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Course Reserves:
- Electronic Course Reserves can be opened for reading or printing:
- You can access your Course Reserves via ANGEL
- or click on Course Reserves when using the online Catalog (CAT)
- Books on reserve are located in the Great Valley Library at the Reserve Desk, please see the Library staff for assistance. Most books on materials circulate for a 7-day period.
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For Faculty:
Interlibrary Loans - ILLIAD
Materials that are not available at Great Valley or within Penn State may be requested via interlibrary loan using ILLIAD at https://ill.libraries.psu.edu/
Library Instruction
Course-related instruction for your students is available to interested faculty by contacting Dolores Fidishun at 610-648-3227 or email.
Reference Consultations
Library Faculty will be glad to conduct Reference Consultations with you or your students. We can teach you LIAS, the databases and full-text resources, search strategies and more or help you locate those hard-to-find research references. To arrange a consultation contact Dolores Fidishun at 610-648-3227 or email.
Course Reserves
University Libraries provides electronic reserves for your classes including clearing copyright for use of materials. Contact Carol Riley at 610-648-3205 or by email for more information.
Ordering Materials
Faculty may suggest materials to be added to the library collection. Send requests to Dolores Fidishun at 610-648-3227 or by email.
Instructional Designer
For help with instructional design, including ANGEL, contact Julie Meyer directly at 610-648-3358 or email.
Julie M. Meyer's Home Page
http://www.personal.psu.edu/staff/j/m/jmm49/index.html
Useful Links:
Turnitin Instructor's Guide
http://tlt.its.psu.edu/turnitin/tii_instructor_guideForPSU.pdf
Penn State Great Valley Internal Website (password protected)
http://www.gv.psu.edu/internal/
Penn State Information for Faculty and Staff
http://www.psu.edu/ur/facstaff.html
FAQ on Automatic Payroll Deduction
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/pubinfo/payrolldeduct.html
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Interlibrary Loans - ILLiad
ILLiad is the electronic system you use to request an item through Interlibrary Loan. The ILLiad logon screen's URL is https://ill.libraries.psu.edu/
ILLiad Registration
For detailed instructions on how to register with ILLiad click here. If you need further assistance, please call the Penn State Great Valley Library at 610-648-3215.
Use ILLiad only for:
1. Requesting books NOT owned by Penn State:
- Before using ILLiad, first search the online catalog (CAT) to see if Penn State owns the item you need, if so, click the I WANT IT button.
- You can also try searching for the book in the database WorldCat
- Once you have found the book you want, click on the link Send Request to ILLiad; your request will go into your ILLiad account. (You must first register with ILLiad.)
2. Requesting articles from journals NOT available online in full text:
- Before using ILLiad, first see if the journal is available in full text. Go to Find E-Journal and type in the title of the journal.
3. Requesting articles from journals NOT available in the Great Valley library:
- Before using ILLiad, first search the online catalog (CAT) to see if Great Valley has the volume/issue number of the journal you need, if so, you can make a copy of the article in the library.
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Off-Campus Access:
Remote Database Access
http://www.lias.psu.edu/helps/dcetext.html
Are you having trouble accessing a University Libraries database? Access to a database is determined by who you are and where you are. In addition, the browser and its version determine how much functionality you will have in many of the databases.
For additional assistance contact Mary Murray at 610-648-3392 or email.
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Reference
For Reference assistance:
- Visit the library.
- Call the reference desk at 610-648-3235 or the circulation desk at 610-648-3215.
- Contact the Head Librarian, Dolores Fidishun, at 610-648-3227 or email.
After hours: ASK! Virtual Reference
http://www.de2.psu.edu/faculty/saw4/vrs/default.html
Virtual Reference Service lets you chat with Penn State librarians to find information in LIAS databases and on the World Wide Web. With the librarian's assistance, you may perform live database and web searches and continuously chat about your results.
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Renew Your Books
Renew your books online by clicking on My Library Account
Or call the circulation desk at 610-648-3215.
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Wireless @ the Library
To connect your laptop to the wireless LAN, you will need the following:
- An active Penn State Access Account
- An 802.11b or 802.11g wireless capable laptop
- Download the VPN (Virtual Private Network)
- And be within range of an access point
To configure the VPN client, create a new connection with the following properties:
- VPN server: mobility.hbg.psu.edu
- Group name: pennstate
- Group password: pennstate
For more information go to:
Information about uploading and installing Penn State's VPN
http://aset.its.psu.edu/vpn/
ITS Wireless SecureNet
http://its.psu.edu/wireless/
Break Free: ITS Wireless Computing at Penn State. High speed wireless networking technology has created wireless network access opportunities that can be used at any of Penn State's campus locations.
Computing Services - Penn State Great Valley http://gv.psu.edu/Current_Students/Computing_Services/
If you need computing assistance, please call the Help Desk at 610-648-3230 or e-mail helpdesk@gv.psu.edu.
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Your Library Account
Go to My Library Account on the the libraries homepage (next to QUICK LINKS) or through the online catalog (CAT).
- Find out information concerning your bills, items borrowed, and items on hold;
- Update your address; and
- Renew materials online.
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Document Delivery
Penn State provides two sources for document delivery.
Ingenta can be found on the E-Resource A-Z list
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/tas/ill/ingenta.htm
British Library Inside (materials from the British Library) is located at
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/tas/ill/UKintro.htm
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