Norfolk Area
Troy University students in Hampton Roads have a wealth of library resources available for their research needs. There is an Atlantic Region Librarian for reference assistance; online databases with full text journals; a collection of books and journals housed at the library at Langley Air Force Base; and services provided by the main site library. Many local public, academic, and government libraries are open to students as well. Troy University is committed to providing readily available, quality materials to all its students. This guide contains details for these resources in order to facilitate student research.
Langley Air Force Base Bateman Memorial Library
Troy University University Library, Troy AL
Troy University University Remote Services
College and University Libraries
Langley AFB, Bateman Memorial Library
Circulation Desk 757-764-2906/764-5875
Monday - Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Friday - Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Holidays Closed
The Bateman Library currently contains about 30,000 volumes. The reference collection holds an extensive collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographies, and other sources in virtually every subject area. The library subscribes to approximately 135 periodicals. Ebsco, FirstSearch, Index to Military Periodicals and ProQuest are available. Many articles in these databases are in full text. For those.articles with only abstracts and citations online, the staff can direct you to local libraries, which hold the title that you need. Students and faculty must present a current government or military ID. Students may also show proof that they are a student by showing a current registration form.
Interlibrary Loan Service: If you need a periodical article, which is not available in full text from one of the Troy University Internet periodical indexes nor held by the Base Library, several options are available. The periodical may be listed in the Hampton Roads Union List of Serials, which is kept at the Circulation Desk. Using this, you may be able to locate the item you want at a local library. If the periodical is not available locally, a copy of the article can be ordered on OCLC. Always be sure to allow enough time when you need Interlibrary Loan. Allow 2-3 wks. for books and 10 days for articles to come in on Interlibrary Loan. Books, dissertations, government documents, and other items are also available by Interlibrary Loan or can be located at local libraries.
Troy University Library, Troy Campus
The main TROY Library provides service to students and faculty through interlibrary loan of materials from the Troy University collection. Contact the Atlantic Region Librarian for TROY ILL. Alternately, use the link at the bottom of the Troy University Atlantic Region Library Services page, which is reached after logging into Remote Services https://library.troy.edu/html/index.html
Troy University Remote Services
Remote Services are sources and services available to students, staff, and faculty of Troy University University accessible from locations outside the library building. The sources include electronic databases accessible through the Troy University Library and services such as Interlibrary Loan and Reference help.
From the main library page https://library.troy.edu/html/index.html click on the Remote Services link. Once you click on the Remote Services link, a verification page will be displayed. Type your ID number (Social Security number without hyphens) into the blank box and click on the SUBMIT QUERY button. You may also go through the On-Line Library link on the main Troy University Atlantic Region page http://ar.troy.edu
The next page shows links to the Remote Services available for off site use by currently registered students, faculty, and staff. If you get an error message, please contact the system administrator as soon as possible using the link is provided on the verification page. Please note that these services are only available ONLY to currently registered students, faculty and staff.
Databases Available on the Internet Through Remote Services at Troy University:
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Infotrac SearchBank provides four databases: Expanded Academic, General Business File, Health Reference Center, and Books In Print. These databases cover subjects in general, business, health, and major academic journals, and magazine articles, many of which are full-text. The Books in Print database provides publishing and pricing information for books.
Encyclopedia Britannica an award-winning encyclopedia, contains articles, images, and Related Internet Links. Also included is Britannica Book of the Year and Features (current events). Encyclopedia Britannica is provided by the Alabama Virtual Library.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe provides legal, news, and business information. Provides access to more than 12,500 sources.
Statistical Universe provides access to statistics published in U. S. Federal Government publications, and to non-federal sources such as those published by states, periodicals, and organizations. Statistical Universe abstracts include a detailed description of a publication's statistical contents and primary bibliographic information. The abstract may also contain two hypertext links, one to the agency's World Wide Web site where the full text of the publication may be viewed and downloaded; the other to the full text on Statistical Universe, where the publication can be viewed, downloaded and accessed section by section or table by table.
ProQuest Direct delivers ABI Inform, a global database of business journals; CJPI (Criminal Justice Periodicals Index); CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature); ProQuest Nursing Journals; Career and Technical Education; Teacher's Journals; and other databases covering newspapers and children's periodicals. Most of the ProQuest Direct databases provide some full-text. [This version of CINAHL does have some full-text. Please also try ProQuest Nursing Journals for more full-text articles.] Format options vary from article to article: abstract, text only, text with image, full-image. Delivery options also vary from article to article: print, e-mail, fax.
