How Do I…?
- Find books, articles and other library materials
- Locate items in the stacks
- Checkout & renew materials
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- Find a book that is missing or checked out
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- Bowdoin students, faculty and staff may request a checked-out or missing item from another library through NExpress, MaineCat or Interlibrary Loan.
- If you can’t find your book on the shelf but the status says “Available,” please ask for help at the Circulation Desk. Staff will help you look for the book; if we can’t find it, we’ll declare it “Missing” so you can place a NExpress or MaineCat request.
- Books requested through NExpress or MaineCat will be shipped to Bowdoin, usually within 2-4 days; this is faster than if we recall a checked-out Bowdoin book! However, the Library will recall a checked-out book for you if this seems to be the most appropriate way to obtain it for you; please ask at the Circulation Desk.
- Fines, lost items, billing
- Reserve a group study room
- Reserve an individual study carrel
- Find copyright guidance
- Print, photocopy, or scan
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- To set up your personal computer or laptop for printing please visit the I.T. printing page
- Charges for printing and photocopying
- Library computers will print to Library printers, or you may select other campus networked printers. If your laptop has wireless access and is connected to the Bowdoin wireless system, then you also can print to a public printer. The public printers operate on a print-release system; “swipe” your Bowdoin ID to release printing. Guests: purchase a print card from the vending machine in the Basement of H-L or Hatch Science Library. All Library branches have public printer/photocopiers; H-L and Hatch each have a color printer/copier.
- Scanning to a thumb drive is available on the color printer/copier in the basement of H-L.
- Access library databases from off campus
- View videos or DVDs
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- In Hawthorne-Longfellow Library individual viewing stations are located in the basement; headphones are available at the Reserve Desk. A viewing room for small groups is located on the second floor. Like other group study rooms, this room may be reserved in advance or used by walk-in groups.
- The Language Media Center, Hatch Science Library, and Beckwith Music Library also have facilities for viewing videos and DVDs.
- Find and use e-books
- Access the wireless network
- Set up an RSS feed
- Get help with Endnote or Zotero
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