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Ask Questions, Get Help
Librarians are available to help you with your research and questions. The library tries to respond to all emails within 1 business day. Please email or call: Robert Perret 620.229.6127 or Veronica McAsey 620.229.6271. You may also use the library's toll-free number 1.866.734.1275.

Find Articles from Journals, Magazines, Newspapers & Books

Databases index articles and books on various topics. Some have only citations and abstracts while others provide the full text article. Although the information is accessed on the Internet, they are not web pages but actual journal, magazine, and/or newspaper articles. There are also databases of reference books and e-books, an entire print book converted into an electronic format.

Online Full Text Articles
If the database provides full-text articles, you simply need to click on the hyperlink to retrieve it. If the database does not have full text, you may need to use the LinkSource hyperlinks to access it through another database.

Another method to retrieve full-text articles is to search SC Online Periodical Holdings - Complete A to Z Title List under Periodical Holdings. Search by the title of the periodical to find if full text is carried in a database. This is a great way to find an article when you only have the citation.

Finally, you can search the Internet to see if the article has been archived and is available for free. Google and Find Articles at BNET.com are two of the best search engines for this. If the above methods fail, contact a librarian for assistance or request the article through Interlibrary Loan. more information

E-books
E-Books are entire books that have been converted into electronic format. They can be found in the library's catalog or under e-books.

Accessing Online Services
All the online services such as e-books and databases can be accessed off-campus 24/7.

Because the library pays for most of the online services, they are password protected. When prompted, you will need to enter your Southwestern learner ID number and last 5 digits of your social security number (or last 5 digits of your SC learner ID number) as your password. To find out your SC learner ID, use the SC ID Number Finder.

SC ID numbers and passwords are updated every weekday. Therefore, there may be a lag time over weekends before your ID number will work to open the databases. If you have problems logging in, please contact Alex Thomas.

Interlibrary Loan
You may request copies of items the library does not own. more information

Contact Cheryl Barnett 620.229.6312 if you have questions.

Borrowing Privileges

• Books (Undergraduate) - checkout for 3 weeks
• Books (Graduate) - checkout for semester
• Media such as DVDs & CDs - checkout for 1 week

Please return materials by their due dates. A $.10 fine will be charged per day that an item is overdue. If an item isn't returned after 3 overdue notices, a hard block will be placed on your account. This prevents you from borrowing additional materials and from receiving your grades/transcripts. The block will remain until the material is returned or payment is received for another copy.

Services

• Black & White Copies - $.15 per page
• Color Copies - $.25 per page
• Faxes - US number $1.50 per page
• Faxes - International number $3.00 per page
• Blank CDs - price depends on type
• Transparencies - $.50 each
• Comb Binding - price depends on size
• Notary

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