Located in Bizzell Memorial Library, the John and Mary Nichols Rare Books and Special Collections are comprised of rare books and special materials in English, European, and American literatures dating from the 15th century to the present. Access to the collection is by appointment only; contact JoAnn Palmieri.

The History of Science Collections (HSC) is located on the 5th Floor of Bizzell and holds rare books from every field and subject area of science, technology and medicine. For more information, see the HSC's website.

The FMS Digital Media Lab and Library holds a large collection of screenplays, VHS cassettes, and DVDs for on-site viewing, and also provides editing equipment for filmmakers.

The Media Resource Center (MRC), a service of the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts, is a working library of time-based (non-book) materials: CDs, videos, digital audio tapes (DATs) and regular cassette tapes, digital video discs (DVDs) and long-playing records (LPs). These are available to anyone who wishes to use them in the Ruby Grant Fine Arts Library. Faculty, staff and graduate students (but not undergraduates) may also borrow items for short periods.