Research Help and Faculty Support
Let us help you
We support the research, learning and teaching interests of students, faculty and staff. Connect with a librarian, explore our research and course guides, and attend workshops.
Resources
- Chat with a librarian! Get immediate assistance through our chat service on the main Library page.
- Email [email protected]. We will respond to your email within 24 hours, often much sooner.
- Text your question to 903.225.2862.
- Call Waters Library at 903.886.5718 or contact the librarian for your college/department to discuss your research needs.
- View the Research Librarians Directory.
- Meet with us! Don't stay up all night searching Google. Schedule a one-on-one consultation held in person or via Zoom with the librarian for your college/academic department. Find a librarian to help you in the Research Librarians Directory.
- Visit us! We'd love to meet you in person!
- Waters Library Research Office: 2nd Floor, Room 213
- Waters Library University Archives: 4th Floor, Room 406A
- A&M-Commerce at Mesquite Metroplex Center: 2nd Floor Study Room
- Search our Frequently Asked Questions
Compiled by A&M-Commerce librarians, the research guides help you discover the best databases for your topic or course and more, including information about how to cite sources.
Our librarians offer workshops covering a variety of topics each semester, including finding articles and journals, company and industry research, finding primary sources, and more. Workshops are available in person and online. Registration is required to attend the free workshops. If you are interested in a topic that is not on the current schedule, ask us.
If you are having problems with one of the library's online resources, please let us know so we can help you.
Supportive Faculty Resources
The Waters Library offers a variety of instructional services aimed at teaching users how to find, select and evaluate appropriate print and electronic resources, develop effective search strategies, and correctly cite sources to avoid plagiarism. Librarians are available to provide guidance on copyright/fair use, preserve your scholarly publications in our Digital Commons Collection, help integrate library resources into D2L and assist with other research initiatives.
Faculty can request customized class instruction with a research librarian or archivist. The instruction sessions typically focus on course-specific information, literacy research skills, resources for a specific assignment, and integrating primary sources into the curriculum. Contact the librarian for your college/academic department to schedule an instruction session or request a research guide for your course.
The library provides course reading lists to support faculty with managing online resources for students. Professors can easily and quickly build, maintain and share a list of interactive resources that can be accessed from one place and from any device. Reading lists are fully integrated into D2L to provide your students instant access to these online materials. Contact Sarah Northam, Director of Research and Instruction, at 903.886.5721 for additional information.
The Course Reserves Collection includes a select set of course textbooks and supplemental books for two-hour, in-library use. Contact Chris Brown at 903.886.5718 to add your course materials to the collection.
Scholarly communication encompasses various functions of the academic research, writing, publishing and dissertation process. Components include copyright, fair use, author's rights, open access and open educational resources (OER). Contact Sarah Northam, Director of Research and Instruction, at 903.886.5721 for additional information.
We have millions of print and online resources, but we can't purchase everything. In most cases, we can usually get what you want from another library through our interlibrary loan service. We can also scan, digitize or ship items to you. This free service is available to current students, faculty and staff at A&M-Commerce.
Instructions to Get a Copy, Get A Scan or Request A Book Delivery:
- Create an interlibrary loan account.
- Enter your first name, last name, CWID and email address.
- Sign in to the Interlibrary Loan system by entering your CWID and password, completing the form and submitting a request or manage your account.
Already have an account? Log in and submit your request.
Visit the Request Materials page for additional information.
Research Librarians Directory
Meet the research librarians and archivists! A librarian is assigned to each college/academic department. The team provides research assistance, plans and conducts classes to build information literacy skills, engages in collection development activities for the college, and develops collaborative partnerships with students, faculty, and staff.
Suggest A Purchase
Is there a book, DVD/streaming video or music CD that you think Waters Library should own? Let us know. Complete the form on the Suggest A Purchase page. Please check OneSearch to verify that we do not already own the item.
Contact Us
- Velma K. Waters Library
- P.O. Box 3011
- Commerce, TX 75428-3011