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The
Louis Jefferson Long Library supports the mission and the institutional
goals of Wells College. The library provides educational and
information resources and services to our campus and local
communities. Library instruction adheres to the Association of College
and Research Libraries' (ACRL) standards for information literacy which
complement the
Wells College mission of educating students in the
ideals of the liberal arts.
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The
Louis Jefferson Long Library is
named
for Wells College's 11th president, and was completed in 1968.
It also houses the Learning Commons, Education Curriculum
Center,
Writing Center, a computer lab and printer room, offices for learning
support services, and a walk-through art gallery
. There is wireless connectivity throughout the building as
well as
an open-stack system and individual study carrels.
The
library has a collection of over 218,000 volumes and
subscribes to
325 print journals and 10 print newspapers. Collection
strengths
are in the
areas of art, history, literature, local history, philosophy, and
women's studies.
The Voyager online
library catalog is provided as part of the library's
integrated library system. This catalog is available both in
the library and from any remote site. Students, faculty and
staff can access their personal library records from the library online
catalog
and have a personal inventory of borrowed materials.
Long Library provides access to numerous electronic
resources.
Many of our databases provide full-text access to thousands
of journal articles. Some of the more well known databases
are EBSCOhost Research Databases; FirstSearch; Grove Music; JSTOR;
LexisNexis Academic; ProQuest; and PsycINFO. Database
training is available as part of the library's bibliographic
instruction program and by individual appointment.
Additionally, coordinated resource sharing via a computerized
interlibrary
loan network is available to all members of Wells College.
The Wells
College Archives is also housed in the library.
Last
updated 6-27-09
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