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Access to most Library services and information can be found at http://www.library.sfsu.edu.

If you have a question, please check out the Library's Frequently Asked Questions page at http://www.library.sfsu.edu/about/faq.html. If you cannot find the answer to a question on our website, please contact us.

Search InvestiGator (the Library's online catalog) for items in the library's collections. When an item is found, click on the "Request Item" button and follow the instructions.

Use your SF State OneCard (student ID card) to check out all materials and for other Library services.

These are listed at http://www.library.sfsu.edu/about/hours.html

You must set up a Library PIN (Personal Identification Number) in order to order materials and access databases from off campus. http://www.library.sfsu.edu/services/accounts/index.html

Document Delivery Service is used to obtain materials that the library does not own. Complete information about services offered is available here: http://www.library.sfsu.edu/services/requesting/

This online tutorial, designed to improve your information skills, is required of most new undergraduates at SF State. Complete information at http://oasis.sfsu.edu

Most Library databases may be accessed from off-campus by simply setting up your Library PIN (see above). For complete information, see our guide to Off-Campus Database Access: http://www.library.sfsu.edu/services/computers/remote

The SF State OneCard (student ID card) is used for all printing/photocopying in the Library. http://www.library.sfsu.edu/services/printing
http://www.library.sfsu.edu/services/printing/copying.html

The Reserve Services is where professors may set aside or reserve materials for their students to be checked out for shorter periods of time. Reserve items check out from the Distribution Desk, Library, 1st floor. http://www.library.sfsu.edu/find/index.php#reserve

Use IM Library Help or go to the Research Assistance Desk for research advice or help using any Library resources including electronic databases. For all types of computer skills classes and workshops, see the Div. of Info Technology.