General Information
Access to Jefferson Hall
- USMA Cadets
- West Point faculty & their spouses
- West Point staff (USMA and non-USMA) and their spouses.
- Graduates of West Point
- U.S. military personnel
- Those who wish to use a federal depository library (44 USC 19 § 1909)
- Delivery personnel and contractors
- Accompanied children of those in 2-5
- Accompanied guests of those in 1-5
Eligible Borrowers
- Cadets
- West Point faculty & their spouses, who may also borrow on behalf of their children
- West Point staff (non-contracted USMA and non-contracted non-USMA) and their spouses, who may also borrow on behalf of their children
- Members of the U.S. military stationed at West Point and their spouses, who may also borrow on behalf of their children
Loan Periods
- Books: 28 days
- Government Documents: 14 days
- Videos: 7 days
Vision Statement
The USMA library will function as the academic heart of West Point and become one of the premier undergraduate libraries in the United States. It will instill cadets with a love of learning and equip them with the resources and skills to pursue questions wherever they may lead throughout their careers.
Mission Statement
The Library serves the USMA curriculum by partnering with faculty and staff across campus to equip cadets with the skills and resources necessary to conduct serious and meaningful research and to become life-long learners. To this end we provide (a) research assistance, (b) instruction in the craft of research, (c) carefully curated collections, (d) external sources relevant to the curriculum, (e) access around the world to material unique to West Point, (f) publications for the academic community on which we rely, and (g) space for cadets to engage in scholarship and study.
Statistics, 2007-2008
- Total collections: books & bound journal volumes: 608,992
- Books & bound journal volumes added this year: 16,806
- Book volumes added by purchase this year: 5,054
- Government documents:12,582
- Government documents depository - % received: 32%
- Print periodical titles currently recieved: 789
- Returnable Items loaned to other libraries: 2,115
- Non-returnable items loaned to other libraries: 539
Returnable items borrowed from other libraries: 2,374 - Non-returnable items borrowed from other libraries: 2,294
- Print items circulated to students: 44,276
- Print items circulated to faculty: 8,226
- Print items circulated to others: 5,950
- Number of hours open per week: 103