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Library Card & ID | Borrower's Services | Connecting from Off Campus Books | Articles | News | Book Reviews | Web Sites
The starting point for finding information on all aspects of the Libraries services and collections is the UW Libraries web site and this guide. See also the library's Information Science subject page.
A useful resource for finding background information is the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (UW restricted).
In order to check out books, you will need to obtain a Husky card, which also serves as your library card. Once you have the card, you will need to have it activated. This can be done in person at any UW Libraries circulation desk, or by phoning the Library Cashier, Mon-Fri 9-5 at (206) 543-1174. This is an important step, as it links your record in the registration database to the UW Libraries database. The Husky card is also used on campus for photocopying and printing.
Obtaining a UW NetID (also called campus email account) is critical. It allows access to student workstations loaded with Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, etc. General Access Computing Labs, which have computers loaded with many more applications, are located in Mary Gates Hall and in the Odegaard Undergraduate Library. You can set up your NetID on your own by following these instructions. More importantly, your NetID is used to connect remotely to the UW Libraries restricted databases and resources, and to check your library account.
Your Husky card is your library card. While you are in residence on the UW campus, you can borrow books; some journals also circulate. The loan period for most books is one quarter, with the exception of those in Curriculum Materials, Children’s Literature, and Government Publications. Books can be renewed online through your library account.
You will find more information on borrowing services for UW Extension Students here.
Connecting to the UW Libraries from Off-Campus
To take advantage of the many resources provided by the Libraries for your research, you will need to be able to connect to the Libraries from your home or office. Although the Libraries catalog can be accessed by anyone, most of the research databases are available only to UW faculty, students, and staff under contractual agreements with publishers. You can access the resources on this page labeled UW restricted by clicking on the off-campus link (upper right of screen) and entering your UW NetID and password. Should that not work, instructions for connecting are located on the Libraries Information Gateway under Services/Connect from Off-Campus" and here.
To locate books in the Libraries, use the UW Libraries Catalog. The catalog can be searched by author, title, keyword, and subject. Subject searching uses Library of Congress subject headings, so unless you know the exact heading, it is best to begin with keywords.
Most of the Libraries collection is classified using the Library of Congress system, but there are still periodicals and books with Dewey Decimal numbers. Once you’ve found the book or periodical title you need, note the library location and call number. There are 18 libraries on the Seattle campus and libraries on the campuses at Bothell and Tacoma.
If the UW Libraries does not own the book you need, or the book is not currently available, you can search for the title in Summit, the shared catalog of Orbis Cascade, an organization of academic libraries in Oregon and Washington. The "Search Summit" button is above the catalog search box. If the book is available in Summit, you can request it to be sent to UW Libraries by clicking on the "request this item" link. If you live near a Summit library, you can place a request for the book and have it delivered to that library instead.
If you are near the UW Tacoma or UW Bothell campus libraries, you can also request books through the Libraries catalog and have them sent to those libraries for pick up.
If your permanent residence is not located within a reasonable distance of the UW Libraries (i.e., in the greater Puget Sound region), you can obtain books and articles owned by the UW Libraries through our Interlibrary Loan service. Fees for this service are listed on the Interlibrary Loan fees page. Interlibrary Loan will also borrow books and articles not owned by the UW Libraries.
Finding Journal and Magazine Articles
The Libraries subscribes to a number of databases to help you identify journal and magazine articles for your research. Some of the databases include the full text of the article, while others will necessitate a trip to the Libraries to find the journal, once you have located where the journal is via the catalog, searching by journal title.
The most pertinent databases for finding articles on school library media topics are:
Links to additional databases can be found on the Information Science subject page.
During the course of your research, you may need to find articles in the popular press. Along with Proquest, the following databases will identify newspaper articles:
The UW Libraries subscribes to several resources assisting with the selection of school library resources. These include:
For additional selection and reviewing resources, see the UW Libraries Children's Literature subject page.
Below are selected web sites that provide information or useful links to information for the School Library Professional:
Nancy Huling, Head of Reference and Research Services and Library and Information Science Librarian, is the Libraries Liaison to the School Library Media Specialist program. She can help you to identify sources for your research and assist you in formulating a search strategy.
Questions regarding any of the UW Libraries databases and help in how best to use them can also be referred to Nancy:
To contact other librarians on evenings and weekends, please see the choices on our AskUs page.
To find out when the UW Libraries are open, please refer to our Summer Quarter Hours page.