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Important Updates

- Click here to view end of semester and winter break hours.

- Please read our updated lending policy effective September 5th, 2023.

Frequently Asked Questions

What online resources are available?
This website provides links and guides to all the online resources the William James Library provides to you. The library's electronic resources are available to all students, faculty and staff. Anyone having trouble accessing electronic resources should reach out to support@williamjames.edu for help.

If I need help with Library Research and Reference Services, who can I contact?
Library staff are available via email, telephone, and Zoom to provide research and reference support during all normal business hours. Please email library@williamjames.edu or call 617-564-9405 for help.

Board Game Library

Architectura

The Board Game Library Guide provides a one-page overview of games available for checkout from the Library. Click on the image to access this game’s information. New games are added to the guide regularly. Come by the Library to view all games available for check-out.

Bananagrams

The Board Game Library Guide provides a one-page overview of games available for checkout from the Library. Click on the image to access this game’s information. New games are added to the guide regularly. Come by the Library to view all games available for check-out.

Battlestar Galactica

The Board Game Library Guide provides a one-page overview of games available for checkout from the Library. Click on the image to access this game’s information. New games are added to the guide regularly. Come by the Library to view all games available for check-out.

Buffalo

The Board Game Library Guide provides a one-page overview of games available for checkout from the Library. Click on the image to access this game’s information. New games are added to the guide regularly. Come by the Library to view all games available for check-out.

Codenames

The Board Game Library Guide provides a one-page overview of games available for checkout from the Library. Click on the image to access this game’s information. New games are added to the guide regularly. Come by the Library to view all games available for check-out.

Exploding Kittens

The Board Game Library Guide provides a one-page overview of games available for checkout from the Library. Click on the image to access this game’s information. New games are added to the guide regularly. Come by the Library to view all games available for check-out.

Salem 1692

The Board Game Library Guide provides a one-page overview of games available for checkout from the Library. Click on the image to access this game’s information. New games are added to the guide regularly. Come by the Library to view all games available for check-out.

Star Realms

The Board Game Library Guide provides a one-page overview of games available for checkout from the Library. Click on the image to access this game’s information. New games are added to the guide regularly. Come by the Library to view all games available for check-out.

Unearth

The Board Game Library Guide provides a one-page overview of games available for checkout from the Library. Click on the image to access this game’s information. New games are added to the guide regularly. Come by the Library to view all games available for check-out.

ARC Tutoring Services

Tutoring Services

The Academic Resource Center (ARC) is free for all enrolled students.

ARC tutors can provide help with:

Editing written assignments for language use,
Mastering study and preparation methods (e.g., note-taking, organizing thoughts)
Statistics and research

A student interested in ARC services should complete the ARC Referral Form and the ARC Tutoring Services Contract. Once these are submitted you will be contacted by the ARC coordinator with an introduction to a tutor.

ARC Referral Form

Helpful Links

Technology Support Technology support website with guides and contact information
Library Catalog Search for books, testing materials, and AV items/
Interlibrary Loan Order materials from another library
List of current course textbooks List of required textbooks for current courses
Setting up Google Scholar Guide to setting up Google Scholar to connect with WJC Library
Guide to DSM-5-TR This guide provides links to citation support, navigation instructions, and other supportive resources.
Guide to Ares (Faculty) Addresses the questions "What is Ares?" and "How does it work?"
Guide to Copyright Guide to copyright and permissions
How to find a doctoral project Guide to finding both WJC DPs and dissertations from other institutions
ARC Guide to Research & Writing

About the Library

Frequently Used Resources

Reference sources

DSM-5-TR
ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics
APA Handbooks
APA Style Guide to Electronic References
ARC Guide to Research & Writing
Encyclopedia of Psychology 1-8 by Alan Kazdin (2000)
Handbook of Psychology Series by Irving B. Weiner (2012)

Databases

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window Search over 3,000 business and scholarly journals covering marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance and more.
Ebook Central This link opens in a new window database that offers access to thousands of titles across all disciplines.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window Nexis Uni features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790.

PEP Archive of psychoanalytic literature
ProQuest Database for social science journals, some dissertations and links to eBooks

PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window Over 100 full-text, peer reviewed journals covering 1894-present. Includes all APA published journals.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window PsycINFO is an expansive abstracting and indexing database with more than 3 million records devoted to peer-reviewed literature from the 1800s to the present.

SAGE Business Cases SAGE Business Cases is a collection of authoritative cases studies available to the whole campus without the need for per‐case purchase. This collection spans the globe, including all business types and the gamut of business and management topics. Instructors have access to teaching notes that can include PowerPoint presentations, learning objectives and discussion questions, and in‐depth case analyses.
SAGE Research Methods SAGE Research Methods supports beginning and advanced researchers in every step of a research project, from writing a research question, choosing a method, gathering and analyzing data, to writing up and publishing the findings. With information on the full range of qualitative, quantitative, and mix ed methods for the social and behavioral sciences, as well as many methods commonly used in the hard sciences, the book, reference, and journal content in SAGE Research Methods—from SAGE’s renowned methods publishing program— and advanced features help researchers of all levels conduct their research.

Contact the Library

First Floor
1 Wells Avenue
Newton, MA 02459
Telephone: 617-327-6777 x1221
Email: library@williamjames.edu

William James College Library: Home

Important Updates

Frequently Asked Questions

Board Game Library

Architectura

The Board Game Library Guide provides a one-page overview of games available for checkout from the Library. Click on the image to access this game’s information. New games are added to the guide regularly. Come by the Library to view all games available for check-out.

Bananagrams

The Board Game Library Guide provides a one-page overview of games available for checkout from the Library. Click on the image to access this game’s information. New games are added to the guide regularly. Come by the Library to view all games available for check-out.

Battlestar Galactica

The Board Game Library Guide provides a one-page overview of games available for checkout from the Library. Click on the image to access this game’s information. New games are added to the guide regularly. Come by the Library to view all games available for check-out.

Buffalo

The Board Game Library Guide provides a one-page overview of games available for checkout from the Library. Click on the image to access this game’s information. New games are added to the guide regularly. Come by the Library to view all games available for check-out.

Codenames

The Board Game Library Guide provides a one-page overview of games available for checkout from the Library. Click on the image to access this game’s information. New games are added to the guide regularly. Come by the Library to view all games available for check-out.

Exploding Kittens

The Board Game Library Guide provides a one-page overview of games available for checkout from the Library. Click on the image to access this game’s information. New games are added to the guide regularly. Come by the Library to view all games available for check-out.

Salem 1692

The Board Game Library Guide provides a one-page overview of games available for checkout from the Library. Click on the image to access this game’s information. New games are added to the guide regularly. Come by the Library to view all games available for check-out.

Star Realms

The Board Game Library Guide provides a one-page overview of games available for checkout from the Library. Click on the image to access this game’s information. New games are added to the guide regularly. Come by the Library to view all games available for check-out.

Unearth

The Board Game Library Guide provides a one-page overview of games available for checkout from the Library. Click on the image to access this game’s information. New games are added to the guide regularly. Come by the Library to view all games available for check-out.

ARC Tutoring Services

Tutoring Services

Helpful Links

About the Library

Frequently Used Resources

Reference sources

Databases

Guides

Research Guides

"How To" Guides

Library Resources

Contact the Library