Gould Library collections provide a wide range of materials and resources that directly advance, reflect, and support the College’s current and evolving curriculum.
We provide content in many formats, including print and electronic books , print and electronic journals, magazines, newspapers, research databases and digital collections, images, media, and music, maps, data, government documents, and microfilm.
No single library can own every resource. Beyond our collections, the library participates in multi-institutional partnerships to maximize and expand access to resources through Interlibrary Loan, the Carleton/St. Olaf Bridge Consortium, Minitex, HathiTrust, and the Center for Research Libraries.
Carleton College Archives
The primary purpose of the Carleton College Archives is to gather, preserve, and make available for institutional reference and public research use documentation and information pertaining to the work, history, and development of Carleton College, or about programs, policies, activities, events, persons, or groups associated with the College.
Gould Library Special Collections
Books and other printed materials that are fragile, rare, valuable, of unusual format, or otherwise in need of special care and protection are housed in Special Collections.
These materials include examples of various periods and styles of printing, binding, and book illustration. The College maintains this collection, like all library materials, to support the curriculum.
Carleton Digital Commons
Carleton Digital Commons is a place for open access publishing and other collected research, scholarship, and creative expression of Carleton College faculty, staff, and students.