SilverPlatter WebSPIRS delivers Mental Measurements Yearbook, SportsDiscus, and Ulrich's International Periodicals. MLA International Bibliography is produced by the Modern Language Association of America and consists of bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. Coverage is from 1963 to the present. The MLA International Bibliography provides access to scholarly research in over 3,000 journals and series. It also covers relevant monographs, working papers, proceedings, bibliographies, and other formats. Mental Measurements Yearbook contains full-text information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology and related areas as included in the printed MMY. SportsDiscus is available in several languages English (SportDiscus), French (Heracles), and Spanish (Atlanates).
EBSCOhost provides access to a number of different databases including PsychInfo. PsycINFO(R) contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations, all in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law. Journal coverage, spanning 1887-present, includes international material selected from more than 1,300 periodicals written in over 25 languages. Current chapter and book coverage includes worldwide English-language material published from 1987-present. Over 55,000 references are added annually through monthly updates. General academic: Academic Search Elite, MasterFILE Premier, Newspaper Source, MAS FullTEXT Ultra; medical information: Clinical Reference Systems, Health Source Plus, USP DI Volume II, Advice for the Patient, Alt-HealthWatch ; business: Business Source Elite, and professional educator databases: ERIC, Professional Development Collection are available. Also avaialble are Ethnic News Watch Complete, EBCSCO Online Citations, Vocational Search, as well as several databases for the elementary and secondary school students: Funk & Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia, Middle Search Plus, Primary Search, EBSCO Animals. Many of the EBSCOHost databases are provided through the AVL.
netLibrary is a collection of more than 10,000 free eBooks and a specially created collection of copyrighted eBooks. The eBooks cover a broad range of subject categories. Once you access netLibrary, you must create a netLibrary account with a user name and password. You may choose to read the eBook online, or download it to your computer. First time users please click on netLibrary's HELP.
Electric Library is a general-purpose full text database, that concentrates more on magazine articles than journal articles, but that also contains newspapers, TV and radio broadcasts, maps, photos and books. A good resource for secondary students. Electric Library is provided by the Alabama Virtual Library.
SIRS Discoverer(r) on the Web, an informative database designed for children, contains full-text articles falling under one or more of 15 categories: animals, arts, countries, cultures, drugs and alcohol, environment, health & human body, history & government, just for fun, notable people, personal growth, science, social issues, sports, technology. Articles are graded by level of readability from easy to challenging. This informative reference database contains thousands of full-text articles selected from more than 1000 magazines, newspapers and government documents. IRS Knowledge Source(tm) is an online resource that provides integrated access to thousands of full-text articles, documents and graphics from SIRS highly acclaimed reference databases -- SIRS Researcher, SIRS Government Reporter, and SIRS Renaissance via one graphical interface. SIRS is provided by the Alabama Virtual Library.
Poem Finder delivers 600,000 indexed poems AND 50,000 full-text poems in one resource. Poem Finder is provided by the Alabama Virtual Library.
Facts on File delivers African-American History and Culture, an electronic encyclopedia including thousands of entries, covering the entire breadth of African-American history from African beginnings through the slave trade and the civil rights movement to the present. Entries are organized into five sections: Biographies, Encyclopedia, Historical Documents, Gallery, and Maps and Charts. Each entry is cross-referenced through hyperlinks and searchable by topic, by historical era, and by keyword. African-American History and Culture is provided by the Alabama Virtual Library.
Grolier Online provided by the Alabama Virtual Library
The Columbia Granger's World of Poetry Online includes 13,000 poems in full text, and 250,000 poetry citations, commentaries, biographies, bibliographies, notes on form, and a glossary of prosodic terms.
Net Advantage subscription through Network of Alabama Academic Libraries (NAAL). Standard & Poor's Net Advantage combines eleven of our most popular investor information products on a single easy-to-use platform.
Access Science delivers an encyclopedia of science and technology from McGraw-Hill.
AskERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) is a well-established database that emphasizes educational and psychological coverage of articles and documents.
First Search OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) provides access to 49 databases in a variety of subject areas. OCLC FirstSearch is a comprehensive reference service with a rich collection of databases and with links to the World Wide Web, online full text articles, full-image articles from electronic journals, and library holdings. It supports research in a wide range of subject areas with well-known bibliographic and full-text databases in addition to ready-reference tools such as directories, almanacs and encyclopedias. FirstSearch is provided by the Alabama Virtual Library.
PubMed Free Access to MEDLINE with sets of related article citations pre-compiled for each article via National Library of Medicine.
