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All CSUSB students and employees automatically have a digital copy of their card. Login to MyCoyote to find your Digital Coyote OneCard. Get a physical copy of your Coyote OneCard in the Technology Support Center, PL-1109. If you are facing the front of the library, you will find the office to the far left-hand end of the building. It's known as the "Wedge" because of its unusual shape. More info ... Read more about: Where do I get a student ID (Coyote OneCard)?
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Interlibrary Loan (also called ILL) helps you get copies of articles, books, book chapters, or physical media like DVDs that the CSUSB libraries do not have. ILL service is free for current CSUSB students and employees. Articles and book chapters are delivered as PDFs and are yours to keep once you download and save them offline. Physical objects like books are sent to the library of your choice (... Read more about: How does the Interlibrary Loan service (ILL) work?
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Please see The Second Floor: Classrooms and More page of our guide Finding Your Way Around the Pfau Library Building. ... Read more about: How do I get to a classroom on the 2nd (second) floor?
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Start with one of the library's Article Databases. Get a quick how-to in our Library Guide, Finding Articles. We also have two short video tutorials: Using OneSearch to Get Books, Articles, and More Find Articles in a Database ... Read more about: How do I find articles?
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The current hours for the whole library and individual departments and service points appear on the right-hand side of website. See also our page of all library service hours.... Read more about: What time does the library open/close (hours)?
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Nearly all of the library's databases contain many articles from scholarly journals; also called peer-reviewed, refereed, or academic journals. When you do a search, look for an option (usually a check box) to limit your search to this type of material. Start with one of the library's Article Databases. Get a quick how-to in our Library Guide, Finding Articles. We also have two short video tutoria... Read more about: How do I find scholarly/peer-reviewed articles?
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There are 3 second floors in the PL building (yes, really!). Please see our guide, PL-2005: How to Get There. ... Read more about: How do I get to PL-2005 (the Library Instruction classroom)?
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Yes! Each department on campus has an assigned librarian liaison/subject specialist. Once you know which librarian you need, make an appointment with them.... Read more about: Is there a librarian I can speak to in my major/discipline?
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Yes, but they won't be checked in until the next day the library is open. If the library is closed, please return books and media to the exterior library return boxes. There are two on the San Bernardino campus and one on the PDC campus. Show me where they are. WARNING! The book drops are only for library books or media. Library laptops and equipment must not put into the outside book drops, to ... Read more about: Can I return books when the library is closed?
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Yes, we do on the 3rd-5th floors (see map below) which may be reserved in advance. We also have a few reservable individual study rooms. One additional room, PL-503, is designated as a "Multi-Group Study Room," with several tables to accommodate more than one group. The Multi-Group Study Room cannot be reserved in advance, and you must be willing to share the room as long as a table is unoccupi... Read more about: Does the library have group study rooms?
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Yes! Use OneSearch to find them. The library still has a collection of DVDs and Blu-Rays. See step-by-step instructions for finding media in OneSearch. We also have streaming video collections. ... Read more about: Do you have movies?
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Refund request forms are available next to the printers. Please return them to staff at the Library Service Desk. Refunds will be issued directly back to your card and can take up to two weeks. ... Read more about: How do I get a refund for a printing problem?
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Yes, we have many! Find ebooks in the library's online catalog, OneSearch.Tip: stick to the section labeled "Books & Media CSUSB," then choose the limiter "Full text online." We also have a list of Book Databases. For advice on working with ebooks, including some video tutorials, see our Library Guide on Ebooks at Pfau Library. ... Read more about: Does the library have ebooks? How can I find them?
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For personalized help choosing the best keywords for your topic, speak to a reference librarian at the Service Desk (hint: most folks at the Service Desk are not librarians). For general advice, see our guide to Choosing Keywords. If you're making no progress, the problem may be with the way you have defined your topic, rather than your choice of keywords. View this guide with advice on narrowing ... Read more about: How can I choose the best keywords for my search?
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For printing, you must use a physical or digital Coyote OneCard, or a physical Visitor Card. Add money to your OneCard through the OneCard online portal, or add money to physical cards using the machine across from the Library Service Desk. There are no direct cash payment options for printing in the library. See our guide for more about Printing in the Library. Please note that damaged ID cards ... Read more about: How do I pay for printing?
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Most items that you check out from the CSUSB libraries cannot be renewed, including regular library books and textbooks in the Course Reserves section. For details, see Check-Out Policies. However, if you need to renew a check-out item, login to My Library Account to renew your library items online. Here is our guide, My Library Account: How to Use It if you need it. You may also bring your items ... Read more about: How do I renew a book or other library item that I have checked out?
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For research help or general questions, use the Ask a Librarian service (big blue button on our website). Yes. For research help or general questions, call a librarian (Reference) 909-537-5091. For questions related to checking out materials, reserves, renewals, fines, and membership cards, call the Service Desk (Circulation) 909-537-5090. ... Read more about: I have a question, can I call (telephone) someone?
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There's no limit for current students, staff, and faculty members checking books out in person, however, you are limited to 5 requests per day when requested books online for pickup from our lockers. Alumni and Community Card holders may check out five items at a time. Find out more at our page on Check-Out Policies. ... Read more about: Is there a limit to how many books I can check out?
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Maybe! We try to offer as many textbooks as possible, but we can't get every single one. Some we can get textbooks as ebooks, so that you can use them online. If we have the one you need in print, it will probably be kept in the Course Reserves section at the Service Desk on our 1st floor. How to find out if we have the textbook you want. How does Course Reserves work? Textbooks in our Course Re... Read more about: Does the library have the textbook for my course?
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Yes! At the Coyote OneCard portal, choose Manage Coyote Cash. Choose the amount you want to add ($1-$1000), then pay with a credit card or ATM card. View our 1-minute video demo: How to add Coyote Cash Funds usually transfer immediately, but it may take up to 5 minutes for funds to become available. Please note that you cannot use a credit or ATM card to transfer funds onto a Cash Value Card (v... Read more about: Can I add money to my ID card (Coyote OneCard) with an ATM or credit card?