Did you know?

Do you know how Interlibrary Loan (ILL) works?

This post will give you a brief play by play on what happens and how it works

Here's what you, the user does:

• You find a citation.
• Check the citation in the library catalog to see if we subscribe to it in print or check Online Journals to see if we have it in another database.
• If not, you head to the ILL page (or use the prepopulated ILL forms in the EBSCO or Wilson databases) to make your request.
  
• That's it for you! What you've done is found the citation, checked the library catalog, and checked online journals. You then made your request with the citation information and your information.
  

What happens next:

• Interlibrary Loan staff receive and review your request. We make sure that we have all of the information that we need to process your request.
• Our ILL staff then check to see who has the book or article and are they in one of the groups that we belong too. Why can't we just get it from a library that you found that has it? Well we may not belong to the same group or they don't have that exact issue. Or they want to charge us too much money. Why is this important? Because we don't want to have to pass on the cost of ILL onto you.
  
• We then choose a grouping of libraries that has the material that you requested.
  
• Then its up to these libraries that we've asked to borrow from. That's why it takes a while for your books and articles to come. We have to wait just like you for the materials to arrive. We have no control over the time it takes a lending library to get us the articles or books.
  
• Once we receive your item(s) we will notify you that it is ready for pickup.

That's the basics of how ILL works. If you have any questions during these steps make sure to get in touch with one of the reference librarians.

Movies, TV, and more online--for free!

Have you ever missed an episode of you favorite TV show? Don't feel like paying iTunes $2.00 to watch it? Well fear no more! If you're not already familiar with it, check out Hulu.com a collaboration between NBC, Fox, and other networks, you can find some of your favorite shows online and watch the episodes that you missed! Wanting to watch a show from CBS? Check out TV.com or CBS.com for your favorite TV shows.

Interested in some classic movies such as Ghostbusters? Well guess what, Hulu has that and other movies as well. So if you need entertainment and the library and movie stores are closed, check out these sites online!

Did you know?

Did you know that the library gets new books in almost every week? The library is always acquiring new materials from books to movies to expanding our coverage in our databases. Some of these books make it to the new book shelf, others however make there way up to the stacks first. So how can you tell what's new? You can take a look at this page to see some of the different areas new materials are arriving in.

You can also suggest new materials that the library should purchase on this page or through any of the staff.

Please remember that bearDVD's you need to contact the Student Government Association on.

Did you know?

Did you know that you can access databases from off campus? That's right when your writing that paper from home you still have access to the resources that you need. If you're asking how you can do this, look no further than following these simple steps.

The situation:
You've gone home to your parents house in Hawaii, but you've got a paper due first thing when you get back. You don't have time to go to the library and your professor said no Google, only library databases! What are you to do?

Here's what:
1st you're going to need your Galileo password and you're MUID, so grab you BearCard. You can find out your Galileo password by going to your Library Account off of the Tarver home page. You can also use this page for other things, like seeing when your books are due.

2nd Go to our databases page and choose the database that you want to search. Not sure which one it is? Go to our subject librarians pages to give you a start. Once you select the database that you need it will ask you either for your Galileo password or your MUID. That's it! Just put in the correct password and your good to go.

3rd Now you can find those articles that you need for research.

Please note that the Galileo password changes on a regular basis, so don't worry if you forget it, just go back and take a look.

If you need any help during this process check with one of the reference librarians, who will be glad to help you with your searches. Please do note our hours we're open and the days that we're closed. If you need help when we're closed check with your local public library they may be able to offer some help. Or start your research as early as possible!

Did you know?

Did you know that the bearDVD's are provided by Macon's Student Government Association? This collection is found on the main floor of the Tarver Library right next to the popular fiction. They are available for three day checkout, LIMIT ONE, with a $1.00 a day late fee. So don't be late! SGA provides these newer releases for your viewing pleasure.


The bearDVD's are limited to Macon campus undergraduate students.

Did you know?

Did you know that as a way to not only save you time, but to do our part to become more "green" the library is no longer stamping date due stamps?

So where can you go to check your due dates? You can go online here. Not only can you see what materials you have checked out and when they're due, but you can also find your GALILEO password and renew materials. Please do note that there are restrictions with renewing materials online and it may not renew for certain reasons, such as if they've been renewed too many or someone else has a hold on them. If you need any help with this please contact the Circulation Desk (478) 301-2961 or the Reference Desk (478) 301-2055.

How does this help save you time? Well it means that you no longer have to wait while we fumble for the right date due stamp (we had five). And as you've discovered if you renew your books that stamp doesn't change. When you view online it allows you to see the correct due date at a quick glance.

How does it help us go "green"? We are no longer putting date due stamps in the backs of our new books, doing our part to help save paper.

Did you know?

Did you know that bearDVD's can only be checked out for three days? Did you know that Media Center movies can be checked out for a week. It's important to remember as both of these items accrue fines at the rate of $1.00 per day. We know that you hate paying late fees and we hate having to charge you.

Also, please remember that we're no longer stamping due date, but you can check when your items are due here.