The libraries at Vassar are extraordinary and rank among the very best liberal arts collections in the United States both in the number of titles (over 1,000,000 print volumes) and in their exceptional variety and depth. The main library comprises the Frederick Ferris Thompson Memorial Library, considered one of the most beautiful collegiate gothic buildings in the country, and two modern additions, the Helen D. Lockwood Library and the Martha Rivers and E. Bronson Ingram Library. The Ingram Library, the most recent addition, houses the Catherine Pelton Durrell Archives and Special Collections and the Francis Fitz Randolph Rare Book Room. During the construction of the Ingram Library, the Thompson Library underwent extensive renovation. The combined result is a resource that effectively merges traditional materials with newer technologies, giving students extraordinary access to a broad range of print materials (books, journals, manuscripts, rare books, and archives) and electronic resources (electronic journals, indexes, full-text indexes, databases, web-based resources, CD ROMs, videos, and laser discs).