Tommaney Library

Collections

The library has over 60,000 volumes in print, multimedia, periodicals, and microfiche. Our special Indian Collection comprises almost 13,000 of these volumes and covers topics such as tribal histories, conflicts and treaties, arts, culture and literature, as well as civil rights, the environment, and other contemporary issues faced by many tribal nations today. The Indian Collection also contains its own Language and Reference sections and the John S. Painter special collection.

Over the summer of 2013 and 2014 a thorough inventory and assessment of the Teacher Education Professional Collection, Indian Collection, and Reference Collection was conducted – this is a major accomplishment. Also during the summer of 2014, the Indian Collection and Reference Collection underwent a major renovation that included installation of new shelving and the creation of collaborative spaces.

Services

Library hours, during the semester, are Monday through Thursday from 8am-8pm, Friday from 8am-5pm, and Sunday 12-9pm. Library services include Textbook Management, Interlibrary Loan & Delivery, Course Reserves, and Information Literacy. Other additional services include Reference Assistance, Group Study Rooms, and Borrow & Renew (circulation).

Haskell and the surrounding Lawrence community can visit our library to access local, regional, and national newspapers, including approximately thirty different tribal newspapers. Multimedia resources are also available and include documentary, cultural, and popular movies in DVD or Blu-Ray format. Graphing calculators and headphones are also available for use in the library.

Textbooks

For academic year 2014-2015, the library staff will continue to manage Haskell’s textbook program and provide textbooks for freshman and sophomore level classes. Haskell students are loaned the textbooks for these classes free of charge, and should plan to visit the library during the first week when they are registering for classes to check out their textbooks for the semester. Textbooks are due back to the library at the end of each semester or overdue fines will begin to accrue. Any damaged or lost textbooks are charged to the student.

Databases

Today’s libraries in addition to their physical collection, offers access to myriad of electronic resources. These resources, both print and electronic, are selected by professional librarians and their institutions to match the needs of their community. As a higher education institution Haskell’s database subscription packages focus on scholarly and academic journals.

The Haskell library’s online catalog is a database that anyone can access world-wide, to search our physical collection.

Electronic databases provide users access to online journals and articles in full text through subscription packages selected from commercial vendors.

As a Haskell student, faculty, or staff member, you have access our subscription databases from both On-Campus and Off-Campus (off-campus requires your Haskell library card).

Non-Haskell visitors and guests can access our subscription databases from on-campus only.