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Use your WatCard

Your WatCard is your library card. Use it to sign out books, journals, reserve materials, and more! You will also need your WatCard barcode number for accessing the Library’s electronic resources from off campus. Additionally, your WatCard is your printing and photocopying card for use in all of the Library’s locations.

 

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Sign up for a library workshop

Save yourself time and headaches during the assignment crunch. Sign up for a library workshop to learn the basics of library research .



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Check out the Library’s subject guides

The Library’s subject guides are your starting point for research! The Library has over 70 subject guides to help direct you to the most important resources in each discipline. Find your subject guides and use them to locate the best books, articles, and other information for your assignments.

 

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Connect from home

Living off campus? Visiting your parents for the weekend? Before you start your research from off campus, remember to “Connect from Home” on the Library’s website using your WatCard barcode and last name. This will give you access to the millions of articles, e-books, and other electronic resources available through the Library’s website (the stuff you’d never find for free using Google).

 

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Ask a librarian

Don’t get stuck! If you need help, contact a librarian via IM, email, phone, or at our research help desks. Did you know that there’s also a librarian for every subject area? Learn who your librarians are and don’t hesitate to contact them with questions too!

Nancy Collins
February 9, 2012