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Services

Circulation (434.395.2433)

Course Reserves (434.395.2433)

View items your professor has chosen especially for your class on e-reserve.

For items on reserve in the Library, go to the Circulation/Reserve Desk.

Hours

View Library hours, including holidays and interim periods.

Interlibrary Loan (434.395.2446)

Research Assistance (434.395.2435)

 

Resources

Resource Name Resource Description Resource Help
Video Demos for Library Resources Animated demonstrations on how to use library resources, including the catalog, journal finder, and article databases.  
Research Guides Guides for research in a particular subject.  Includes recommendations for finding books, articles, web resources, and background information as well as contact information for research assistance.  
Databases by Subject Over 150 indexes and databases, many of which link to full-text articles. A good place to look for articles from scholarly journals, newspapers, and magazines. Troubleshoot Database Access
Library Catalog A searchable inventory of what the library owns.  Used to locate books, DVDs, CDs, and more.  May be used to locate periodicals if you know the title of the journal or magazine, not just the title of the article. Library Catalog Demo
Journal Finder Title access to periodicals in the library's print and electronic collections.  May be used if you know the title of the journal or magazine, not just the title of the article.  Also a good way to learn what journals we subscribe to in a given academic discipline, e.g., physics. Journal Finder Demo
E-Books Greenwood Library has access to over 10,000 books in electronic format.  Search the library catalog by keyword and limit the format to E-Books to see only electronic books in your results, or search the NetLibrary collection of over 7,000 ebooks directly.  
FindIt! Button Most of our article databases feature the FindIt! button. Some database records do not include a link to full text. By using the Find It! Button, you can link to full text quickly if it’s available in another database. FindIt! Button Demo
Citation Examples Examples of proper citations for MLA, APA, and Chicago formats.  
RefWorks Citation Composer Web-based tool to create a database of your research sources. RefWorks will create a correctly formatted works-cited list/bibliography for your research paper. RefWorks Instructions
Encyclopedias, News and More Selected online and web resources for quick access to directories, statistics, maps, news, and government information.  
LibX LibX is free software that modifies your internet browser to allow you to search the Greenwood Library from any page on the Web. LibX Demo

See Also

The Janet D. Greenwood Library
Longwood University
Redford and Race Streets, Farmville, VA 23909
Tel. 434.395.2633 | Fax. 434.395.2453
Email: libweb@longwood.edu

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