Our collections
The services and collections of the Joan Staats Library support The Jackson Laboratory's mission to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.
Our specialized collection areas focus on genetics, inbred mice, animal health and husbandry, development, embryology, complex traits, immunology, cancer, molecular biology, neuroscience and computational biology.
Over 11,000 online journal titles and a book collection of more than 3,400 volumes comprise the collection. The library is located on the second floor of the C.C. Little Library and Conference Center.
The Jackson Laboratory Historical Archives Collection includes the C.C. Little Papers, 1929-1954; The Jackson Laboratory Staff Personal Papers, including the George Snell Papers; The Jackson Laboratory Publications; a Photograph Collection of over 5,000 prints and negatives; and numerous media and museum collections.
Contact information
Address
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The Joan Staats Library |
Phone: 207.288.6083 |
Staff
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Jayson Felty |
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Milo Wakeman |
Hours
Open 24-hours a day to employees, summer students, and official visitors of the Laboratory.
The Library is not open to the general public. Local libraries that are open to the public include the Jesup Memorial Library, the College of the Atlantic Thorndike Library, and the Ellsworth Public Library.
