Avery Point Campus Library Collections

The library at Avery Point houses the majority of marine science related physical materials, both books and journals, for the University of Connecticut. The collection is designed to support the Graduate program in Marine Sciences and Undergraduate major in Marine Sciences. This collection also supports the Connecticut Sea Grant Program, the Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve, and Project Oceanology.

The library also has a general collection of books on the second floor to support all undergraduate students. New books arrive throughout the year and are featured on shelves near the library desk. The library has a growing graphic novel collection that is interfiled with the general collection upstairs. New in academic year 2024-25 is the Outdoor Fun collection of items to use outdoors, such as portable chairs, picnic blankets, volleyballs, and binoculars.

We have access to all the physical and electronic resources of the UConn Library. The libraries on the main campus and four regional campuses ship items to each other via UPS. UConn is a member of the Boston Library Consortium which is composed of 30 of the largest academic libraries in the Northeast corridor, and all members ship materials via UPS overnight. We also can acquire inter-library loan materials worldwide.

UConn Library has an ever-growing collection of electronic books as well as online reference works and full text online journals. All of these resources can be accessed from off campus with your NetID and password.