The USMC Research Library, also known as the Marine Corps University (MCU) Library or the Breckinridge Library, is housed in the Alfred M. Gray Research Center (GRC). Named for Lt. Gen. James C. Breckinridge, Navy Cross recipient and former Commandant of the Marine Corps Schools, the Library supports the students, faculty, and staff of MCU, and is the academic library for the Marine Corps.
The Library collection includes 140,000+ books, 130,000+ microforms, 200 print journal subscriptions and access to thousands of journals, serials, news sources, and gray literature through a variety of databases.
While the collection's focus is on Marine Corps history and expeditionary warfare, all aspects of military arts and sciences and military history are covered in depth, with additional coverage in ancillary subject areas such as history, international relations, regional and area studies, geography, political and social sciences and technology.
The Library provides a complete range of reference, bibliographic, research and loan services to students, faculty, and staff of MCU, as well as research support to Marines and independent scholars worldwide.