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Chapter 6: Using Library Resources

Electronic Information Resources, the Internet, and the World Wide Web

How to Search for Books

Visiting the Library or Requesting an Interlibrary Loan

Your next step after finding a book in WorldCat and looking at a list of libraries that own the book is to decide if you want to go to a library that owns the book or use interlibrary loan to have the book delivered to a library closer to you. If you request an item through UMUC, you must be able to pick it up at the Office of Library Services in College Park, Maryland, in the Student and Faculty Services Center (SFSC), or at the Shady Grove Library/Media Center in Rockville, Maryland.

If these two UMUC library locations are not convenient, then you may want to go to a local public or community college library and ask about their interlibrary loan services. Most such libraries will provide interlibrary loan services for any book you need, and the book will be delivered to the library more convenient to your home or work. In some cases, there may be a fee for this service.

If you live or work near a USM library, be sure to check the VICTOR library catalog before requesting an item through interlibrary loan. Students outside the United States should go to the Library Services Web page section on Library Services for Students at a Distance at http://www.umuc.edu/library/ for more information about obtaining books.

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