Undergraduate: Program Descriptions

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The Elizondo Library and Archives

The purpose of the Elizondo Library and Archives is to provide biliterate, educational resources and support services that further advance MACC’s mission of educating leaders for service in a culturally diverse Church and society.

 

The Mexican American Catholic College has a unique on-campus library and archival collection named in honor of Rev. Virgilio Elizondo, MACC’s founding president and a pioneer in Hispanic Ministry and theology. The library is located at the College’s entrance and houses a very focused collection of works, periodicals, audio-visual resources, and reference material in both Spanish and English. The Archives also contains original manuscripts, primary documents, records, and other valuable historical and contemporary material for scholarly study. Students can use the computer resources located in the library to access the internet and electronic data bases. Students receive a thorough orientation on how to use the library’s technological resources during their first semester. Professors incorporate research into each course MACC offers.

 

Students can readily access all the texts required for each course they take. They can also use the library for more in-depth research in the areas of theology, philosophy, cultural studies, Guadalupe studies, and pastoral ministry.

 

The library is staffed by two fulltime librarians who also provide guidance to students in their research projects. Borrowing privileges are extended only to persons with a valid MACC identification card and in good standing with the library. The library is also open to student researchers of other colleges and universities, and to the general public for occasional use of its resources.

 

The library is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday. The Library’s extended hours for evenings and weekends are posted at the beginning of each semester. Students must make an appointment with the librarian to consult Archival materials.

 

 

MACC Bookstore

Textbooks for the MACC courses are available at the MACC Bookstore. Click here to visit the MACC Bookstore online for more information.

 

 

The Mabee Library at the University of Incarnate Word

The J.E. & L.E. Mabee Library is an extraordinary academic and intellectual center that is also available for MACC students through an inter-institutional agreement. The library is located on the UIW campus and houses a collection of more than 300,000 items in various formats and maintains current subscriptions to some 39,000 unique serial titles. The Audiovisual Collection features more than 17,000 items in many formats to support the academic curricula and to cultivate the visual arts. Some of the areas covered are musical compositions, feature films, documentaries, plays and foreign language materials. The library also has a computer lab for both student research and word processing.