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Email or text ask.us@fandm.edu and we’ll answer ASAP!

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Ask a question using our Chat Service. We’re online during the semester:
Sunday - Thursday 11am-5pm & 7pm-2am
Friday - Saturday 11am-5pm & 7pm-12am

Visit or Call Us

Stop by the Ask Me desk in Shadek-Fackenthal, or the Circulation desk in Martin for research assistance, or call at:
   Shadek-Fackenthal Library
   717-291-4217
   Martin Library of the Sciences
   717-291-4331

Meet With Us

Students can Meet with a research expert to develop research topics, refine search strategies and find valuable resources.

Consult With Us

Students can Consult with a librarian to research prospective employers and explore grant & scholarship opportunities.

Ask Archives

Archives & Special Collections questions can be emailed to archives@fandm.edu

Frequently Asked of Us

Check our FAQ for answers to popular library & research questions.

Collections

College Archives: College Archives collects the historical record of the College. Collections include non-current official and unofficial records of administrative and academic departments; biographical information on college staff, faculty and alumni; student theses and memorabilia; works published by faculty and alumni; sound and video recordings; and photographs that document people and events.
Special Collections: Special Collections preserves the unpublished, personal papers of prominent local individuals in manuscript collections; historical published materials such as rare books, maps, prints, posters, photographs, newspapers; and the German-American Imprint Collection consisting of newspapers, books, almanacs, fraktur and broadsides printed in German in North America.
Digital Collections: Digital Collections contains select items from collections and will continue to be developed for wider availability. Collections will include rare books, manuscripts, college archives and digital cooperatives.
Scholars Square: Scholars Square serves as an institutional repository featuring the research material of students & faculty. Materials are managed in a professionally maintained archive giving them increased visibility and accessibility over time.
Collection Highlights: This page features a few of the more significant or unique items held by the Archives & Special Collections of the College.