Undergraduate Admission

Libraries

The library is your friend

Do we really have to convince you? Probably not, but you never know, so we're going to go for it anyway.

Top 11 reasons WSU libraries are an asset to your education:

(Most lists go only to 10, but this one's better — it goes to 11, see?)

  1. Friendly, knowledgeable staff—expert reference librarians and subject specialists are there to help you find what you need, no matter what subject you're working on.
  2. Remote access to library resources from anywhere with an Internet connection.
  3. An extensive media collection, including music CDs and feature films on DVD.
  4. Wi-Fi and Ethernet ports throughout all the libraries.
  5. Enormous library databases, including full-text articles (and all the people from items #1 and #8 are just itching to help you make good use of them).
  6. Millions! As in more than 2 million books; more than 28,000 newspaper, journal, and magazine subscriptions; and more than 35,000 maps.
  7. Interlibrary loan: If we don't have it, we'll get it for you fast!
  8. Four-way reference: library reference desks, e-mail reference, phone reference, and online "real-time" reference.
  9. Internationally renowned Special Collections.
  10. One-button, one-stop-shopping for full-text online resources via our SFX system.
  11. You want good grades, don't you? (Thought so.) Then check this out:
    it wasn't filmed in our library, but it could've been.

Find out more

Visit the WSU Libraries

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