Find Digital Materials

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WashU Libraries are committed to being an interactive hub of information resources, expertise, services, and relationships that advance research and learning. To offer the broadest range of information technology, the Libraries seek to provide access to digitized materials and scholarship produced at and provided through WashU.

Libraries Collections

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Digital Collections

WashU Libraries Digital Collections highlight materials that have been made or are born-digital.

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Quick Search

Quick Search contains all of the Libraries’ holdings, including books, journals, periodicals, and more.

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WashU Web Archive

Web Archive focuses on archiving sites that support WashU research collections.

Digital Subscriptions & Reserves

  • Ares Electronic Course Reserves | An online portal for electronically held course reserves.
  • Database Finder | Discover and access hundreds of online databases and articles. Search for databases by keyword or browse by subject, type, or vendor.
  • Libby | The Libraries provide access to eBook and audiobook titles through the OverDrive Collection and the associated Libby application.
  • Swank Film Library | The top 1,000 films on the Swank Motion Pictures Digital Campus are available through the Libraries with your WashU Key.

Digital Projects

Explore joint efforts between WashU faculty and other supporting archives, museums, and more.

Digital Exhibitions

Browse exhibitions curated from collections held within or cultivated by the WashU Libraries.

Digital Publishing

A suite of tools offered through the Libraries to create digital, open-access publications.