The mission of the AUC Main Library is to support the instructional and research needs of the AUC community. The Library provides the academic community with one of the largest English language research collections in Egypt. Using the Library of Congress classification system, open stacks and a fully automated catalog system, the Library provides approximately 342,748 volumes and 1700 current periodical subscriptions, and 2,265 media items. Electronics resources include over 22,000 e-books and 84 databases. Faculty and students are able to access information about the collections and services, and most of the electronic resources, on or off campus. With approximately 90 public access computers currently available, we provide laptops and wireless technology for use in the library. The library is a member of OCLC, the Research Libraries Group (RLG) and SHARES. The use of Ariel enhances the speed of document delivery from abroad. In addition to the required one hour course for Freshmen, library instruction is offered in all fields to students, faculty, staff and visitors.