Facilities and Study Spaces
Welcoming, comfortable seating for individual and group study are available in the library. Designated "Quiet Study Areas" are maintained on both the first and second floors. Group Study Rooms – The library has 11 group study rooms which can seat anywhere from 4-12 students. All rooms have whiteboards, four of them have large screen monitors for student use. These rooms are checked out to groups only. Individual study is not allowed. Visit the library’s Circulation Desk to find out more about these rooms or to check out a key.
Graduate and Doctoral Student Study spaces are available in the Library. These rooms are outfitted with computers and a printer for student writing and research. Ask at the Circulation Desk for more information about access and room use.
Computer Lab – Room 110 near the Reference Desk maintains 36 computers with internet access and Microsoft Office. These computers are purposed for research. There are additional computers located throughout the library and several netbooks available to be checked out for in-house use from the Circulation Desk. A computer lab for special application software is located in the library basement and administered by the Office of Instructional Technology.
Photocopiers –Photocopiers and scanners can be found in room #110 near the computers and in room #205 on the second floor. Add value to your ID and use it as a debit card for photocopies.
Information Literacy Classroom – Room 230 is the library’s hands-on instructional classroom. It is primarily used for teaching information literacy skills to students. Persons interested in learning more about how information literacy can help with student success should contact our information literacy librarian at 829-3841.
Current and holiday and extended hours are posted at the library entrance, on various campus and electronic bulletin boards, and on the library’s homepage: http://www.uiwtx.edu. Library guides, policies, general information and other publications are posted on the library homepage as well.
Useful numbers:
Mabee Library menu of services and hours - (210) 829-6010
Circulation Desk – (210) 829-3836
Reference Desk – (210) 829-3835