About the Emerson Library at Webster University

Building Features and Floorplans

1st Floor (Edgar Rd. entrance)

Service Desk (Circulation desk/Reserves/Interlibrary Loan)

Service Desk made possible through the generosity of Jacobs/Sverdrup.

Cyber Café

Research facility available to Webster students, faculty, and staff 24-hours a day; includes the Jazzman's Café snack bar and vending machines. See our Emerson Library Computing Guide for information on available software, hardware, policies, availability, etc.

Current periodicals

Includes over 1,500 periodicals.

Current Periodicals & Readers Area made possible through the generosity of The Forsyth Family.

Electronic classroom

Location of research classes taught by Reference Librarians.

Library Classroom made possible through the generosity of Edward Jones Investments.

Lecture/Conference Room

100 seat meeting room approximately 35' by 35' (call (314) 968-7106 to schedule or use our online schedule form).

The Lecture/Conference Room made possible through the generosity of Ameren Corporation.

Listening/Viewing Center

Includes a growing collection of videos, dvds, cds, etc. as well as rooms or carrels for viewing, basic media/downloading, and listening to foreign language broadcasts. For more information, contact the Circulation Desk at (314) 968-6952.

Listening/Viewing Center made possible through the generosity of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

New books/Display

Display area made possible through the generosity of The May Department Stores Company and its Famous-Barr, Lord & Taylor, and David's Bridal divisions.

2nd floor (Quadrangle entrance)

Reference desk, offices, and reference collection

Encyclopedias, dictionaries, statistics, etc. Call (314) 968-6950 (800-985-4279) for assistance from a reference librarian.

Electronic Commons

Access to worldwide resources at 24 online research workstations. See our Emerson Library Computing Guide for information on available software, hardware, policies, availability, etc.

Adaptive Technology Room

Offers a variety of adaptive technology equipment to aid disabled users with reading, composing documents and using the Internet (contact the Webster U. Academic Resource Center or see our Services for Special Needs page for more information).

Curriculum Library

Children's literature, curriculum guides, kits, textbooks, and other materials to aid students in the School of Education

Special Collections & Archives Reading Room

Provides reading and research space for scholars using the library's rare books and archives (for more information, see our Special Collections/Archives page).

3rd floor

Books A-M

See our Finding Materials page for more information about how materials are arranged in the library.

Administrative Offices

Library Dean, Technical Services, Systems, and Acquisitions

4th floor

Books N-Z

See our Finding Materials page for more information about how materials are arranged in the library.

Webster Theses/Dissertations

Webster has a select number of masters' theses and doctoral dissertations in the collection.

Faculty Development Center

Resources to aid faculty in instructional design, online and web-enhanced course development, instructional media production, workshops and training. Part of the Institute for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

The Institute for Excellence in Teaching and Learning--Faculty Development Center made possible through the generosity of Bank of America.

Reading Room:

Made possible through the generosity of Marlyn and Alyn Essman.

Lower Level

Bound periodicals

Older issues of magazines, journals, and newspapers.

Microform collections and reader-printers

Collections include various newspapers on microfilm and the ERIC documents on microfiche.

Archives

Includes the University Archives, the George Adam Smith Archives, the Henrietta Maizner Hochschild Collection, and other special collections. See our Webster University Archives page for more information or call (314) 968-6950. The Archives made possible through the generosity of Patricia and Charles S. Drew, Jr. in memory of his grandfather, the Very Rev. Sir George Adam Smith, D.D., Chaplain to the Kings.

All floors:

Group study rooms

Eighteen rooms seating 4 to 10 people are located throughout the library. Half of the rooms are available on a first come, first serve basis. Half of the rooms may be reserved on an occasional basis for Webster student and faculty academic use by calling the Circulation Desk at (314) 968-6952 or using our online schedule form. All rooms are fully wired for electronic as well as traditional research and study.

Group study rooms made possible through the generosity of Earthgrains Company, US Bancorp, A.G. Edwards, and Nancy and Donald Ross.

Study Areas

3rd floor study area made possible through the generosity of E. Reuben & Gladys Flora Grant Charitable Trust.

Restrooms

Restrooms are available at the south end of the building by the elevator. A family restroom is also available in the first floor of the CyberCafe.

Phones

A pay phone is located in the foyer by the Edgar Road entrance. Campus phones are available on each floor by the elevator at the south end of the building.

Art in the Library

Works of art are displayed throughout the library. A list is available at the Reference Desk.