Library & Academic Resources
Cofer Library Hours of Operation
Monday – Thursday / 8:00am – 10:00pm
Friday / 8:00am – 4:00pm
Saturday / 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Sunday / 7:00pm – 10:00pm
CLOSED: Tuesdays / 9:30am – 11:00pm for Chapel
Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer Breaks
Monday – Friday / 10:00am – 4:00pm
Who We Are
Cofer Library is more than just a place for books, it’s a place where TMU students can study, work on projects, get help with research, use technology, and discover new ideas. The library is here to support you throughout your college journey and help you succeed both inside and outside the classroom.
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- Credo Reference – access to encyclopedias, handbooks, guides, and readers covering many subject areas. With visual aids, photographs, and maps, students and faculty can find content that can be incorporated into class projects and activities.
- Britannica Academic – a comprehensive reference resource for college-level learners, researchers, and faculty. Discover encyclopedia articles, full-text journal and magazine articles, primary sources, multimedia, and other unique resources and tools.
- Oxford English Dictionary (OED) – gives definitions, etymological analysis, and quotations to demonstrate the use of words in the English language over time.
- EBooks on EBSCO comprised of the following eBook collections: NetLibrary Shared Collection; eBook Academic Collection; Community College Collection; High School Collection; K-8 Collection; and Public Library Collection.
- Ebook Central (Proquest) – access thousands of eBooks in all disciplines.
- Academic Search Complete – is a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database with over 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and more than 13,200 publications, including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
- Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials– index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion with ATLA’s full-text collection of 390+ major religion and theology journals. ATLA, a membership association of collectors and connectors in religion and theology, produces this database.
- Christian Periodical Index – provides indexing for evangelical Christian journals providing articles and review indexing. Current indexing includes over 140 titles back to 1976.
- Religion and Philosophy Collection – extensive coverage of world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy, and philosophy from over 300 full-text journals.
- Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) – theological thesis/dissertation titles representing research from many institutions.
- BAS Library; Biblical Archaeology Society Online Archive– contains over 40 years of Biblical Archaeology Review (1975 to present), 20 years of Bible Review (1985 to 2005 complete), and 8 years of Archaeology Odyssey (1998 to 2006 complete). It also includes The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land and other resources.
- Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection – covering information concerning emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods. This is the world’s largest full-text psychology database offering full-text coverage for hundreds of journals.
- ProQuest – access to several databases, including ProQuest One Literature, ProQuest Central, and Literature Online.
- BIOSIS – Web of Science – an index to life sciences and biomedical research from journals, meetings, books, and patents. The database covers pre-clinical and experimental research, methods and instrumentation, animal studies, and more. Includes BIOSIS indexing and enhanced MeSH disease terms.
- CINAHL Plus with Full Text – a collection of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 770 journals indexed in CINAHL®. Full text coverage dates from 1937.
- WestLaw – a legal research database that provides an array of interconnected primary and analytical law content.
- OmniFile Full Text Select (H.W. Wilson) – a full text-only database that contains material for learning and research across disciplines. Full-text articles are available from approximately 2,700 publications, many of which are peer-reviewed.
- ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) – provides educational literature and research access. Content includes journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, dissertations and theses, and books dating back to 1966.
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Open Access (OA) Resources
- Internet Archive
- Digital Public Library of America
- Directory of Open Access Journals (“DOAJ”)
- Project Gutenberg
- Christian Classics Ethereal Library
- National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Georgia Historic Newspapers
Helpful Links
Business and Finance
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (opens in new window)
- Businessweek (opens in new window)
- Forbes (opens in new window)
- Fortune (opens in new window)
- NASDAQ (opens in new window)
- New York Stock Exchange (opens in new window)
- Small Business Administration (opens in new window)
- The Motley Fool (opens in new window)
- The New York Times (opens in new window)
- Thomas Register of American Manufacturers (opens in new window)
- U.S. Securities & Exchange Comm (opens in new window)
- Wall Street Journal (opens in new window)
Language and Literature
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Cofer Library Mission Statement
The mission of Cofer Library is to support the mission of the university by providing library resources, services, and instruction to the TMU community.
Cofer Library Handbook
To learn about the library, please see the Cofer Library Handbook.
Cofer Library Research Guide
To learn about research in the library, please see the Cofer Library Research Guide.
Library Instruction Videos
- Cofer Library Introduction
- How to Use the Cofer Library Website
- How to Find a Book in the Online Catalog
- How to Find an eBook in GALILEO
- How to Search for an Article Using the GALILEO Classic
- How to Search for an Article Using the GALILEO Bento Search
- How to Conduct a Search Using the New EBSCO Discovery Service
- How to use the Concept map
- How to locate a Specific Journal in Galileo
- How to Request an Interlibrary Loan
- Searching ATLA
- Research Quick Tips
Cofer Library Newsletter
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Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
If you need a book or journal article from another library, please fill out the ILL Request Form. Depending on the item, it usually takes between 2-14 days for Cofer library to receive it.
Item Purchase Requests
If you would like the library to add an item to the collection, please fill out the Item Purchase Request Form.
Suggestions and Recommendations
Have any suggestions for the library? Let us know by filling out the Suggestion and Recommendation Form.
Reserve Shelf Item Request (Faculty)
To place materials on the reserve shelf for students, please complete the Reserve Shelf Item Request Form.
Class Instruction Request (Faculty)
To schedule a library orientation for a class, please complete the Class Instruction Request Form.
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