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The John B. Coleman Library mission is to enhance the scholarly pursuit of knowledge, to foster intellectual curiosity, and to promote life-long learning and research through our innovative services, resources, and cultural programs, which support the Prairie View A&M University’s global mission of teaching, service, and research.

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PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY: JOHN B. COLEMAN LIBRARY- Services for Students: Undergraduate and Graduate

About the John B. Coleman Library

John B. Coleman Library (web homepage)

John B. Coleman Library Hours

Librarian Faculty and Student Liaison Units

Request a Library Research Instruction Class

History of the John B. Coleman Library 

Prairie View A&M University: Legacy and History Videos

Online and Print Researching: Materials

Library Live Chat Service

John B. Coleman Online Catalog (find the call numbers to books)

Library LibGuides (Subject area resource library guides and eHandouts)

EBSCOhost (Search all EBSCO databases)  (Online full-text articles- journals, magazines, newspapers...)

A to Z Database List (Online: journals, magazines , books, newspapers, conference reports)

e-Journal Portal (Online access to Journal, Magazine and Newspaper titles)

InterLibrary Loan (Access to get library materials from other libraries)

Research Tools (Style Guides, RefWorks, Writing Lab)

World Cat | Area Libraries (Online Catalog of the world)

TexShare Online Application (Roving library card for access to public libraries in Texas)

RefWorks (Citation management)

Use credit card to pay for library fines

Ask a Librarian 

Access from Home 

Help with Database Access

Library of Congress Classification System: Call Numbers

 

 PVAMU Library Departments and Area Libraries

 

Library Administration

Circulation Services

Special Collections & Archives

Reference & Information Services

Technical Services

Northwest Houston Center Library- Northwest Houston 

Dr. Robert A. Henry Music Library- Hobart Taylor 

College of Nursing Library- Downtown Houston Medical Center 

 

John B. Coleman Library: Notes

1. Interlibrary Loan – Books and articles that the Coleman Library orders from another library may be picked and dropped off at the Circulation Desk 1st Floor.
2. Dunkin Café is located just left of the Circulation Desk – 1st Floor
3. Lost and Found is located at the Circulation Desk – 1st Floor
4. Printers are located in the Periodicals and Reference Departments – 1st floor
5. Reference Desk is on the 1st floor to answer your research and reference questions. You may e-mail questions to askalibrarian@pvamu.edu or call (936) 261-1535.
6. Electronic Reserves – You may put items for your class on Reserve. Circulation Desk – 1st Floor
7. Library Public Events Room 108 is located on the 1st Floor after the Jazzman's Cafe on the left-side

 

Selected List of Popular John B. Coleman Library Online Databases

Full-Text Articles: magazines, newspapers, journals

 

Databases A to Z List

•  Database: ProQuest
• Database: Heritage Quest
• Database: SAGE
• Database: EBSCOhost/EDS Discovery

  • New EBSCO Mobile App Tutorial. The Mobile App is free to use. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdiz0PynqbI 

• Database: NewsBank
• Database: Statbank
• Database: Alexandra Street Music
• Database: ScienceDirect
• Database: African American Studies Center
• Database: ProQuest Digital Dissertations and Theses 
• Database: eBooks- ProQuest and EBSCOhost 
• Database: Grove Music Online
• Database: JSTOR
• Database: Lexis Nexis
• Database: NBC Learn
• Database: Project Muse
• Database: Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
• Database: Gale
• Database: Mental Measurement Yearbook
• Database: Taylor & Francis Online Journals
• Database: Engineering and Business and Chemistry
• Database: Agriculture and Sociology, Psychology, Social work
• Database: Juvenile Justice 
• Database: Credo Reference: encyclopedia
• Database: Credo Reference: Mind Map
• Database: Kanopy psychological and counseling full length videos 

• Library of Congress Classification Outline

  Handout to finding books by subject areas in the John B. Coleman Library's First and Second floors

• PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY: JOHN B. COLEMAN LIBRARY- Services for Students: Undergraduate and Graduate

  Handout to finding resources on library services for students