Articles, books, audio, video, images and more.
Books and other materials from Colby, Bates and Bowdoin.
Colby, Bates, Bowdoin, Middlebury, Wellesley, and Williams
Help with NExpressAcademic and public libraries in Maine
Help with MaineCatTitles (A-Z) of journals to which Colby subscribes with links to their contents.
Lists of our electronic databases, with links for access.
Off-Campus AccessRequest a book, chapter, journal article, or thesis that Colby does not own or check the status of your requests.
For assistance contact: illmail@colby.eduEasily search for articles across thousands of sources.
ILL RequestLists of our electronic databases, with links for access.
Remote Access | Questions? Ask Us!Digital repository of books, and primary resources from around the world. More detailed information and help.
Digital repository of journals, newspapers, theses, archives and government publications from the U.S. and developing regions. For assistance, contact a research librarian.
New database subscriptions under consideration.
Search for course reserves.
Note: There are no physical reserves this semester.
Guides to scholarly resources, vetted and organized by subject specialists.
Special Collections & Archives is open by appointment only to the Colby College community for the Fall 2020 semester. Published materials include rare books, college archives and other materials held by Special Collections.
Our major collections of unpublished materials contain correspondence, literary manuscripts and items from the college archives. The list of major collections includes links to finding aids and other content.
Digital Commons contains scholarly and creative collections unique to Colby. Content includes honors theses, student capstone work, faculty scholarship, college archives and special collections and journals.
The Colbiana Photographs collection contains over 10,000 images from Colby's history. Subjects include the downtown Waterville campus, construction and relocation to Mayflower Hill, and views of students and faculty throughout the decades.
Artstor is a digital library of nearly 2 million images from the arts, humanities, and sciences. Colby-related collections in Artstor include the Imago teaching collection, Colbiana Photographs, and images from the Colby College Museum of Art.
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