Academic Resources
Our strong, well-balanced collection consists of over 350,000 printed, electronic full-text and media resources. This does not include additional citation information for resources identified in our 100+ databases. Borrowing agreements with other libraries in Texas and throughout the world will allow UIW students access to items that are not housed at UIW.
The two major services that support reciprocal borrowing are TexShare and Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
TexShare cards are issued to UIW students at the Reference Desk in the Mabee Library. These cards are honored at participating Texas libraries. Each library establishes the number of books you can borrow and the loan periods.
ILL is usually without charge to the user. Most materials identified through any of our databases can be obtained through this service if UIW does not own the item. Activate your ILL account by clicking on this link - http://uiwtx.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/logon.html and signing into the system using your UIW username and password.
If you have any questions about ILL or TexShare, please don’t hesitate to contact the library’s Reference Desk at 829-3835.
RefWorks – Manage your bibliographic citations, .pdfs and images using RefWorks, the University’s choice for bibliographic citation management. To learn more about this resource, contact the library’s Reference Desk at 829-3835.
Media Resources - This valuable and growing collection of educational and entertainment media is housed in Reference Room 145. It includes all formats such as DVDs, Compact Discs, CD-ROMs, video and audio cassettes, LPs and slides for UIW student, faculty and staff to check out. Materials may also be used on equipment provided in the building.
Journals - The physical volumes and current issues of periodicals (journals and magazines) are located on the second floor of the library. Many of the physical items have been replaced by online versions. Check the "Journals List" link on the library’s webpage for the titles you are looking for. http://library.uiwtx.edu .