Take a look at the Library Services page for more information on all of the different services that the library offers.
Take some time to explore some of the pages on our library website.
Library Home Page: The main page on the Library's website.
Books/ Library Catalog: Search for various library materials, such as books, eBooks, films, print journals, etc.
Articles/ Databases: Browse the Library's collection of databases by subject, type, or A-Z.One Search: Allows you to search the library catalog and many of our databases at the same time. However, the search results are not always as accurate as searches in the library catalog or a specific database
Spaces: Reserve and find information on spaces in the library (study rooms, VR room, Scholar Studio, etc.)
Library Account: Access your library account
Ask Us Box: This chat box gets you in touch with a librarian who can answer questions and help you with your research
Research guides are designed by the librarians at the Hunter Library to help you find and use library resources. We have guides on most subjects taught at WCU, library-related topics such as copyright, and even guides that are designed for specific classes. Get to know our guides by taking a look at the guide for your major and for this year's One Book.
Types of things you can find in the research guides:
The library has a huge collection of all sorts of materials including books, eBooks, journal articles, films, etc. However, finding those materials can sometimes be a bit intimidating. The guides below should give you some guidance. Of course, the librarians are always happy to help if you're having trouble.
Wikipedia is the largest collection of human knowledge ever collected. The English edition of Wikipedia alone contains almost six million articles. That's the equivalent of twenty-five hundred print volumes of the Encyclopedia Britannica. It's also completely free with no paywalls, ads, or data collection. Wikipedia is an incredible resource, but one that you need to be careful of when using. As most of you already know, anyone can write and edit an article on Wikipedia. This has had some interesting consequences, like that one time that the South American coati becoming known as the Brazilian aardvark. If you plan on using Wikipedia at all during your research, we recommend that you review the following: