Library Services

The Vollbrecht College Library collects and makes available specialized professional print and electronic resources in support of the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral curricula. The print collection consists of over 25,000 bound reference and circulating volumes, as well as more than 115 current periodical subscriptions. Walsh’s extensive tax collection is one of the finest in the State of Michigan. The Library delivers 24/7 access to over 130 full-text online business databases which includes over 155,000 online periodicals and 747,392 e-books. Off-site access to these online resources, as well as to a variety of electronic reserve items, are available to all Walsh students, faculty and staff.

Library staff are prepared to assist the Walsh community in various ways. Students can telephone or e-mail the librarians with questions and requests or use our chat service on the Library home page. Librarians are available via Zoom for face-to-face reference appointments and students can schedule by emailing librarian@walshcollege.edu for an appointment. Students are welcome to visit the Troy campus for one-on-one assistance. The Troy campus has computers available to students for research, printing and class assignments where Librarians are able to guide students with research tasks.

The Vollbrecht Library has two accessibility stations (fully functional, August 2023) that will include a 24-inch screen, large keyboard, CCTV and software for vision and hearing impairments. While the stations are available to the public, the priority remains the Walsh learning community. Students, staff and faculty have access to other accessibility equipment, such as noise cancelling headphones, c-pens, and wireless keyboards and mouse combinations. This equipment has been made available through funding provided in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences through the Library of Michigan.

The Vollebrecht Library supports student and faculty research needs through no cost interlibrary loan. The Library participates in the MeLCat patron initiated interlibrary loan program which allows direct patron borrowing from more than 430 libraries throughout Michigan. This statewide resource sharing initiative makes the holdings of mostly academic libraries in Michigan readily available to Walsh students, staff, and faculty. Walsh is also a member of DALNET (Detroit Area Library Network) which is a consortium of 15 academic, public and special libraries in Southeastern Michigan. OCLC is another interlibrary loan partner, making books and articles loans from libraries worldwide.

The Library discovery system and curated research guides (ResearchGuides) provide students access to discipline specific information in areas such as: Accounting, Communication, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource Management, Global Business Information, Information Technology, Legal Resources, Marketing, Management, and Tax.

The main library collection is housed in the Vollbrecht Library located in the Jeffery W. Barry Center at the Troy location.

You can contact the Library via email at librarian@walshcollege.edu or phone: 248-823-1640.