welcome to simpson library
About Simpson Library
Simpson Library is the main library for the University and an excellent place to study, to work with class groups and teams, and to get friendly professional assistance with research for all kinds of assignments. We also serve UMW faculty and staff and are open to the public.
Our collections include 367,000 volumes in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences; more than 42,000 netLibrary electronic books to read online; millions of articles from magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals; popular reading and “Just for Fun” books; maps; and Federal and Virginia government documents.
Simpson Library mp3 Audio and Enhanced Audio Tours
Would you like to feel more confident when you come to the library?
Take a Simpson Library mp3 tour. A friendly librarian’s voice will talk you through highlights of our building and services.
You’ll learn:
- Where to get help with all your questions
- What Austin Powers has in common with librarians
- Where to find hidden maps, magazines, and journals
- Good places to work with a team or group
- The best places to hide out and do some serious studying
- Where the rarest books in the library are kept
- And lots more!
Choose one of these ways to take the tour:
- Download the tour to your own mp3 player or iPod, come to the building and walk the walk as we talk the talk. The entire tour takes about 20 minutes.
- Save the audio tour to your computer and listen to it 24/7.
- If you use iTunes, have a Video iPod or have a QuickTime Player on your computer, download our enhanced tour and listen and watch. This version includes photographs in sync with the narration.
Simpson Library mp3 Tour (Right click. Save Target as mp3.)
Simpson Library Enhanced Audio Tour (Right click. Save Target as m4a.)
Please see Tour Simpson Library for a Text and Image Tour.