 Organized into 3 major divisions (main collection, science collection and a music collection), in 2005 it held 600,000 printed volumes in open stacks, 800,000 microfilms and microfiches, and a total of 140,000 maps, motion pictures, DVDs, sound recordings, and computer files in its collections, in addition to extensive digital resources and the University Archives.Initially, the system was a collection of 9000 volumes stored in Slocum Hall.Slocum Hall, built in 1898 served as the University library until 1966 when Beeghly Library was built.