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Latourette Library

Welcome to Kenneth Scott Latourette Library. With a primary focus of international development, the library has many resources for culture studies, some of which are not commonly found in other libraries. We hope our resources will be of help to you.

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Latourette Library’s Open Access Catalog: Catalog and open access e-books

To find cataloged open-access books (free for anyone to read), type “open” into the location field. To find all e-books (password-protected and open-access), type “web” into the location field.

Latourette Library’s Full Catalog: Catalog and all e-books (username and password required)

Latourette Library houses the following collections:

  • Community Development collection (open to general patrons)
  • Student Volunteer Movement collection (available only to special researchers)
  • Donald G. McGavran collection (available only to special researchers)
  • Ralph D. Winter special collection (available only to special researchers)


    • WorldCat (search for an item near you)

    Fuller Theological Seminary’s Catalog

    Google Book Search (find electronic books) 

    Digital Book Index (find electronic books)

    Find Articles

    First Search Electronic Journals
    (password protected for WCIU faculty, staff and students) ATLAS and WilsonSelectPlus are full-text databases, where you can read all the articles online. Other databases may only list bibliographic information. You may email article information to library@wciu.edu by clicking on the appropriate link. We will request the article through InterLibrary Loan.

    EBSCO/ABC-Clio History Databases
    (password protected for WCIU faculty, staff and students)

    Encyclopedia Britannica
    (password protected for WCIU faculty, staff and students)  For others using our site, please check the list under Encyclopedias: General and Encyclopedias: Specialized on our reference page.

    Global Road Warrior (Countries and Cultures)
    (password protected for WCIU faculty, staff and students)

    Theological Journals Search
    (open-access, free for anyone to read)

    Google Scholar

    Faculty Lectures/Writings
    (password protected for WCIU faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends) .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

    Additional Journal Links

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    Location:

    1530 E. Elizabeth Street, Pasadena, CA (Top floor)

    Hours:
    M-F: 10am-12pm, 1:30-5:30pm (except 5pm on Fridays)

    Saturday: 11am—5pm