collections.
There are 37 public computers available throughout the building, including two Apples. All are configured for easy connection to our databases (no log-in necessary) and with Microsoft Office applications. The Reserve desk offers 40 laptops for in-house use and 30 iPads which can be checked out for a 24-hour or two-week loan period. A Bloomberg station provides access to stock monitoring and financial use. There are three public printers, one of which prints in color, and five black and white photo copiers. Four of our photocopiers have the capability to scan directly to USB flash drives.
The Library is a founding member of the Higher Education Library Information Network (HELIN) which allows borrowing from all the eleven academic library members including Brown University, Bryant University, the Community College of Rhode Island, the Dominican House of Studies, Johnson & Wales University, Providence College, Roger Williams University, Salve Regina University, the University of Rhode Island, Wheaton College, and twelve special libraries in Rhode Island. Together the HELIN libraries contain approximately nine million volumes of resources. For materials not available in the HELIN consortium, the library can access other libraries in the United States and throughout the world through its Document Delivery Service.
In order to have access to the full range of library services, students are required to have a library-validated Rhode Island College ID card. Validation can be done in person at the circulation desk or through our online form at: www.ric.edu/librarycardactivation.
Information about the library’s collections, access to information databases on/off campus and library hours may be obtained through the Adams Library website at www.ric.edu/adamslibrary.