Killam Memorial Library
Please contact killmref@dal.ca for general assistance or consult this list of services:
Services
- Book a study room
- Laptop loans
- Chat live with a librarian (Live Help)
- IT Help Desk
- Reference & research assistance
- Liaison librarians (for in-depth reference assistance)
- GIS help
- Archives & Special Collections
- Brightspace support (technical assistance for faculty)
- Copyright
- Course eReserves
- Document Delivery (for access to materials not in the Dal Libraries collections)
- Records management
- Research Data Management (RDM)
The Killam is Dalhousie University’s largest library. With a million books and 40,000 journals, its collections cover the Faculties of Science, Arts & Social Sciences, Management and Computer Science. It is our busiest library and the largest academic library in the Maritimes.
Location & Services
Address
Killam Memorial Library
Dalhousie University
6225 University Avenue
PO Box 15000
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
B3H 4R2
Maps to library
- Killam Library (Interactive Campus Maps)
- Location via Google Maps
Floorplans
Tours
In-person tours of the Killam Library are available by appointment. Email us (Killam.Library@dal.ca)
or phone (902) 494-3621.
Contact
Associate Dean Archives, Records Management, and Special Collections; Head, Killam Memorial Library (Acting): Elaine MacInnis
Library staff contacts
Phone numbers
- Access Services: 902-494-3617
- Shhh Texts (noise complaints) 902-220-5318
- Document Delivery: 902-494-3612
- Killam Administration: 902-494-3621
- Fax: 902-494-2062
Services specific to Killam
Key resources
The Killam’s collections specialize in the following research fields:
Subject Guides for all disciplines
- Online packages of resources created by subject specialist librarians.
Collections
Killam history
In 1965 a $30 million bequest of Dorothy Killam began the process of building a new University Library. Architect Leslie R. Fairn designed the new building. Construction on the Killam Memorial Library began in 1966 and was completed in 1971. Read the whole story.