Sterling C. Evans Library
The University Libraries complex consists
of the Sterling C. Evans Library and Annex, the Cushing Memorial
Library, the West Campus Library and the Policy Sciences and
Economics Library located in the Robert H. and Judy Lee Allen
Building at the George Bush Presidential Library Center and the
Medical Sciences Library. The University's principal research
collections, numbering approximately 2.8 million volumes and
5.2 million microforms, are housed in the centrally located Sterling
C. Evans Library and Annex with seating for more than 4,000 readers.
Currently more than 50 group study areas are available for students,
faculty and staff.
The Advanced Studies Division staff provide
assistance in using the reference collections as well as the
general collection and specialized collections such as government
documents and microform materials. Over 550 national and international
electronic citation databases are available to students in the
library and remotely. Scores of these files comprise citations
to research literature, and a growing number of databases of
full-text information from journals and other information sources
are also available. Reference services provide a broad program
of library instruction, ranging from orientation tours to class
sessions on subject-specific resources and research techniques.
The Cushing Memorial Library and Archives,
repository for rare books, manuscripts, special collections and
archives, is located on the west side of Evans Library, across
from the Academic Building.
The Educational Media Services (EdMS)
on the fourth floor of the Annex provides audiovisual and multimedia
services and videotape resources. It offers database and Internet
searching for reference purposes. Multimedia authoring and development
software such as Authorware, Director and Photoshop is also available.
Through the online catalog, LibCat,
users can access the Library's books and thousands of journal
articles by author, title, subject and keyword searching. The
bulk of the collections are organized according to the Library
of Congress classification system. An "open stack" arrangement
allows free access to all materials except those in Special Collections
and Archives.
Approximately 36,632 serial titles are
currently received, including some 150 state, national and foreign
newspapers. The library is a depository for selected U.S. Federal
documents. The library is also a depository for Texas State documents
and U.S. patents. An extensive collection of technical reports
is also housed in the library.
The West Campus Library primarily serves
the Mays Business School and
departments within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
that are located on the west campus. It has a limited, specialized
collection of 650 periodicals, reference works and current monographs
in business and agriculture. The Library has reading space for
1,000. A document delivery service delivers materials between
the Evans Library and the West Campus Library. The focus of the
West Campus Library is the R. C. Barclay Reference and Retailing
Resources Center. The Barclay Center offers a variety of electronic
resources, including compact disk and online databases as well
as access to the Internet, to serve the needs of business and
agriculture. Staff offer instruction on searching databases and
consultation for specific information needs.
The Policy Sciences and Economics Library
in the Allen Building has a limited, specialized collection of
periodicals, reference works and current monographs in political
science, government and public service and economics. It also
offers several hundred electronic journals and databases.
Information and services for these libraries
can be accessed on the web at library.tamu.edu/evans.
Medical Sciences Library
Serving the College of Veterinary Medicine
and the TAMUS Health Science Center, including the College
of Medicine and School of Rural Public Health, the Medical
Sciences Library houses a specialized collection of biomedical
books, journals, and electronic resources. The Medical Sciences
Library's collection includes over 100,000 volumes of journals
and books in print and other media, including electronic formats.
The library currently receives over 1,500 subscriptions to
American as well as international biomedical journals in print
format and more than 1,600 electronically. MEDLINE,
the premier database for medical and health services resources,
and other biomedical and health sciences databases, are accessible
online through the university computer network. As one of the
Texas A&M University Libraries, the Medical Sciences Library
offers access to more than 15,000 electronic journals and over
600 databases from its website.
While in close proximity to its primary
clientele, the College of Veterinary Medicine and the TAMUS
Health Sciences Center, the Medical Sciences Library also provides
services and resources to the hospital libraries at Scott & White
and the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, both located
in Temple, Texas. In addition, as the only veterinary library
in Texas, MSL serves veterinarians statewide. Increasingly,
the Medical Sciences Library is providing services and resources
to remote users throughout the state of Texas and the nation.
While the professional staff provides
reference services to local and remote customers, the staff
also provides instruction in database searching and managing
biomedical information. In addition, librarians attend rounds
in veterinary clinics and offer services to local health institutions
and practitioners through outreach programs. The MSL administers
the only Clinical Veterinary Librarian program in the state.
Open extensive hours to serve the students,
staff and faculty, the Medical Sciences Library offers remote
access to its catalog and other electronic resources through
the University Libraries website at www.library.tamu.edu.
For more information about MSL's services and policies, please
visit its website or call (979) 845-7428.