Internet Grateful Med Free access to MEDLINE, AIDSLINE, HealthSTAR, etc. via National Library of Medicine.
All Virginia residents are eligible to use any or all library facilities throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Local university fees for circulation privileges include: Old Dominion University (ODU) is $35.00 annually; The College of William and Mary is $50.00 annually; Virginia Wesleyan is $35.00 annually, and Regent University is $50.00 for 6 months. Troy University will reimburse up to $50 per year for a Friend of the Library Membership. Bring your original receipt into any Troy University office.
College & University Libraries
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Christopher Newport University, Capt. John Smith Library
50 Shoe Lane, Newport News
Information (757) 594-7133 Reference (757) 594-7132
http://www.cnu.edu/library/libhome.html
Hours: Mon.-Thu. 8a.m.-midnight
Fri. 8a.m.-8pm
Sat. 9a.m.-8p.m.
Sun. 1p.m.-midnight
The Reference Desk may close earlier than the library
Remarks: Very good reference collection with professional services. Library card free to members of the public with proof of local address. Limited to 5 books.
College of William & Mary, Earl Greg Swem Library
Jamestown Road, Williamsburg
Information (757) 221-4636 Reference (757) 221-3067
http://www.swem.wm.edu/ (on-line catalog access for Law and Swem Library)
Hours: Mon.-Thu. 9a.m.-midnight
Fri. & Sat. 9a.m.-6p.m.
Sun. 1p.m.-midnight
Remarks: Extensive reference and periodical collections. Depository library for US Government publications. Circulation privileges are available by joining Friends of the Library for $50.00 annually.Marshall Wythe Law Library
S. Henry St., Williamsburg (757) 221-3255
http://www.wm.edu/law/ (on-line catalog integrated with Swem.
Hours: Mon.-Thu. 7:30a.m.-10:00p.m.
Fri. 7:30a.m.-6:00p.m.
Sat. 9a.m.-6:00p.m.
Sun. 10a.m.-10:00p.m.
Remarks: Circulation restricted to students and faculty of the law school.
Eastern Virginia Medical School Library700
W. Olney Road, Norfolk (757) 446-5850/5851
http://www.evms.edu/evmslib/
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8a.m.-midnight
Sat. 9a.m.-8p.m.
Sun. 9a.m.-midnight
Remarks: Open to community for use of materials in library. Check out privileges are $50.00 per year.
Hampton University, William R. & Norma B. Harvey Library
130 West Tyler Street, Hampton
Information (757) 727-5371 Reference (757) 727-5379
http://ww2.hamptonu.edu/other/library/index.html
Hours: Mon.-Thu. 8:30a.m.-11:45p.m.
Fri. 8:30a.m.-5p.m.
Sat. 9a.m.-5p.m.
Sun. 3p.m.-10p.m.
Remarks: Good reference sources for in-library use. Materials loaned only to current Hampton University students and staff and consortium card holders.
Norfolk State University, Lyman Beecher Brooks Library
2401 Corprew Ave., Norfolk
Reference (757) 823-8517
http://www.nsu.edu/library.htm
Hours: Mon.-Thu. 8a.m.-11p.m.
Fri. 8a.m.-5p.m.
Sat. 1p.m.-5p.m.
Sun. 3p.m.-9p.m.
Remarks: Extensive collection. Check out to Virginia residents with proper ID
Old Dominion University Library, Perry Library
Hampton Blvd., Norfolk
Information (757) 683-4177 Reference (757) 683-4178 Circulation (757) 683-4154
http://www.lib.odu.edu/
Hours: Mon.-Thu. 8a.m.-midnight
Fri. 8a.m.-7:30p.m.
Sat. 9a.m.-5p.m.
Sun. 1p.m.-midnight
Remarks: Excellent reference and periodical collections. Depository library for U.S. Government and Commonwealth of Virginia publications. Membership in Friends of the Library is available for $35.00 annually. This provides circulation privileges as well as other benefits including an extended check out period, no fines, and a ten book limit.
Indian River Road and Centerville Turnpike, Virginia Beach
Reference (757) ) 226-4159 Circulation (757) 226-4150
http://www.regent.edu/lib/
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8a.m.-midnight
Sat. 9a.m.-midnight
Sun. closed
The library closes at 10:00 p.m. during the summer.
Remarks: Extensive holdings in business, law, religion and philosophy. Fee for circulation privileges is $50.00 for 6 months.
