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The George Washington University Melvin Gelman Library 2130 H Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20052 Library Hours/Schedule: Gelman: 202 994-6845 Mount Vernon Campus--Eckles: 202 242-6620 Virginia Campus Library: 703 726-8230 For current information,
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Parking and Public Transportation
For parking information see: http://parking.gwu.edu
The closest Metro station to GW is the Foggy Bottom stop on the Orange and Blue lines. As you exit the station, turn right and walk one block to the first stop light (H Street). Turn left and walk 1.5 blocks to the Library entrance on your right.
Library Regulations
The Gelman Library serves primarily the GW community, mainly current students, faculty, staff, and alumni. To enter the library, GW patrons must present a current, valid, GWorld card. The Gelman Library is closed to the general public, but access is granted to GW-affiliated universities, schools, and organizations.
Loan and Period Fines
The loan periods for materials are:
- Undergraduates: 4 weeks
- Graduate students: 6 weeks
- Faculty: three fixed due dates a year (1/31, 5/31, 9/30)
Special Collections
Capitalizing on Washington, D.C.'s diverse communities and its role as the nation's capital, the Washingtoniana Collection, which includes manuscript and rare books collections documenting the city's political, economic, social, and cultural history. The Washingtoniana Collection's strengths are city planning, politics, and transportation.
The George Washington University Archives maintains collections documenting the University's administrative and social history, and the Foggy Bottom neighborhood. Included in the collections are records of the academic and administrative units of the University and its predecessor Columbian College, alumni and faculty papers, yearbooks, photographs, oral histories, student newspapers, publications, videotapes and artifacts.
The I. Edward Kiev Judaica Collection contains over 20,000 books, pamphlets, graphics and manuscripts related to various areas of Judaic Studies, from Rabbinics and biblical archeology to Jewish culture and modern Hebrew literature.
