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Virtual Library Services

ID Numbers

• Library ID Number - 14 digit number (21611000+Student ID Number) that allows you to log into GSU databases from home and  request books from ILCSO Libraries.
• WebCT ID Number 
  • Student ID number (Enter into the Username Section)
  • PIN number   (4 to 6 digit Student ID Number that allows you to login to WebCT)
    • Forgot your pin number? Contact the Registrar's office during business hours. (708-534-4500). In a different state or country? Use the Time Zone Converter to make sure they are open.

Locating/Obtaining Books

• Library Catalog - search for books in Governors State University Library and  I-SHARE libraries.
• Find Books (Movies coming soon)
• Distance Learning Loan Policy - clarifies how a student is classified a Distance Learning Student and explains policy on obtaining books via mail.

Locating/Obtaining Journal Articles

• Find Journal Articles
• Information on accessing Journal/Databases from home.
• Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web. Many of the Journals cited by Scholar Google can be found by using the Full Text Journals List. Many of the books cited by Scholar Google can be found by searching the Library Catalog.

Many of the GSU Library databases contain some or all full text. Many of the articles are available in 2 different formats: HTML - which requires no special software to retrieve the article, or PDF - which, for Windows and Vista operating systems requires Adobe Reader to be downloaded onto your computer.  Click the Adobe icon to download. 

When printing a PDF file do not use the print icon on the toolbar, PDF files have their own printer icons that must be used.

If you find a citation for an article that is not full text and Governors State does not own the journal, you can  request the article via Interlibrary Loan.

Obtain Help

To email the Reference Desk:  Ask a Librarian. 

**Librarians may take up to 24 hours to reply to  questions submitted online.

Call the Reference Desk during Library Hours: 708-534-4111. In a different state or country? Use the Time Zone Converter to  make sure the Library is open.

Is your question more technical? Contact the ITS for help.

updated 07/10/2009