Finding Books Williams Library


Library Catalogs	Electronic Books		Circulation Guide
Books on Reserve		Tutorials
Catalogs To find books in Williams Library, use the Library Catalog, where you can search by author, title, subject, or keyword. You also have access to your circulation record and other helpful information. The library catalog is part of SDLN (South Dakota Library Network). While you are on campus, the NSU catalog is the SDLN default for searching. Through SDLN, a statewide consortium of South Dakota libraries, NSU students, faculty, staff, and courtesy card patrons registered with the library may borrow books that are unavailable at NSU because the books are either not owned or are checked out, missing, or library use only. Simply choose all SDLN libraries or a specific member library from the Library pull down menu on the search screen. If a book is available at another SDLN institution, you can request it online through the SDLN Catalog and have it sent to the circulation desk. In general, it takes 3-5 working days for the materials to arrive. Check your circulation records in SDLN to keep track of your requests. In addition, as a member of the NSU community, you may borrow directly at most other SDLN institutions with a valid NSU ID. Researchers may also want to search WorldCat, an international database of materials published worldwide. In WorldCat, you can search comprehensively for a given topic and find out which libraries own a particular item. If you identify materials in WorldCat that are not available in the library catalog, you may be able to request these items through InterLibrary Loan (ILL). Return to top of page
Electronic Books Williams Library subscribes to electronic books via NetLibrary, T he History E-book Project, and Oxford Scholarship Online. NetLibrary, a Web-based electronic library, offers an easy-to-use system for accessing the full text of scholarly, reference, and professional books. Over 10,000 full text, fully searchable books are available via NetLibrary. Have a quick question? Consult the NetLibrary Reference Collection for encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, handbooks, thesauri and more If you are doing historical research, maybe The History E-book Project will prove useful. Over 1,000 full text titles are currently available in the fields of European, American, Asian, and Middle Eastern history. Oxford Scholarship Online provides full text access to over 700 scholarly works in the fields of economics and finance, philosophy, political science, and religion. All the books in this collection were published by Oxford University Press, one of the world's most reputable scholarly publishers. Return to top of page
Circulation Guide NSU ID or public library card (must be over 18) is required.
Borrowing privileges for undergraduates and guests: Books, Videos, AV Materials: Two-week checkout Fines: $2.50 every two weeks for books (billed cost of item at 60 days) $1.00 per day for videos and AV materials (billed cost of item at 30 days) Bound Periodicals: Three-day checkout Fines: $1.00 per day (billed cost of item at 30 days) Borrowing privileges for external users (those using a library card not issued by NSU): Books, Videos, AV Materials: Two-week checkout Fines: $2.50 every two weeks for books (billed cost of item at 60 days) $1.00 per day for videos and AV materials (billed cost of item at 30 days) Bound Periodicals: No checkout permitted		Borrowing privileges for NSU Faculty: Books, Videos, AV Materials: Last day of spring classes Bound Periodicals: Three-day checkout Borrowing privileges for graduate students and NSU staff: Books, Videos, AV Materials: End of current semester Fines: $2.50 every two weeks for books (billed cost of item at 60 days) $1.00 per day for videos and AV materials (billed cost of item at 30 days) Bound Periodicals: Three-day checkout Fines: $1.00 per day (billed cost of item at 30 days) The following items may not leave the library: Archives material Microforms Individual issues of magazines Reference books
Return to top of page Books on Reserve Professors and instructors often place articles on reserve, placed aside or "reserved" for certain individuals, for students in their classes to read. Reserve materials are available behind the circulation desk. Return to top of page
Tutorials Students and faculty are welcome to use or take the Library's online Information Literacy Tutorial.

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