Thomas Nelson Community College Library
99 Thomas Nelson Dr., Hampton (757) 825-2700
http://www.tncc.cc.va.us/administration/library/
Regular Hours: Mon.-Thu. 8:30a.m-.9p.m.
Fri. 8:30a.m.-2p.m.
Sat. 10a.m.-4p.m.
Sun. closed (Fri. and Sat. hours vary. Check online calendar or call)
Remarks: General reference, periodicals. Check out to public with proper ID. Non TNCC students limited to 3 books.
Internet access for all TCC Learning Resource Centers: http://www.tc.cc.va.us/lrc//
Chesapeake
1428 Cedar Rd, Chesapeake (757) 822-5160
Hours: Mon-Thu 8a.m.-9p.m.
Fri 8a.m.-4:30p.m.
Sat 9a.m.-2p.m.
Sun closed
Norfolk
300 Granby St., Norfolk (757) 822-1100
Hours: Mon-Thu 8a.m.-7:30p.m.
Fri 8a.m.-4:30p.m.
Sat 9a.m.-1p.m.
Sun closed
Portsmouth
7000 College Dr., Portsmouth (757) 822-2130
Hours: Mon.-Thu. 8a.m.-9p.m.
Fri. 8a.m.-4p.m.
Sat. 8:30a.m.-12:30p.m.
Sun. closed
Virginia Beach
1700 College Crescent, Virginia Beach (757) 822-7151
Hours: Mon.-Thu. 7:45a.m-.9p.m.
Fri. 8a.m.-5p.m.
Sat. 9a.m.-5p.m.
Sun. 1p.m.-5p.m.
Remarks: General reference and periodicals. Check out with proper ID.
Virginia Wesleyan College, Henry Clay Hofheimer II Library
1584 Wesleyan Dr., Norfolk (757) 455-3224
http://www.vwc.edu/library_tech/library/libpage.htm
Hours: Mon.-Thu. 8a.m.-midnight
Fri. 8a.m.-5p.m.
Sat 10a.m.-5p.m.
Sun. noon-midnight
Remarks: $35 annual fee for local residents Limited to 3 books.
Many college libraries reduce service hours during holidays and the summer. Please phone ahead for information.
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Civic Center, 298 Cedar Road, Chesapeake
Reference & Information (757) 382-6591
http://www.chesapeake.lib.va.us
Hours: Mon.-Thu. 9a.m.-9p.m.
Fri.-Sat. 9a.m.-5p.m.
Sun. 1p.m.-5p.m.
Remarks: Modern library; excellent medium sized collection. Law Library collection searchable in the public access catalogs at the central library.
Hampton, Charles H. Taylor Memorial Library
4207 Victoria Blvd., Hampton
Reference (757) 727-1312 Information (757) 727-1154
http://www.hampton.va.us/hpl/
Hours: Mon.-Thu. 9 a.m.-9p.m.
Fri.-Sat. 9a.m.-5p.m.
Sun. 1p.m.-5p.m.
Remarks: Extensive business and public administration reference and periodical collections. The branches do not contain large reference collections.
Newport News Public Library System
http://www.newport-news.va.us/library/index.htm
Main Street Library
110 Main St., Newport News (757) 591-4858
Remarks: Beautiful new location. General reference materials.
Virgil L Grissom Library
366 Deshazor, Newport News (757) 886-7896
Hours: Main St. and Grissom
Mon.-Thu. 9a.m.-9p.m.
Fri.-Sat. 9a.m.-6p.m.
Sun. 1p.m.-5p.m. (Sep.-May)
Remarks: Call for directions if using library for first time.
Law Library
2500 Washington Ave., Newport News (757) 926-8678
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8a.m.-4:45p.m.
Kirn Memorial Library
301 East City Hall Ave., Norfolk (across from MacArthur Memorial)
Reference (757) 664-READ extension 3713/4/5
http://www.npl.lib.va.us/
Hours: Mon.-Thu. 10a.m.-9p.m.
Fri. 10a.m.-5:30p.m.
Sat. 10a.m.-5p.m.
Sun. 1p.m.-5p.m.
Remarks: Excellent business and public administration materials. Partial U.S. Government publications/documents depository library. Eleven branch locations with limited reference capability.
Law Library
1300 Dominion Tower, 99 Waterside Dr., Norfolk (757) 622-2910
http://sites.communitylink.org/nll/ no on-line catalog connection)
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9a.m.-5p.m.
500 City Hall Ave., Poquoson (757) 868-3060
http://www.ci.poquoson.va.us/library/
Hours: Mon.-Thu. 10a.m.-9p.m.
