Kelly Library. The library provides easy access to more than 390,000 items including books, periodicals, government documents, audio and video tapes, compact discs, and electronic databases. Emory & Henry subscribes to approximately 900 journals and newspapers in print, and over 12,000 full-text journals and newspapers in electronic databases available through the library’s web site. The library has numerous computer workstations from which electronic resources may be accessed.

Kelly Library is a member of the Holston Associated Libraries, Inc., a consortium of five private colleges, two public libraries, and a school of law. The libraries have a shared online library system, with all holdings combined in one public access catalog, searchable online in Kelly Library or from remote locations via the internet. Kelly Library also participates in the VIVA (Virtual Library of Virginia) project, providing users with access to a number of electronic databases. Emory & Henry College participates in the Appalachian College Association Central Library Project, which provides an extensive collection of electronic media and resources.

Reference Services. The librarians offer instructional programs, training sessions and orientations, along with academic reference services, and individualized assistance with projects, research questions, and term papers. The library is open more than ninety hours per week, with professional librarians available.

Interlibrary Loan. If students need research materials which are not available in Kelly Library, the materials may be requested online through ILLiad, the college’s electronic interlibrary loan system.

Online Services. Kelly Library maintains a library web server with information resources available to all students online. Resources include journal indexes, full-text journals online, encyclopedias and style manuals, newspapers, government documents, and bibliographic indexes in all areas of the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Specialized help in locating resources is available, and students may email reference questions to the librarians.

Media Services. The library provides audiovisual materials and equipment for the use of these library materials, including one instructional and one public access computer lab.

Information Technology Services. The campus is wired for voice, video, and data. All residence hall rooms provide a data drop for every residential student who brings a computer to college. In addition, all residence hall rooms have telephone and voice mail service.