Welcome to the Pauline Whitaker Library at Northwest Arkansas Community College. 

The Library is located on the first floor of Burns Hall. It serves the information needs of NWACC's students, faculty, and staff.

Since its founding in 1990, the Library's collection has grown to include over 30,000 physical books and videos, and thousands of digital ebooks and streaming media.  The Library also provides the NWACC community with access to over 100 subscription databases, which index thousands of electronic books, periodicals, and multimedia files.

Student Forms

Tutoring is available online for the Fall 2020 semester. Book an online appointment at https://nwacc.libcal.com/appointments/tutoring.

Tutor Subject Areas:

Alexis Jorgenson

Julio Bonilla

Visit the Tutoring webpage.

Online tutoring is also available through “Brainfuse.” This option is found via your NWACC connection under “resources”, “online tutoring.” Brainfuse gives you access to free online tutorials, study guides, and you can chat with a live tutor during the following days/times: M-F, 5pm-11pm and Saturday-Sunday, 1pm-11pm.

Math Center

Math Center tutoring services will be available online and in-person by appointment for spring 2021. Social distancing and face coverings are required for in-person help. The Math Center provides Math Faculty tutors for free, so please take advantage of this opportunity.

In-Person Tutoring Appointments

Use the website https://nwacc.libcal.com/reserve/math to set up an appointment for in-person tutoring.

Online Tutoring Appointments

Use the website https://nwacc.libcal.com/appointments/math to set up an appointment for in-person tutoring.

Feel free to also email mathcenter@nwacc.edu if you have questions about tutoring. Please allow up to 48 hours for responses (weekend emails will be answered on Monday).

To Rent Calculators from the Math Department please contact Brenda Andrews at bandrews3@nwacc.edu

Writing Center

Email consultations: Students may access this resource through the Writing Center website at https://www.nwacc.edu/studentsuccess/writingcenter/default.aspx

Complete the form and attach their document for review.  A tutor will read and provide feedback through nwacc email.

Virtual tutoring:  Interested students should contact Mrs. Bach directly through NWACC email at lbach1@nwacc.edu and a tutor will then contact the student with a Zoom one-on-one appointment

Students may access grammar and writing tutorials and exercises through the Writing Center’s Resource link

https://www.nwacc.edu/studentsuccess/writingcenter/writersresources.aspx

Contact the NWACC Information Technology Help Desk for information on MS Office software: 479-619-4357 or techsupport@nwacc.edu, or use the link immediately below.

Internet Connectivity Options Off-Campus

• The NWACC Library provides a limited number of Wifi hotspots for checkout. Students must have an Equipment  Agreement Form on file and be enrolled in the current semester. For more information email library@nwacc.edu
• Many educational institutions and libraries, including NWACC, have extended their Wifi access to parking lots for public use. This is available in Bentonville outside Burns Hall and at the Washington County building.
• The City of Fayetteville maintains free, public internet access locations. Visitors to these locations can connect with smartphones, tablets, laptops and other Wifi-enabled devices. 
• The Federal Communications Commission runs the Lifeline program, which makes communications services more affordable for low-income consumers. Lifeline provides subscribers a discount on monthly telephone service, broadband Internet service, or bundled voice-broadband packages purchased from participating wireline or wireless providers--Currently "...up to a $9.25 monthly discount on service for eligible low-income subscribers and up to $34.25 per month for those on Tribal lands. Subscribers may receive a Lifeline discount on either a wireline or a wireless service, but they may not receive a discount on both services at the same time. Lifeline also supports broadband Internet service and broadband-voice bundles. FCC rules prohibit more than one Lifeline service per household."
• Companies that provide Lifeline by Zipcode
• Do I Qualify for the Lifeline program?

 Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Coming Soon!

The Emergency Broadband Benefit is an FCC program to help households struggling to pay for internet service during the pandemic. This new benefit will connect eligible households to jobs, critical healthcare services, and virtual classrooms.

From the FCC:

• The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched a new Emergency Broadband Benefit resource last week.   The tool allows partners and consumers to view by state or territory the providers that will be participating in the Emergency Broadband Benefit program.  Each listing includes the type of service offered, whether it’s “fixed” or “mobile”, and whether the provider offers connected devices as part of the program. Please note, the list will be updated daily to include newly-approved participating providers.  

https://www.fcc.gov/emergency-broadband-benefit-providers