The TU/e Library consists of a central library and five department libraries. The most important  "location" however is the digital library which staff members and students may access directly from their workplaces.
The Library selects and integrates relevant information resources from all over the world, and provides access to them. Also, the Library offers services in the field of information management.

The TU/e Library is part of the Information Expertise Centre.

The Library implements and integrates information systems, making use of the most modern digital technology. The TU/e Library participates in the development of the Vubis library cataloguing system, which is used by a large number of libraries in various countries.

An important aim of the TU/e Library is to focus its information services on the requirements of education and research at the university.

The collection comprises a broad array of specialized information retrieval systems, often including options to link directly to the full text of publications. Other main elements in the collection are:

• 415,000 books, incl. 23,300 e-books 
• 550 printed journals
• 14.700 electronic journals
• 3,200 full-text TU/e dissertations
• 1,500 microfiches
• 66,000 other items 
• specialized electronic reference works

In order to locate a book in the library, make a note of its location and shelfmark. For example:

• Location: BOUWKUNDE BIBL. - The book is housed in the Architectural Sciences Library at the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (Vertigo building);
• Shelfmark: SCH 87 COR

-In the above example the first letter of the shelfmark (‘S’) indicates that the book will be found in the section of the library devoted to Planning, Housing, Traffic, and Transport (see plan).
-The book is shelved according to the subject class dealing with literature on Urbanization and Urban Growth (SCH), 
-among books published in 1987,
-and then alphabetically according to the last three letters of the shelfmark (‘COR’)