Research Methods Core

The purpose of this guide is to help you find the resources you need as you progress through this class and learn about the different types of research such as  basic, applied, action, quantitative and qualitative.

Scroll down to read more about the library services available to you.

Research & Access Help

• Use our 24/7 Live Chat located on the bottom right of library websites.
• Call (806) 651-2215 during library hours
• Use "Email a Librarian" to ask a question. Typical response time is within 1 business day.
• Stop by the first floor Research or Access Desks anytime the library is open
• Renew items using the My Account feature of the online catalog
• Follow us on Facebook and/or X/Twitter.

Course reserves are materials that increase student access to supplemental and relevant course material that faculty have requested to be available in print at the library's first-floor Access service desk (subject to copyright laws).

Visit our Course Reserves page for instructions on locating course reserves.  (Electronic scanned reserves discontinued. 8/2024)

Found or need information (e.g. articles, books, etc.) that we don't have access to? You can get it via Interlibrary Loan Details (ILL).

• Request a book or article.
• Most articles are emailed within 1-2 weeks. Books may take longer.

WTAMU students, faculty, staff, and Friends of Cornette Library (Supporting level and above) can use Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to borrow research materials from the collections of other libraries.

ILL Office hours are Monday-Friday 8AM to 5PM. Contact the Interlibrary Loan department at (806) 651-2406.

Delivery could take as little as a couple of days or as much as three weeks. See here for more information about Interlibrary Loan. Click here for our ILL FAQs. For our Interlibrary Loan policies click our Library policies section then select Interlibrary Loan.

Request an Item

Cornette Library has several study rooms available for student use:

• Individual Study Rooms (1 person)
• Small Group Study Rooms (2-4 people) 
• Large Group Study Rooms (3+ people)

You may book any of these rooms online.

After booking, visit the Access service desk on the first floor to check-in. First come first serve.

Students who plan to do research at a TexShare participating library may apply for a TexShare card at Cornette Library's first-floor Access service desk.  The card allows you to check out materials when visiting TexShare member libraries.

Students can use library resources from anywhere. You will use SSO to gain access. For further information please visit our database access help page. If you have any problems, Email a Librarian.