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WELCOME FROM THE DIRECTOR
Fall Semester 2009

Welcome to all returning and new members of the Wiley College Family this fall semester! We are elated to have you on the Wiley College Campus! The Thomas Winston Cole, Sr. Library Staff welcomes you and hopes to see you often!

The library staff is committed to excellence and to the College’s overall goals of teaching, learning, and service. Our vision is to make the Library the center of information resources and the epitome of quality service for our users. We also endeavor to promote the high standards, beliefs and principles of Wiley College.

Our collection is growing! We currently have over 88,000 volumes, 27,000 e-books and a print journal collection of over 350 titles! An array of quality resources are made available via the World Wide Web (WWW) and through other expanding information technology resources.

Again, welcome to the Thomas Winston Cole, Sr. Library! We look forward to assisting you with all your information and research needs.

Alma Ravenell

LIBRARY RESOURCES:

• Wildcat Library Catalog
  
  

  This link will access Cole Library's online database of books, videos and documents. You can search the catalog by Author, Title, Subject or Keyword.

• Access TexShare Databases
  
  (Requires login and password) – Please call the Library at 903-927-3357, or visit the Library for login and password information.

  TexShare is a statewide consortium of academic and public libraries as well as libraries of clinical medicine. It is administered by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. TexShare provides access to approximately 60 electronic databases for research. TexShare also provides access to the online library catalogs of the 293 library members which have them. Interlibrary loan services may be available from these member libraries.

• Texas Share Borrowers Card
  
  

• Access JSTOR Database
  
  JSTOR provides a full-text archive of almost 200 core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. The service digitizes and provides enhanced indexing to complete collections of these journals, starting with the very first issues, many of which date from the 1800s. Current issues are not included and there is a fixed period of time, from 1 to 5 years, between the most recent issue of any journal and the most recent issue available in JSTOR. Cole Library has the Arts & Sciences I and II Collections, which include some journals from various disciplines with an emphasis on social sciences and education. A very extensive journal archive.

  (Requires secure logon. Use Wiley College login and password. Works with Microsoft Internet Explorer only.)

• Learning Express Library

  The www.learningexpresslibrary.com database is a completely interactive and comprehensive website that features more than 300 online practice tests and courses for students and adults of all ages. Learning Express is the leading online provider of test preparation, basic skills, and career guidance materials, serving 3,000 libraries and 80 billion people nationwide. Cole Library is pleased to add this comprehensive learning tool to the educational and career development services offered by Wiley College.

• TurnItIn.com
  
  The worldwide standard in online plagiarism prevention, Turnitin helps educators and students take full advantage of the internet's educational potential.

• The "Big Read"
  
  The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The NEA presents The Big Read in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in cooperation with Arts Midwest. The Big Read brings together partners across the country to encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment.