… find help locating information for a RESEARCH PROJECT?
Librarians are available on chat or email. You can contact a subject librarian or just use the main contact page. You can also come into the building on weekdays and get in-person librarian assistance. They are at the 2nd Floor Help Desk from 12:30-2:30 or if you stop by and ask a librarian will come to the desk and assist you.
… find a BOOK or JOURNAL ARTICLE?
Use the “WE Search" box on the library homepage, to search for books, journals and other material. Search results for books owned by the Zahnow Library will give the location and a call number. Journal article citations will provide a link to the article full-text if it available through Zahnow Library. For books and journal articles not owned by Zahnow Library a link will be provided to the Library's Interlibrary Loan Services. See below "...get BOOKS and JOURNAL ARTICLES NOT OWNED by ZAHNOW LIBRARY"
To locate articles in a specific Journal, use the “Journal Search” link on the Library homepage left menu. Use the "Search for a Zahnow Library journal" box if you need a specific journal. You may use the "Databases" link, also on the Library homepage left menu to search specific databases by topic. To access journal articles and databases off campus use your SVSU ID and password.
… CHECK OUT or RENEW a book, dvd, etc.?
Books, dvds and other items can be checked out and renewed at the Circulation Desk on the first or second floor. Books can be checked out for 3 weeks and renewed twice (3 week periods). Renewals can be requested online using the “My Library Account” option on the library homepage left menu or at the top of the Classic Catalog search screen. A valid SVSU student ID is required.
… get BOOKS and JOURNAL ARTICLES NOT OWNED by Zahnow Library?
When you locate a book or article citation in one of the library’s databases or from a bibliography and a copy is not owned by Zahnow Library, Interlibrary Loan Services (Tipasa) can obtain a copy for you. Books are picked up and returned to the Circulation Desk. Journal articles are sent electronically to your SVSU email account.