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In support of this mission, the Libraries' collections contain more than 3 million volumes, with more than 549,000 available as e- books. The Libraries subscribe to more than 78,000 periodicals and serials and more than 600 databases, many of which are available for searching via the Internet. Materials not available at the libraries may be requested through Interlibrary Loan. The library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), Center for Research Libraries (CRL), Research Libraries Group (RLG), and Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL).
