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Before requesting materials from other libraries, please read the following information, which explains • the steps to take before making a request and • the types of requests that can be made. STEPS TO TAKE BEFORE MAKING A REQUEST When checking the libraries' collections for items you want, you should first search the libraries' catalog. In addition, you may need to search jake, an online database, to determine if a specific journal, magazine, or newspaper is offered fulltext in a database. Both of these searches are explained in more detail below. If after performing the appropriate searches, you determine that the item you need is not available in the libraries' collections or databases, you should then use one of the three services offered by the libraries, which are explained in the "Types of Requests" section below. Search the Libraries' Catalog: The libraries' catalog contains records for all items (books, periodicals, videos, CDs, newspapers, etc.) in the libraries' collections; therefore, you should always search it for the item you need. Since you will know the item's title (otherwise you wouldn't be able to request it from another library), use the catalog's title search, which is the best search strategy to use when • you know the title of a book, movie, CD, journal, newspaper, etc. and • you have an article citation and want to know if the periodical (journal, magazine, or newspaper) in which the article appears is in the collection. For more information about searching the catalog and locating items in the collection, use the following links: • locate books, media items, and reserves (how to instructions) • searching the catalog (how to search the catalog) • understanding catalog records (how to intrepret search results) • understanding call numbers (how to read LC call numbers) If you need books or media items (CDs, videos, etc.) that can't be found using the libraries' catalog, you'll need to use one of the borrowing services discussed in the "Types of Requests" section. However, if you're looking for articles in specific periodicals and are unable to find them in the libraries' catalog, you need to search jake before requesting the articles from another library. The next section explains this process. Search jake to Locate Periodicals: In addition to searching the catalog for specific periodicals, you should also search the online database called jointly administered knowledge environment (jake for short), which was created at the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library at Yale University. This free online database is used • to find out which databases index or contain full-text articles from specific periodicals and • to expand journal abbreviations (for example, to find out that the abbreviation Engl Hist Rev stands for English Historical Review) For more information about searching jake and using it to locate periodicals in the libraries' databases, use the following link: • search jake to locate periodicals If you need articles that can't be found using jake, you'll need to use one of the borrowing services discussed in the "Types of Requests" section. TOP TYPES OF REQUESTS: Division Exchange, Interlibrary Loan, and TexShare Items not available through your local Tarleton library collection may be obtained in three different ways: • Division Exchange (for items in a Tarleton library, but not the one on your campus) • Interlibrary Loan (for items not found in either Tarleton library's collection or databases) • TexShare (for items housed in participating libraries' collections) Each of these options is explained in detail below. Division Exchange: If the library on the Tarleton campus where you attend classes does not have an item you need and the other Tarleton library does, you can request a Division Exchange and get the item brought to your campus. This process takes one to two days. • Details about Division Exchange • Request form for Division Exchange Interlibrary Loan: If neither library has the item you want (physically or electronically), you can obtain the item using the libraries' interlibrary loan services. Interlibrary loan items are delivered to your campus and usually arrive within one to three weeks. You can also obtain a TexShare card to obtain or access items directly from participating libraries. • Details about Interlibrary Loan • Request form for Interlibrary Loan TexShare: If neither library has the item you want, you may be able to obtain it from libraries participating in the TexShare program. Member libraries include public libraries that belong to the regional library systems, academic libraries, and libraries of clinical medicine. TexShare enables libraries to offer a broader range of materials and services than any single library can provide for its constituents. The TexShare card program is designed to allow registered users from participating institutions to directly borrow materials from the libraries of other participating institutions. • Details about TexShare • Participating libraries list Access requires Tarleton username, password & proxy if Tarleton is not your ISP. • Online request for TexShare card TOP

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