This Week's Hours
Sunday10am - 1am
Monday7am - 1am
Tuesday7am - 1am
Wednesday7am - 1am
Thursday7am - 1am
Friday7am - 10pm
SaturdayClosed
What's New
Get It For Me" (GIFM), a streamlined document delivery service for TAMUG faculty, staff, and students. GIFM allows you to request materials not available in our catalog and have them delivered free of charge, with faster response times and expanded access to libraries nationwide and internationally. To get started, register with your NetID and use the easy-to-navigate platform to submit requests.
Events and Workshops
Upcoming Events
| Title: | Learn about Creative Commons Licenses and Openly Licensed Resources |
| From: | From: 11:30am - 12:20pm Monday, March 31, 2025 |
| To: | 12:20pm Monday, March 31, 2025 |
| Presenter: | Elizabeth Chenette & Jennifer Pate |
| Library: | Online |
| Categories: | Faculty, GRAD Aggies, OpenEd, Workshop |
| Registration: | Registration required |
| Description: | Harness the power of open copyright to lower student costs for course materials. This workshop will walk you through the 6 creative commons licenses, as well as openly licensed resources to and use for your course. This session is for course instructors, instructional designers, and teaching assistants. If you need accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to be able to participate in this event, please contact Jennifer Pate (jennifer.pate@tamu.edu) to communicate your needs at least 5 business days prior to allow us to facilitate a reasonable accommodation. This workshop may be eligible for GRAD Aggies credit (1 PDU). To receive credit, participants must attend the session, submit the Libraries’ attendance form in a timely manner, AND complete any additional steps as required by the respective program. For more information about GRAD Aggies click here |
| Title: | Identifying Quality Journals, Maximizing Impact, and Avoiding “Predatory Journals” |
| From: | From: 12:00pm - 1:00pm Monday, March 31, 2025 |
| To: | 1:00pm Monday, March 31, 2025 |
| Presenter: | David Hubbard |
| Library: | Online |
| Categories: | Copyright and Publishing, Faculty, GRAD Aggies, Graduate Students, Staff, Workshop |
| Registration: | Registration required |
| Description: | Identifying the right journal can be challenging, especially with an ever-increasing number of journals and publishing options. This workshop will present some approaches, tools, and tips to help you identify quality journal venues. These same approaches, tools, and tips will also help maximize your research impact and avoid “predatory journals.” This workshop is for anyone interested in journal publishing, especially graduate students, faculty, and staff. After attending this presentation, participants will be able to:
If you need accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to be able to participate in this event, please contact David Hubbard (hubbardd@library.tamu.edu) to communicate your needs at least 5 business days prior to allow us to facilitate a reasonable accommodation. This workshop may be eligible for GRAD Aggies credit (1 PDU). To receive credit, participants must attend the session, submit the Libraries' attendance form in a timely manner, AND complete any additional steps as required by the respective program. For more information about GRAD Aggies click here. |
| Title: | Research Consultation Available Hours |
| From: | From: 12:00pm - 2:00pm Monday, March 31, 2025 |
| To: | 2:00pm Monday, March 31, 2025 |
| Location: | Writing Lab |
| Library: | Galveston |
| Description: | Book an appointment with Peer Research Consultant Sydney Cash via Navigate for assistance with: Getting Started in Research: Don't know where to begin? Don't panic! Plan ahead, make an appointment, and our consultants will help you start down the path toward productivity. Finding Research Resources: Our consultants can help guide you toward trustworthy and highly relevant scholarly resources. Navigating Library Databases: TAMU students have access to 1,262 databases. Research consultants can teach you how to select a database appropriate for your project, and how to navigate the many internal search options. Organizing Research: Never lose track of a valuable article or other research materials again. Our consultants can teach you how to stay organized and keep your resources focused. |
| Title: | Political Science Tutoring |
| From: | From: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Monday, March 31, 2025 |
| To: | 3:00pm Monday, March 31, 2025 |
| Location: | 108B |
| Library: | Galveston |
| Categories: | Tutoring |
| Description: | Dr. Haney's tutors will be available to assist students enrolled in POLS courses. |
| Title: | Research Consultation Walk-In Hours |
| From: | From: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Monday, March 31, 2025 |
| To: | 3:00pm Monday, March 31, 2025 |
| Library: | Galveston |
| Description: | Drop in to meet with Peer Research Consultant Travis Moon for assistance with: Getting Started in Research: Don't know where to begin? Don't panic! Plan ahead, make an appointment, and our consultants will help you start down the path toward productivity. Finding Research Resources: Our consultants can help guide you toward trustworthy and highly relevant scholarly resources. Navigating Library Databases: TAMU students have access to 1,262 databases. Research consultants can teach you how to select a database appropriate for your project, and how to navigate the many internal search options. Organizing Research: Never lose track of a valuable article or other research materials again. Our consultants can teach you how to stay organized and keep your resources focused. Drop-In consultations are first come, first serve, available in the Writing Lab. |
Website Introduction
Welcome to the new website for the Jack K. Williams Library! The website has a new look and several new features. Watch the video for a short explanation of some of the new functionality.
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