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Collections at Cook Library

Albert S. Cook Library’s collection includes more than 600,000 books, and 190,000+ electronic books. Students also have access to over 250 electronic databases and approximately 40,000 electronic and print journals.

On this page:

• Baltimore Hebrew Institute Judaic Collection
• Federal Depository Library Collection
• Juvenile Books
• Multimedia
• Periodicals
• Reference
• Reserves
• Special Collections & Archives
• Stacks

Baltimore Hebrew Institute Judaic Collection - 2nd floor

A specialized collection of Jewish studies that includes material on:

• The Bible and archaeology
• Jewish history, rabbinics
• Jewish philosophy, political science, sociology
• Jewish education, language and literature and the arts

Federal Depository Library Collection

• Over 53,000 documents in the library catalog, available electronically.
• Accessible to Towson students, faculty, and staff, as well as the public, through the library catalog and the Government Information Subject Gateway.
• Includes hearings, legislation, reports, research, maps, websites, and databases in politics, law, business, education, health sciences, the environment, and much more

Juvenile Book Collection - 5th floor

• A collection of about 15,000 books
• Divided into the categories of fiction, short stories, non-fiction and biography
• Shelved according to the Dewey Decimal System

Multimedia Collection - 2nd floor, Media Resources Services

• A collection of over 8,500 videos and films, as well as a collection of audiocassettes, phonograph records, and CDs
• Students must view video materials in the Media Lab
• Audiocassettes, phonograph records, and CDs can be used in the Media Lab or checked out

Read more about the Multimedia Collection and Media Resource Services

Periodicals - 2nd, 4th, and 5th floors

• Subscriptions to over 250 electronic databases and over 40,000 electronic and print journals
• Microfilm and microfiche
• Microform readers/printers
• Provide access to a wide range of subjects, opinions, research and current events, and include scholarly, professional journals, and popular magazines
• A staffed service desk is available for assistance
• For use in the library only
• Unbound periodicals are located on the second floor

Read more about the Periodicals collection

Reference - 3rd floor, along windows

• Encyclopedias, dictionaries, statistical manuals, and bibliographies
• For use in the library

Reserves - 3rd floor, ask at Circulation Desk

• Closed stacks (not open-access and self-serve)
• Intended to supplement course materials
• Physical format and electronic format (e-reserves)
• Physical reserves are available for limited time and typically restricted to in-library use
• E-reserves are online and allow multiple users at one time

E-reserves Login

Special Collections & Archives - 5th floor

• Special Collection of the history of the University from 1866 to present
• Repository for non-current official University Records
• Repositiory for records of student organizations, alumni activities, and university publications
• Large collection of photographs and other memorabilia

Special Collections & Archives website

Stacks - 4th and 5th floors

• Main collection of books
• Bound periodicals
• Open-access and self-serve