The Gumberg Library offers a collection of over 239,900 printed books, with particular strengths in the Humanities, including English, American, and other literatures. We are also very strong in Philosophy and Theology.
We offer access to 836,100+ ebooks on all subjects. Currently we own over a million print and ebooks, and the numbers are always growing.
If you need a book for research that Gumberg Library does not have, use the Request a Purchase form on the Info & Help page.
You can also access hundreds of print and electronic reference works.
We connect you to the contents of 101,100+ electronic journals. We still receive 123 journals in print.
We access 195,200 streaming videos.
We provide access to over 421 different databases, containing many types of information sources, with over 40 for use in literary studies. These include the major databases for scholarly secondary works on literary topics, particularly the MLA International Bibliography, Literature Resource Center, ProQuest One: Literature, as well as numerous databases of literary primary sources, and more.
We offer over 600 research guides created by subject specialists to point users to the very best resources on specific topics.
Most importantly, we have a friendly and expert staff ready to help you in any way we can!
All Gumberg Library electronic resources can be accessed from anywhere by entering your Multipass username and password when prompted.
Gumberg Library resources must be accessed through the links on Gumberg Library webpages.
If at any time you need help with using Gumberg Library resources, please contact Ted Bergfelt, Humanities Librarian, via email or by phone at 412-396-5351, 8:30 am-4:30 pm ET, Monday-Friday. If he is not available, Ask Gumberg
