Morris Library is the main academic library on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, in Carbondale, Illinois.
Named for Delyte W. Morris who served as President of Southern Illinois University from 1948 to 1970, the library holds more than 5 million volumes, 63,000 current periodicals and serials, and over 3.6 million microform units.
Library users have access to I-Share (the statewide automated library system) and to a comprehensive array of databases and other electronic data files.
As the campus center for access to academic information and collaborative academic technology projects, Morris Library provides a wide range of services, including reference assistance, instructional and technical support, distance learning, geographic information systems (GIS), and multimedia courseware development.
[2] The library underwent a $48 million dollar renovation beginning in January 2006,[3] and final completion in 2014.