Collections

Explore the vast array of materials we collect and maintain in all formats, from text and images to accessible research data.

  1. Collecting Areas

    Discover how we build our collections, and the specialists who maintain each subject area.

  2. Collection Development Philosophy

    Our approach to collection development activity and decision-making around acquisition and management of materials.

  3. Digital Collections

    Images, texts, and more from campus and regional libraries and museums, plus information about starting a digital collection.

  4. Deep Blue Repositories

    Access a wide array of documents and data produced by people at the University of Michigan.

  5. HathiTrust Digital Library

    Access millions of books and journals digitized from libraries around the world.

  6. Michigan Publishing Services and University of Michigan Press

    Access or purchase scholarly and educational materials in a wide range of formats.

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