Fri.-Sat. 10a.m.-5p.m.
Sun. closed
601 Court St., Portsmouth
Reference (757) 393-8973 Information (757) 393-8501
http://www.portsmouth.va.us/ppl/ppl.html
Hours: Mon.-Thu. 10a.m.-9p.m.
Fri.-Sat. 10a.m.-5p.m.
Sun. closed
Remarks: Good medium sized collection.
Isle of Wight, Surry, Southampton, Sussex Counties, and the City of Franklin, Walter Cecil Rawls Regional Library
Suffolk, Morgan Memorial Library22511 Main Street, Courtland, Va. 23837
(757)-653-2821
http://www.rawlslib.net/rawls/default.htm
Hours: Mon. Wed. 9a.m.-8p.m.
Tue., Thu., Fri. 9a.m.-5p.m.
Sat 9a.m.-12p.m.
443 W. Washington Street Suffolk
(757) 934-7686
http://www.suffolk.lib.va.us/mml.html
Hours: Mon.-Tue. 9a.m.-8p.m.
Wed.-Sat 9a.m.-5:30p.m.
Virginia Beach, Central Library
4100 Virginia Beach Blvd. Virginia Beach
Reference (757) 431-3001 Information (757) 431-3000
http://www.virginia-beach.va.us/dept/library/
Hours: Mon.-Thu. 10a.m.-9p.m.
Fri.-Sat. 10a.m.-5p.m.
Sun. 1p.m.-5p.m. (Oct.-May)
Remarks: Beautiful new central library with extensive collections. Bayside Branch is very good.
515 Scotland St., Williamsburg
Information & Reference (757) 229-7645
http://www.wrl.org/
Hours: Mon.-Thu. 10a.m.-9p.m.
Fri. closed
Sat. 10a.m.-5p.m.
Sun. 1p.m.-5p.m. (Sep.-May)
Remarks: High quality, medium size collection. Professional reference service. New additional location in western James City County, 7770 Croaker Rd, 259-7720(Reference).
8500 George Washington Hwy., Grafton (757) 890-5207
http://www.co.york.va.us/library/index.html
Hours: Mon.-Thu. 10a.m.-9p.m.
Fri. 10a.m.-6p.m.
Sat. 10a.m.-5p.m.
Sun. 1p.m.-5p.m.
Remarks: Recently remodeled. Good small collection. Professional reference service. Tabb Branch 100 Long Green Blvd, 890-5120
Military & Government Libraries
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Joint Forces Staff College Library
7800 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk
Reference & Information (757) 443-6401
http://www.afsc.edu/library/libindxx.htm
Hours: Mon.-Thu. 7a.m.-5p.m.
Fri. 7a.m.-4p.m.
Sat.-Sun. as announced
Hours vary according to class schedules. Call Ahead.
Remarks: Troy University students may now borrow books from AFSC. The library is located in Okinawa Hall on the AFSC site. Proof of current registration is required. ProQuest, AFSC library on-line and periodical catalogs (OSCAR and SCAMPI) are available.You must follow the lending requirements of AFSC. There is a 24 hour recall on all material This library’s facilities and services are also available to any active or retired military personnel.
Groninger Post Library
Building 1313, Fort Eustis (757) 878-5017
No Internet catalog access
Hours: Mon.-Thu. 11a.m.-7p.m.
Fri.-Sat. closed
Sun. noon-5p.m.
Remarks: General reference and periodical collections. Use of the library restricted to active duty and retired military, their dependents and Ft. Eustis civilians.
U.S. Army Transportation & Aviation Logistics Schools Information Center
Building 705, Rm. 36, Fort Eustis (757) 878-5563
http://www.lic.eustis.army.mil/
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8a.m.-5p.m.
Remarks: Any person who has permanent party status at Fort Eustis may have circulation privileges. Others may use materials in the library. Strong collection in special and government periodicals.
Fort Story Library7 Bernard Rd., Building 7, Fort Monroe (757) 727-2909
http://www-tradoc.army.mil/library/new_page_2.htm No Internet catalog access
Hours: Mon.-Thu. noon-6p.m.
Fri. 1p.m. -6p.m.
Sat. 1p.m.-5p.m.
Sun. closed
Remarks: Use of library restricted to active duty and retired military, their dependents and DOD civilians.U.S. Army TRADOC Technical Library
3 Ingalls Rd., Building 133, Room 27, Fort Monroe (757) 727-2821
http://www-tradoc.army.mil/library/new_page_3.htm
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8a.m.-4:45p.m.
Sat.-Sun. closed
Remarks: Use of library restricted to active duty and retired military and DOD civilians. Some current business and public administration periodicals..
Building T-530, Ft Story (757) 422-7525
Hours: M-W-Th-F 11a.m.-6p.m.
Tues. 11a.m.-7p.m.
Remarks: Small, older collection and 1900 videos.
Building 1194, NASA (757) 864-2356
http://library-www.larc.nasa.gov. (restricted access to on-line catalog for authorized users)
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8a.m.-4:30p.m.
Remarks: Vast periodical collection covers many technical areas as well as general management subjects. Highly specialized library. Access to Langley Research Center employees and others by permission.
Base Library
1340 8th St., Building 3004, Little Creek, Norfolk (757) 464-7691
No Internet catalog access available
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9a.m.-4p.m.
Sat-Sun. closed
Remarks: Recently opened; small but new collection. Public Internet access which can be reserved for 1 hr.School of Music Library
Building 3602, Little Creek, Norfolk (757) 464-7511
No Internet catalog access available
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8a.m.-3:20p.m.
M-W-F 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m.
Remarks: Only School of Music students may have circulation privileges. Others may visit the library and use materials there. Collections includes some period music, such as 18th century.
Naval Station Library, Wind & Surf Resource Center
Building C-9, Theater Building, Naval Station, Norfolk (757)444-2888
Remarks: Library closed 7/31/97. Reopened in November as a resource center with a small reference collection and 12 computers with Internet access and Microsoft Office Package available. $1 per hour is charged for Internet usage.
Oceana Naval Air Station Library
Bldg.531, “E” Street , Virginia Beach (757) 433-2400/2401
http://www.nasoceana.navy.mil/MWR/library.html (No Internet catalog access available)
Hours: Mon.-Thu. 10a.m.-6p.m.
Fri. 10a.m.-2p.m.
Remarks: Public Internet connection. Very small general collection. Two PC’s with laser printer available for word processing.
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Assoc for Research & Enlightenment
National Center for State Courts
Association for Research & Enlightenment, Edgar Cayce Foundation Library
215 67th St., Virginia Beach (757) 428-3588 ext. 7141
http://www.are-cayce.com/ (no on-line catalog access)
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9a.m.-8p.m.
Sun. 11a.m.-8p.m.
Remarks: Holds the writings of E. Cayce, theology, religion, health, and parapsychology. Virginia Beach residents may get annual memberships for $48.00. Regular memberships are $72.00.
Chrysler Museum, Jean Outland Chrysler Library
245 W. Olney Road, Norfolk (757) 664-6200
http://www.chrysler.org/library.html
Hours: Wed.-Fri- 10a.m.-4:45p.m.
Sat. noon-4p.m.
Remarks: Special collections in Western European and American arts, Art Nouveau, architecture, and art history.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, John D Rockefeller, Jr. Library
313 First St., Williamsburg
http://www.history.org/cwf/jdrlweb/
Reference (757) 565-8510
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9a.m.-5p.m.(circulation & reference close at 4:00p.m)
Remarks: Authoritative eighteenth century history collection. Circulation limited to foundation staff and William & Mary students and faculty.
7505 Warwick Ave., Newport News (757) 247-4882
http://www.dailypress.com (Searches of current 2 wks issues free. A fee is charged for archive searches)
Remarks: Collections in journalism and current events
12000 Jefferson Ave., Newport News (757) 249-7525
3http://www.jlab.org/IR/
Remarks: Small, sophisticated collection in engineering, math, and physics
MacArthur Memorial Library & Archives
MacArthur Square, Norfolk (757) 441-2965
http://sites.communitylink.org/mac/
Hours: Mon.-Fri.8:30a.m.-5p.m.
Remarks: Emphasis on World WarII, Korean War, and General Douglas MacArthur
National Center for State Courts Library100 Museum Dr., Newport News (757) 596-2222
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10a.m.-5p.m.
Remarks: About 77,000 titles, 175 journals, and 650,000 photographs in maritime history.
300 Newport Ave., Williamsburg, 757-253-2000
http://www.ncsc.dni.us/
War Memorial Museum of Virginia
9285 Warwick Blvd., Newport News (757) 247-8523
http://www.warmuseum.org/
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9a.m.-5p.m.
Sun. 1p.m.-5p.m.
Remarks: U.S. Military history, World War I, Vietnam film collection
