Holland and Terrell Libraries are located at the core of the campus on Glenn Terrell Friendship Mall and serve the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Business and Economics, and some departments in the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences.

         Holland Library (MASC Ivan Shirrod Postcard Collection)

Holland Library opened in 1950, Terrell Library opened in 1994 and was named for former University President Glenn Terrell in 2006. The Holland and Terrell Libraries house collections in anthropology, architecture, comparative ethnic studies, business, human development, communication, American studies, criminal justice, economic sciences, English language and literature, finance, fine arts, foreign languages and literatures, higher education, history, hospitality, law, music, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, sociology, sports and leisure, theatre, and women's studies.

Terrell Library

Holland and Terrell Libraries Hours

Fall Hours (September 21st to December 14th)

Spring Break Hours are available here.

Spring Break Reference Desk Hours are available here.

Contact Holland and Terrell Libraries

Hours and General Information: 335-9671
Reference and Information: 335-8516
Circulation: 335-9672

Library Units located within the Holland and Terrell Libraries

• Administration
• Circulation
• Collections
• Data Archive
• Systems
• Graduate Study Center
• Interlibrary Loan Services
• Library Instruction
• Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections (MASC)
• Media Materials & Reserves (MM&R)
• Microforms
• Reference Service

Reference Services

Holland and Terrell Libraries reference librarians assist users in locating, using, and evaluating printed and electronic materials for Humanities and Social Sciences subject areas. To ask a reference question via e-mail, click here.

The Holland and Terrell Libraries librarians also work with specific subject areas to:

• Select materials for the library collections.
• Offer consultation on research questions and projects.
• Provide instruction in the classroom or the library.

See the WSU Libraries Subject Specialists list to find out who to contact about these activities in your subject area.

Holland and Terrell Libraries Reference Service Hours

Library Assignments

Professors who intend to give their students an assignment that requires use of the library are encouraged to fill out the Library Assignment Alert Form to make the librarians aware of the intent of your assignment.

Social Science and Humanities Information

• Ask a Librarian
• Collection Development Policies
• Purchase Request
• Reference Librarians: Who We Are
• Reference Service
• Resource Guides

Databases for Social Sciences and Humanities

Business and Law
Government Information
Humanities
Social Sciences
General and Multidisciplinary

Collection Areas and Subject Resources

Business and Law
Accounting || Business -- general || Company and Industry Research || Country Research || Finance || International Business || Law || Management Information Systems ||

Social Sciences
Advertising || Anthropology/Archaeology || Apparel || Asian Studies || Black Studies || Broadcasting || Chicano Studies || Communication Studies || Comparative Ethnic Studies || Country Research || Criminal Justice || Economics || Environmental Sciences; Resource Planning (social science/economic focus) || GIS (Geographical Information Systems) Maps and Atlases (Holland/New Library) || Mass Media || Native American Studies || History || Human Development || Interior Design || Journalism || Kinesiology & Leisure Studies || Linguistics || Political Science || Psychology || Public Relations || Sociology || Women's Studies ||

Government Information
Government Documents || U.S. Federal Documents || State and Local Documents || International Documents || United Nations ||

Humanities
American and English Literature || Asian Literature and Language || Classical Studies || Composition and Rhetoric || English and American Literature || Fine Arts || French Literature and Language || German Literature and Language || Music || Philosophy || Religious Studies || Scandanavian Literature and Language || Spanish Literature and Language || Theatre ||