Graduate Student's Library
Guide
What’s in the Library for GRADUATE STUDENTS?
See the library web page from the university’s home page: www.hsutx.edu. The
library staff have listed hours, library guides, links to other academic
Internet sites as well as style manuals and other resources. Your university ID
is your library card and can be used at the libraries of the Abilene Library
Consortium (ALC) which include HSU, Abilene Christian University, McMurry
University, Howard Payne University and the Abilene Public Library.
Remote login to the periodical databases is through a proxy server. Your library
barcode number is used for access; it has 13-digits and is on the back of your
university ID. Some features in the ALC catalog require your ID number and pin
number. The pin number for the library is the last four digits of your Social
Security number.
The library’s voice mail phone index is 670-1236. However, if the library is
open, library circulation staff will always answer 670-1578; for reference
assistance call 671-2151. HSU library’s Interlibrary Loan office will borrow
materials from other libraries worldwide, if local materials are not sufficient
for your research. Also, the libraries run a weekday courier to each ALC
location. We also participate in a statewide courier service to 150 Texas
libraries. If you need to personally visit Texas libraries outside Abilene, talk
to the Circulation Supervisor about getting a
TEXSHARE card.
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| Long Term Library Hours |
Mon. - Thurs. | 7:30am - 10:30pm |
Friday | 7:30am - 5:00pm |
Saturday | 1:00pm - 5:00pm |
Sunday | 3:30pm - 10:30pm |
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| Long Term Music Library Hours |
Mon. - Thurs. | 7:30am - 10:00pm |
Friday | 7:30am - 5:00pm |
Saturday | 1:00pm - 5:00pm |
Sunday | 3:30pm - 10:00pm |
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Current Library Hours
General Academic Databases
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ALC CATALOG: The ABILENE LIBRARY CONSORTIUM database lists citations for
books, journals, and audio-visual materials owned by HSU as well as at ACU, APL,
McM and HPU. You can request items from in the database belonging to other
libraries to be delivered to HSU for your convenience.
- EBSCO: Academic Search Premier – large, partial full-text database for
academia.
- FirstSearch: WilsonSelectPlus – 1300 journals available totally full-text
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WorldCat – millions of book and internet resources worldwide.
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Dissertations – abstracts of U.S. dissertations on all academic topics.
- ReadersGuideAbs – abstracts of broad spectrum of journals.
- LexisNexis: Academic Universe, full-text news, business and law
- TEXSHARE: Newspapers, maps, literature, electronic books and a wide variety of
Databases and electronic books
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Newsbank: Over 1,000 full-text Texas, U.S. and Worldwide newspapers.
- Other Resources: U.S. government access - www.firstgov.gov
Resources by Program
Business Administration
Librarian Liaison: Alice W. Specht, 670-1229
Minor Databases:
- EBSCO: Regional Business News - full text international
- FirstSearch: EconLit, Consumer Index.
Other Resources:
- Hemphill Business Reading Room (RL, 3rd floor)
- Internet –helpful, but beware of unreliable or dated sources.
Counseling & Human Development
Librarian Liaison: Leta Tillman,
670-1244
Major Databases:
- EBSCO – PsycINFO and PsycArticles with partial full-text.
- FirstSearch: ERIC and EducationAbs all partial full-text
Other Resources: Reference books
English
Librarian Liaison: Elizabeth Norman, 670-1237
Minor Database:
- FirstSearch: WilsonSelectPlus, full-text; AHSearch humanities citation index
Other Resources:
- Reference Areas (RL 1st floor) literary bibliographies available
Environmental Management
Library Liaison: Ellen Simmons, 670-1521
Minor Databases:
- LexisNexis: Academic Universe, full-text news, business and law
- FirstSearch: AGRICOLA, BasicBIOSIS, BioAgIndex all partial full-text
- EBSCO: MEDLINE and CINAHL
Other Resources:
- U.S. Government Documents – RL (3rd floor) and available on the web at
www.epa.gov.
Family Psychology
Librarian Liaison: Belinda Norvell, 670-1232
Major Databases:
- EBSCO – PsycINFO and PsycArticles with partial full-text.
Gifted and Talented Education and Reading
Librarian Liaison: Leta
Tillman, 670-1244
Major Databases:
- EBSCO: Academic Search Premier - partial full-text
- FirstSearch: ERIC, EducationAbs both partial full-text
Minor Databases:
- FirstSearch: LibraryLit partial full-text for children’s literature
Other Resources:
- Cooper Education Library (RL 3rd floor) Teaching Strategies Collection,
- Juvenile Collection and State Adopted Textbooks
History
Librarian Liaison: Belinda Norvell, 670-1232
Music: Education, Performance, Church, Theory & Composition
Librarian Liaison: Murl Sickbert, 670-1565
Major Databases:
- FirstSearch: RILM abstracts of Music Literature and HumanitiesAbs partial
full-text.
- EBSCO: Music Index
Nursing
Librarian Liaison: Ellen Simmons, 670-1521
Major Databases:
- EBSCO: CINAHL nursing and health index – partial full-text; MEDLINE-abstracts;
- TEXSHARE: Health Reference Center Academic
Minor Databases:
- FirstSearch: BasicBIOSIS and GenSciAbs both partial full-text
- SPECIALIZED DATABASES: Cochrane Library, Wiley Interscience
Other Resources:
- Seller’s Medical Library at Hendrick Medical Center
Physical Therapy
Librarian Liaison: Ellen Simmons, 670-1521
Major Databases:
- EBSCO: CINHAL: Nursing and allied health index
- TEXSHARE: Health Reference Center Academic
- FirstSearch: MEDLINE and BasicBIOSIS partial full-text
Religion, Divinity, Family Ministry
Librarian Liaison: Teresa Ellis,
671-2159
Major Databases:
- EBSCO: ATLAS Full-text plus - Major religion and theology journals with some
full-text
- FirstSearch - Philosopher’s Index – indexing and abstracts from journals and
books in related topics.
Minor Databases:
- EBSCO: Academic Search Premier – partial full-text
- Religion and Philosophy Collection (database containing extensive coverage of
theology and philosophical studies)
- New Testament Abstracts (database containing bibliographic data)
- FirstSearch: HumanitiesAbs partial full-text
Other Resources:
- Southern Baptist Periodical Index – RL (3rd floor) print index area
- Family Ministry should also see sources for Family Psychology
Sports & Recreation Management and Advanced Physical Education
Librarian Liaison: Leta Tillman, 670-1244
Major Databases:
- EBSCO:SPORTDiscus – partial full-text sources.
- FirstSearch: ERIC and EducationAbs are partial full-text sources
Minor Database:
- FirstSearch: WilsonSelectPlus – 1300 full-text journals
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