Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center
Encyclopedia
Constructed in 1982, the Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center is named in honor of the late Robert Winship Woodruff, former CEO of the Coca Cola Company. The library was designed to serve the instructional, informational and research needs for member institutions of the Atlanta University Center
, the world's largest and oldest consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
. Atlanta University Center member institutions are Clark Atlanta University
, the Interdenominational Theological Center
, Morehouse College
, and Spelman College
.
The Library is a member of ARCHE, SOLINET, OCLC
, the HBCU Library Alliance, and is a participant of the Georgia state library network, GALILEO
.
Africana Collection, the Henry P. Slaughter Collection, and the Countee Cullen/Harold Jackman Memorial Collection of visual and performing arts.
Atlanta University Center
The Atlanta University Center Consortium is the largest contiguous consortium of African Americans in higher education in the United States. The center consists of four historically black colleges and universities in southwest Atlanta, Georgia...
, the world's largest and oldest consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Historically black colleges and universities are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the black community....
. Atlanta University Center member institutions are Clark Atlanta University
Clark Atlanta University
Clark Atlanta University is a private, historically black university in Atlanta, Georgia. It was formed in 1988 with the consolidation of Clark College and Atlanta University...
, the Interdenominational Theological Center
Interdenominational Theological Center
The Interdenominational Theological Center is a consortium of denominational seminaries located in Atlanta, Georgia. Today ITC educates and nurtures women and men who commit to and practice a liberating and transforming spirituality; academic discipline; religious, gender, and cultural diversity;...
, Morehouse College
Morehouse College
Morehouse College is a private, all-male, liberal arts, historically black college located in Atlanta, Georgia. Along with Hampden-Sydney College and Wabash College, Morehouse is one of three remaining traditional men's colleges in the United States....
, and Spelman College
Spelman College
Spelman College is a four-year liberal arts women's college located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The college is part of the Atlanta University Center academic consortium in Atlanta. Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, Spelman was the first historically black female...
.
The Library is a member of ARCHE, SOLINET, OCLC
OCLC
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. is "a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world’s information and reducing information costs"...
, the HBCU Library Alliance, and is a participant of the Georgia state library network, GALILEO
Georgia Library Learning Online
Georgia Library Learning Online, more commonly known as GALILEO, is a virtual library operated by the University System of Georgia. There are numerous databases available, including abstracts and full-text...
.
Collections
The Robert W. Woodruff Library's collection exceeds one million items consisting of approximately: 383,000 print volumes; 43,000 electronic books; 867,000 microforms; 314,000 government documents; 17,000 theses and dissertations; 35,000 bound periodicals; 1,500 current periodical subscriptions; 7,000 compact discs; more than 200 databases and nearly 7500 cubic feet (212.4 m³) of archival collection. The Archives and Special Collections department is noted for its extensive materials documenting the African American experience and the rich history of the AUC schools. Among the unique holdings are the John Henrik ClarkeJohn Henrik Clarke
John Henrik Clarke , born John Henry Clark, was a Pan-Africanist American writer, historian, professor, and a pioneer in the creation of Africana studies and professional institutions in academia starting in the late 1960s.He was Professor of African World History and in 1969 founding chairman of...
Africana Collection, the Henry P. Slaughter Collection, and the Countee Cullen/Harold Jackman Memorial Collection of visual and performing arts.