WSCU Libraries - general information
Ruth Haas Library
The Ruth A. Haas Library is the main library for Western Connecticut State University. The building is located at the center of the Midtown Campus. Constructed in 1969 and expanded in the year 2000, it occupies 90,000 square feet on six floors. The lIbrary was named to honor former WCSU president, Ruth Haas.
Robert S. Young Library
The Robert S. Young Library is located on the fourth floor of the Westside Classroom Building. It serves the Ancell School School of Business and its students. Its collection was recently expanded to serve the Visual and Performing Arts students on the Westside campus of WSCU. Young Library was opened in October 1982 and named in memory of Danbury businessman Robert S. Young, former president of Fairfield Processing.
For additional information or to request a research consultation with one of our WCSU librarians, click on this link: Research Support - Get Help - Guides at Western Connecticut State University (wcsu.edu)
How to navigate the Libraries' homepage
Westsearch
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Library Catalog - WestSearchWestSearch provides simple, one-stop searching for books and e-books, videos, articles, digital media, and more.
Primo also helps you manage your research. Sign-in in order to:
Renew books and videos
Create favorites lists
Export citations to Refworks and Endnote Web
View full search results. (Some databases only show results when you're signed in.)
Interlibrary Loan - requesting items from libraries outside our CSCU system
For additional information, go to this webpage https://libguides.wcsu.edu/using/ILL
WestCollections, MediaSpace,
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WestCollectionsThe repository is a service of the Western Connecticut State University libraries. Research and scholarly output included here has been selected and deposited by the individual university departments and centers on campus.
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MediaSpace This link opens in a new windowMediaSpace is a YouTube-like portal where you can add content to your own channel, or locate materials that WCSU has available in its media collections. You must sign in to view all its content. Its content Is only available to students and staff of WCSU.
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Archives & Special Collections HomepageCollections of Connecticut materials, the WCSU archives and many more items are housed here.
Libguides
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Library GuidesA list of all guides which can be narrowed by the tabs at the top of the list. The search box at the top allows you to search for a particular word - search results are returned at the pages level of the guides.
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Guides for Justice & Law AdministrationUnder the subject tab, click on Justice and Law to see all the libguides created so far for Justice and Law classes.