The Denver Campus library collects materials in support of the needs and interests of the students, faculty and staff of Johnson & Wales University. This growing collection of material focuses primarily on the major areas of study at this campus: Culinary Arts, Hospitality, Business, Criminal Justice, and Education.
The collection contains about 30,000 books, close to 1,200 videos, 200 magazine, journal and newspaper subscriptions. Search for materials using the Library Catalog.
In addition, students have access to nearly 30 electronic databases via the Internet. Search for full-text articles using the Library Databases.
If you are unable to locate the material you need, please contact us. We may be able to request it from another library (see Interlibrary Loan PDF) or you may make a recommendation (see Collection Suggestion). A list of new additions to the Library collection is available from the Library Catalog.
Other Library Collections
The Leadership Collection was created by the Community Leadership Institute in 2000 and is currently managed and maintained by the Denver Campus Library. The collection includes approximately 1,000 books relating to research in the theory and practice of leadership. In addition, many industry leaders, writers of merit, friends, and mentors of the University have donated books that provided them with inspiration and insight into their career and life. If you would be interested in donating material to the Leadership Library, please contact us. The Leadership Library is a circulating collection (see Borrowing Policies and Borrowing Periods/Fines). A complete list of the Leadership Collection is available from the Library Catalog.
Reserve Collection Instructors may help provide students with access to course material by adding items to the Reserve Collection. Examples of Reserve items include: required textbooks for a course, supporting materials for a research project, project examples, or supplemental course materials (books, articles, videos, etc). The Reserve Collection circulates (see Borrowing Policies and Borrowing Periods/Fines).
Menu Collection Students, Staff and Faculty have requested nearly 400 menus from regional and international restaurants and donated them to the Library. If you would be interested in donating menus, please contact us. The Menu Collection is non-circulating (cannot be checked out).
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