The purpose of this page is to make library services and resources accessible to

• Distance education students
• Users who cannot ask a librarian for in-person assistance

For telephone assistance, call the Information Desk at (434)395-2435.

Important:  For full access to the library's electronic resources, make sure you have your Lancernet email ID and password.  To obtain an ID and password, contact the Information Technology Help Desk at (434)395-4357.

Access to Library Materials

Gain access to the library's restricted Internet resources from off campus
Get books and materials if I can't come to campus (Distance Education Students Only)
Request materials from other libraries (Interlibrary Loan)
Check my library record and renew items online
View items on E-reserve

Research Assistance

Ask the library staff for assistance
Find articles for my research
Judge whether a website is reliable
Cite sources for my research project

Search Strategies for the Library Catalog

Finding items in the library catalog (basic)
Advanced catalog features
How do I find out if the library carries a journal?

Search Strategies for Article Databases

Infotrac and Academic Onefile
Lexis-Nexis Academic
Wilson Omnifile
JSTOR
ERIC
Subject-specific databases (click for a list)