Research & Education

There are a number of ways that the Meriam Library and the Wildcat Bookstore can help students save money on books, course materials, and technology.

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Faculty at Meriam Library seek to lead the campus in the instruction of practices and tools designed for effective and efficient academic research. We believe that students have greater success during and after their collegiate experience when they are literate in the evaluation, construction, and synthesis of the information available to them.

The Meriam Library has implemented a new form for InterLibrary Loan requests.

If you can't find the article, book, or chapter(s) you are looking for at the Meriam Library, you can submit a request for us to locate the item from another library. To make this request, visit the InterLibrary Loan Services Page and click "Submit InterLibrary Loan Request" button. Use the form to complete your request:

In partnership with the School of Education, Meriam Library now has curriculum kits available for checkout!

In addition to their regular services in SSC 340, the Writing Center is offering free evening drop-in writing assistance to Chico State students in the Meriam Library. Find them on the 4th floor next to the computer lab.

Monday - Thursday, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

They have friendly tutors who are trained in all stages of the writing process. Tutors can help you

• Understand writing goals and requirements

• Plan and get started on your writing

• Develop and organize ideas

The California State University system has negotiated two open access agreements with the publishers Elsevier and American Chemical Society (ACS).

In support of the new CSU initiatives to support Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the Chancellor's Office has agreed to fund FIVE archives and ONE new database! 

These holdings were identified by the CSU as valuable resources for EDI research.

• American Indian Histories and Cultures
• American Indian Newspapers
• Ethnic Diversity Source
• Japanese American Incarceration: Records of the War Relocation Authority, (1942-1946)
• Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper (1934-2010)
• Race Relations in America

The New Bookshelf is up on the 1st floor.

List of new books!

Come check them out- literally.

A Few New Titles:

Title: Afropessimism

The 23 California State University Libraries share the statement below as articulating the constraints we face in providing service to the students that is our mission.  While the Affordable Learning Solutions initiative promotes the adoption of low or no cost materials, students may still find themselves unable to pay for essential reading.  When instruction is on campus, libraries can provide short-term access to textbook and other resources through reserved course materials.