Waco-McLennan County Library

Waco-McLennan County Library System title

Periodicals Division

In-House Resources

The Periodicals Division of the Waco-McLennan County Library is happy to help you find information from our resources which include:

Over 350 periodical titles of both popular and scholarly journals
Local Newspapers including the Waco Tribune-Herald and the Waco Citizen
National Newspapers including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal
Grants Resource periodicals
Business tools like MorningStar and Valueline located at the Central Reference Desk

The Periodicals Division's holdings of the Waco Tribune-Herald and its predecessors dates back to 1898.

Online Electronic Resources

The databases listed below will help you find magazine and newspaper articles, journal articles, excerpts from books, television transcripts and more. Contact a reference librarian at 750-5944 if you need help.

Electric Library- We are sorry that Electric Library will no longer be available due to funding cuts in the Texas State Library budget. The Library recommends that you use the Student Resource Center Gold instead. Please login to the Infotrac Databases to use it. If you have any questions please contact referencewaco@ci.waco.tx.us or call the Reference Desk at 750-5944.

Infotrac Reference Center: The many Infotrac databases include Health, Business, Literature, Newspapers, Texas Almanac and Informe en espanol . Find magazine articles, reference books, newspaper articles on curent events, health and nutrition, literature and authors, medications, business, management, company reports and much more. To use this database at home, click on the link above and enter your 14-digit library card number.

Texas State Library Online Databases: The Texas State Library provides free access to many databases on a wide array of subjects, from popular articles in current magazines and newspapers to medical research journals. These databases are available to any current Texas resident. Ask a librarian for the user name and password (750-5944).

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