Weis Library

Telephone: 301-891-4217

FAX: 301-891-4204

E-Mail: library@cuc.edu

Address:
Weis Library
Columbia Union College
7600 Flower Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 20912

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The Weis Library at Columbia Union College, a Seventh-day Adventist institution of higher education located in Takoma Park, Maryland, is named in honor of Theofield G. Weis, the Librarian of the college from 1931-32, 1935-67 and Librarian Emeritus from 1967-1971.

The library has a collection of about 140,000 volumes, subscribes to over 400 periodicals, and has access to thousands of full text periodicals online.

Weis library has access to over 55 million bibliographic records, including the collections in many local libraries through an on-line database. An interlibrary loan system makes it possible to obtain materials that Weis Library does not have. Materials can be checked out with a student ID card for four weeks and renewed once.

Weis library has books and papers on one-hour, two-hour, and one-day reserve; contains over 130,000 volumes and bound periodicals; houses the Writing Center; has a reference room that contains the current issues of over 400 periodicals in addition to indices, handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries, vertical files and electronic database resources; contains a photocopying machine for use at $.10/copy; has 32 lighted study carrels and a reference room with study tables; maintains an education curriculum library of elementary and secondary school textbooks, curriculum guides, audiovisual materials, and a childrens literature collection; lends audiovisual materials; maintains a Heritage Room collection of Seventh-day Adventist books, periodicals, and reference; has collections of CUC yearbooks and memorabilia; uses an online catalog system; has a microfiche and microfilm reader and coin-operated printer for use at $.10/copy.