Student Services

Pardon Our Noise

We wish to apologize for construction noise on the north side of the building. Our Large Group Study Rooms and study tables near the first floor Loan collection may be affected. This construction will start Monday, 10/14/24, and be ongoing through November. Please see our staff at the Access Desk for assistance reserving an appropriate study room.

Research Assistance

Need help finding resources or battling technology? We provide research assistance. For research assistance:

Stop by the Research Desk during open hours
Call the desk at (806) 651-2239 during open hours
Make an appointment with a librarian.

Subject and Course Guides

Find resources for your assignments using our Subject Guides and/or Course Guides.

Study Rooms

You can book the following study rooms online:

After booking, just come to the Access Services Desk to check-in.

Access from Off Campus

Students can use library resources from anywhere. You will use SSO to gain access. If you have any problems, Email a Librarian.

Checkout Items

Undergraduates
- Check out up to 100 items for 21 days each.
- 5 renewals allowed.
Graduates
- Can check out up to 100 items for an entire semester with no renewals
Online-only Students
- In addition to the above check out limits, Cornette Library will deliver library-owned or ILL items to you through the mail. Simply place an Interlibrary Loan request and indicate within the notes that you're an online-only student.
Amarillo Center
- In addition to the above check out limits, Cornette Library will deliver a book we own to the Amarillo Center via the University Courier. So, if you only take classes at the Amarillo Center, please Request a Library Book. See our Book Delivery Policy for further details.

Interlibrary Loan

Need a book or article we don’t have here? We can usually get it for you from another library through Interlibrary Loan. For finding materials beyond our search boxes and databases, try WorldCat. For furthering information, please see our Interlibrary Loan Services page.

Request an Item through ILL

Technology

The library has 39 Windows PCs, 11 Apple iMacs, two Buff Print stations where you can use your 1500 pages of printing, 3 scanners where you can digitize documents for free, and photocopying for 10 cents per page.

Leisure Reading and Movies

The library has print books and DVDs for leisure reading and viewing. For eBooks, audiobooks and streaming movies, please try out Overdrive.

OverDrive

EndNote

Organize and automatically create references and citations for your sources. Requires creation of a personal account.

EndNote

For further information on Endnote, please see our Endnote Guide

Thesis, Incomplete, or Exam Access

Need extended access to library resources and services to work on a thesis, incomplete, or comprehensive exam, have your advisor fill out this request form.

Book Delivery Policy

Items must be something that can be checked out:
- Loan books
- Youth books
- Government Documents that circulate.
Course Reserve items cannot leave the Library
Student must not be enrolled in classes held on the WTAMU Canyon campus.
Checkout period and penalties for overdue material will be the same.
Delivery of the item will take 1-2 business days depending on the time we receive the request.
Renewal may be requested by phone (806) 651-2215 during library hours, or via the My Library Account. Renewal requests should be placed no later than the day the book is due.
Student must have WTAMU or other legal identification to receive the item from the Amarillo Center office.
Items may be returned either to the office at the WTAMU Amarillo Center, or to Cornette Library.