The Library provides access to a constantly expanding collection of more than 500,000 electronic resources, including e-books, e-journals, streaming videos, and more, accessible 24 hours a day, 365 days a year through the Library website. The Library is home to the Xavier University Archives and Special Collections which maintains and preserves a unique collection of manuscripts, university record
s, photographs, ephemera, and rare books with a focus on African-American, Louisiana, Gulf Coast-region and U.S. Roman Catholic history and culture, and the creative writing of the modern Deep South. The Library offers a wide range of information services, including chat and email assistance, as well as in-person research consultation in both one-on-one and classroom settings. The Library is committed to offering students and faculty forward-thinking and sustainable information- and resource-management tools.