About the Library
The Millsaps-Wilson Library, housed in a facility named for the H. J. Wilson family, consists of a 1955 renovation of the original 1926 Carnegie Library and a 1971 addition, a portion of a multi-purpose building. It contains approximately 35,000 square feet with a variety of comfortable study areas, including group project rooms, music and media rooms, and a variety of meeting rooms. The library contains over 200,000 volumes that are searchable via the online catalog. There are over 200 print journal subscriptions and over 57,000 electronic journals as well. There are more than 80 databases available for searching. There is a collection of audio-visual materials and audio-visual facilities and equipment. Special collections include the Eudora Welty Collection, the Lehman Engel Performing Arts Collection, the Archives of the United Methodist Church in Mississippi, the Kellogg Collection of children’s literature, the Paul Ramsey Collection in applied ethics, the Harmon L. Smith Collection in biomedical ethics, the King R. Johnson Collection in military history, the Rare Book Room, and the Millsaps College archives. There are 24 computers for student use in the Library Computer Lab and 16 in the Information Commons. The Digital Media Lab is a multimedia workspace reserved for audio-visual editing projects. Wi-Fi is available for students with electronic devices. The library maintains agreements with libraries on the local and national level for sharing of resources through Interlibrary Loan. The library is a member of LYRASIS, the OCLC network, the Associated Colleges of the South, Central Mississippi Library Council, and other organizations. The library currently has a staff of 6 and is open 88 hours each week. Summer, holiday, and interim period hours are posted.
Contact Us
Millsaps-Wilson Library
Millsaps College
1701 N State St
Box 151066
Jackson, MS 39210
601.974.1073
Librarian Email: librarian@millsaps.edu
Library Orders: libraryorders@millsaps.edu
Room Reservations: Contact Event Scheduling at http://events.millsaps.edu/
Borrowing & Circulation Policies
How long may I check out items?
Students
Loan Period: 30 days plus a 1 week grace period
25 book maximum
Faculty
Loan Period: 90 days
50 book maximum
Staff
Loan Period: 30 days
25 book maximum
What are the fines if I turn an item in late?
The library eliminated fines for late items in Fall 2019. When an item is very overdue, a replacement fee is assessed instead of a fine. We encourage library users to return items on time to avoid replacement fees. Returning items on time helps all library users have access to important resources they need.
Notices are sent via email.
Late Interlibrary Loan items are $1.00 per day, per book. It is important to return Interlibrary Loan items before the due date because these items belong to other libraries.
How do I renew my items?
Books may be renewed two times unless requested by another user.
Renew your library items by visiting this link: https://millsaps.on.worldcat.org/myaccount
Interlibrary Loan books may be renewed by emailing ill@millsaps.edu. Please request ILL renewals before the due date.
Who may use the Millsaps-Wilson Library?
The Millsaps-Wilson Library is maintained by and for constituents of the College. In order to use the resources of the Library, one must carry a valid Millsaps I.D. card or a special Library Borrowing Card. Current students, faculty and staff are the primary users of the Library. Special provisions are made for Alumni, Methodist ministers of the Mississippi Conference, and Emeritus Faculty. Courtesy Cards are available to individuals over 18 years of age for a fee. The Library also honors InfoPass referrals from other local libraries, and scholars from distant institutions may use the library for limited periods if they bring a letter of referral from their academic librarian on letterhead stationary.
Users of the Methodist and College Archives should make an appointment to gain access.
The library serves the general public through Interlibrary Lending arrangements with public and academic libraries.
Questions or comments regarding access policy should be addressed to the College Librarian, Wyatt Winnie.
May I use a cell phone in the library?
You may use your cell phone as long as you don’t disturb others.
Please turn cell phone ringers off or set to vibrate as you enter the library.
If you have an emergency cell phones may be used, with discretion, in the main staircase landing in the east side of the building.
Do not make or take calls in the common study areas.
Do not make or take calls in the computer lab areas.
Library Location
The Millsaps-Wilson Library is located near the Millsaps Bell Tower on the east end of the campus, between the Academic Complex building and the sorority houses.
