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Contact Us: Phone: 540-362-6591 Email: askref@hollins.edu (response within 24 hours on weekdays). IM: available during reference hours. Our IM name on AIM, Yahoo, Google Talk or MSN is askwyndham; or, just use the box on our home page. Staff: see our staff directory. Hours: our hours during the regular semester are as follows. Hours may vary during holidays and intersessions. Monday-Thursday......8:00 am - midnight Mailing Address: |
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find books and articlesBooks, films and reserve readings:
"View this eBook": if you see the link "View this eBook" in our online catalog, contact the library at 540-362-7465 or askref@hollins.edu . You can read our electronic books from any computer, but we must first help you set up your account. Exception: eBooks belonging only to Roanoke College "Location: RCeBooks" are not available to Hollins students.
Books in other libraries:
Journal, magazine and newspaper articles:
get books and articlesARTICLES, BOOK CHAPTERS Articles and book chapters will be scanned and emailed to you at no charge by our Inter-Library Loan services. Materials not available at Hollins may take 1-3 weeks to obtain, so plan your research early.
BOOKS Public Library: your local public library can borrow books from Hollins, from Roanoke College and many other libraries using Inter-Library Loan; this is a fast, efficient and free way to get the books you need. Direct mail: if local Inter-Library loan is not available to you, we can mail Hollins books to your home. You will only be responsible for the cost of return postage to the library.
Renewing books: books which you have borrowed directly from Hollins may be renewed online.
Returning books: the return address for mailing books back to the library is: Wyndham Robertson Library access materials reserved by my professorFind reserves:
TIP: to print reserve articles, make sure you use the print button inside the Adobe Acrobat Reader (not the "File-Print" command in your browser). get help with using the libraryWe can answer a quick question, or work with you to search the online catalog and databases; we can help you plan your research, or schedule a research consultation by telephone, with a librarian who specializes in your subject. Contact our reference librarians for assistance:
Reference hours are Monday-Thursday 10 am - 9 pm; Friday 10 am - 4 pm. Writing Help: If you would like to have someone look over your work or give you specific answers regarding structure, grammar or citation, the Writing Center can help:
get help with computer problemsBlackboard:
TIP: to print slides or articles posted in Blackboard, right-click the link. Select "save target as" and give the file a name. After the file downloads to your computer, you will be able to open and print it in PowerPoint, Word, Adobe Acrobat Reader etc. Other Computer Issues:
other useful Hollins resourcesHollins ID: you will use your Hollins ID to renew books, access the library databases and materials placed on reserve by your professor. Log in using your name and the last five digits of your bar code number. If you do not know your bar code number, please call 362-6090 for assistance.
get directions to the libraryWyndham Robertson Library is # 36 on the map; directly adjacent to the library is a visitor parking lot. search tips for online catalogs and e-ResourcesNeed some help? Reference librarians are trained to search databases, and we are happy to help. Call us at 540-362-7465, email askref@hollins.edu or IM us at askwyndham. Start by: try a simple keyword search for your topic, for example women in agriculture. Browse the list of results for an appropriate title, then click on that title to see what subjects or descriptors have been assigned to the title. The subjects should appear as links: by clicking on the subject link, you will make your search more specific. Subjects or Descriptors? Most databases will let you see their list of subjects or descriptors used by clicking on a link titled browse subjects, browse index or thesaurus. Use these lists to find appropriate terms to add to your search. No results: if you have tried a simple keyword search, and you have searched for subjects or descriptors to match your topic, and you still have no results, do some brainstorming:
Too many results: don't waste your time trying to look at 1,806 articles. Here are some of the ways most databases will let you limit or narrow your search. Look for these options under limit or advanced search:
No full text? To get the entire article, follow the following steps:
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