LibGuides: How to Start Your Research: Accessing

Accessing

What this section will cover:

Reading Call Numbers

Rush Rhees Call Number Location
This guide will help you locate physical materials located in Rush Rhees Library.

DiscoverUR & Interlibrary Loan

DiscoverUR
Search settings can be changed on the results page.
To limit to just scholarly articles, check the box for Scholarly/peer-reviewed articles in the upper left of search results.

DiscoverUR Search Tips
UR Call number Directory
Determine which floor of the library has a particular call number range

Interlibrary Loan Service (ILL)
Need an item that we don’t have? ILL works with libraries all over the world to get U of R students, faculty members, employees, and affiliates the materials they need.

From within any of the library any databases, click the button. It will find the full text of your article online if it's available through the libraries. Or, it will search the library catalog for you to see if we have your article in print--or let you request it via Interlibrary Loan.

WorldCat This link opens in a new window
Identifies and locates books and other materials owned by libraries in the US and internationally.
Use WorldCat to locate materials outside of UR, in all disciplines and formats, or to locate items in specific libraries and research collections.

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Recommend a Purchase
The River Campus Libraries welcome suggestions for the purchase of materials for our library collections. Your request will be reviewed by library staff. Preference will be to acquire the eBook format where available. Please indicate in the Notes field if you would prefer that we acquire the print format.

Course Reserves

Course Reserves for Students
Course Reserves are course related materials requested by instructors to be made available for short-term lending from a designated library Q&i desk.

Circulation Policies

RCL Borrowing Privileges
It is important to familiarize yourself with RCL's borrowing privileges to ensure you don't break any policies.

Putting a Book on Hold

Requesting Library Materials
This short guide explains how you can put library materials on hold.

Self-Checkout

Off-Campus Access

Off-Campus Access (LibGuide)
On the right-hand side of the screen, you can find detailed information about accessing materials off-campus.

Paid vs Open Materials

Open Access
Open access (OA) refers to a policy where scholarly work (articles, books, data) or other forms of digital research are made available on the web at no charge, to anyone who wants to access it with minimal copyright restrictions.

Open Source Tools

Open Source
Open source is part of a broader movement to bring the benefits of free software to everyone who uses a computer.