On the Campus Map, it is building number 23.
Driving Directions
From I-55:
Take Woodrow Wilson Exit #98A to second light. Turn left on North State Street. Go up the hill and past the first light to circular drive; turn right to enter campus. Park in the circular driveway. The Library is on the left side of the circular driveway when facing the clock tower.
Millsaps-Wilson Library Mission Statement
Adopted November, 1980 – Revised May 23, 2000
The Millsaps-Wilson Library is dedicated to the educational program of Millsaps College as described in the Millsaps Purpose. The library is charged with the responsibility of helping to implement the aims of the institution by motivating student and faculty interest in the library for research, information, study, and general intellectual development through its resources. To this end, the library must acquire and make available to students and faculty a comprehensive and useful range of core and research resources that are needed for learning in a liberal arts environment that includes limited professional and pre-professional training. This responsibility implies the inherent charge to motivate students to explore independent intellectual pursuits. While emphasis is placed on the library as a learning resources center for the campus, it is open to the local community and other institutions through Interlibrary lending and cooperative efforts. The library is administered as an integral part of the academic program and every effort is made to coordinate its activities with the instructional areas of the College.
Staff
Overall concern for and nourishment of a healthy library is a responsibility shared by the faculty and the other campus constituencies; however, immediate responsibility for the direction of the library and its coordination with other college programs rests with a staff of professional librarians, support personnel, and student assistants whose functions range from the managerial and curatorial to the promotional and instructional.
Collections and Resources
The materials collection of the library is a continuing joint responsibility of the library staff and the faculty. The objective of the collection is directly to support specific requirements of the curriculum, to provide suitable interdisciplinary materials in a wide variety of formats and through various print and electronic services for the general informational needs of an enlightened college community, including undergraduate and graduate students and, on a more limited scale, to provide research resources for faculty.
Facilities
It is the aim of the library to provide one centralized facility to serve all the Millsaps community. The goal of the facility is to provide the environment required for effective use of library materials in an arrangement which is as efficient and comfortable as possible. The hours of operation of this facility are intended to approach maximum availability with adequate assistance, given available resources.
Library Instruction
An obligation of the library is instruction in the use of library materials and services on both formal and informal levels. This must be accomplished in everyday contacts and in coordinated efforts with academic departments of the College. The development of a certain independence in the use of library resources is seen as essential to an educated individual, and the library is dedicated to an assertive program of library instruction as an integral element in the curriculum.
Cooperative Arrangements
In view of the necessity and practicality of resource-sharing between libraries of all types, the Millsaps library actively seeks mutually beneficial cooperative arrangements with other libraries. These arrangements should enhance the resources available to Millsaps personnel and provide unique Millsaps holdings for other persons as well. The library acknowledges the responsibility to foster education generally, both to Millsaps students and to persons not affiliated with the College.
Intellectual Freedom
Toward the achievement of the goals outlined in this statement, the library makes a special acknowledgment of its commitment to the ideal of intellectual freedom and free access to information. The Millsaps-Wilson Library should in all respects adhere to the rights of intellectual inquiry and unrestricted access to ideas. Viewed as a forum for ideas, the library should in its materials and services seek balance and objectivity in its handling of controversial subjects. The library will resist any efforts which would abridge the basic freedom to learn.
Millsaps College is a member of The Associated Colleges of the South
Library Staff Directory
Wyatt Winnie, B.A., M.L.I.S.
College Librarian
601.974.1071
wyatt.winnie@millsaps.edu
Elizabeth Beck, B.A., M.L.S.
Catalog and Systems Librarian
601.974.1076
beckea@millsaps.edu
James Kennedy, B.A., M.A., M.L.I.S
Associate College Librarian
601.974.1086
kennejb@millsaps.edu
Vacant
Collection Development and Interlibrary Loan Librarian
Rachel Long, B.A., M.L.I.S.
Instructional Technology Librarian
601.974.1072
rachel.long@millsaps.edu