Principal library functions are automated. Other databases, both print and electronic, are available only in the libraries. The libraries also subscribe to approximately 2,000 scholarly journals in print and 3,000 in electronic form. Electronic journals are accessible to Wooster students and faculty from any networked computer over the World Wide Web. Librarians are available to assist users in locating information.
Aid is given at the reference desk, in group lectures, or in individual consultations.
There is an active bibliographic instruction and information literacy program that aids the students in learning research methodology throughout their time on campus. The Academic Computing Center was established in the fall of 1968 and is located on the second floor of Taylor Hall. The Center provides academic computing services to students, faculty, and staff for both research and regular course work. Hardware facilities include an Apple Macintosh classroom, a DEC Alpha minicomputer, and a campus-wide network. File servers provide access to a wide variety of commercial and public domain software in the classroom and to users connected to the network.