Services for Graduate Students
Borrowing | Classroom Support | Research Help | Alerting Services | Building Services | Help
Borrowing Information
What can I check out and for how long? What are the fines for keeping it too long?
Your Library Account - Renew materials without having to bring them to the Library.
You can also save searches to run weekly and keep a record of books you check out.
Borrowing a Laptop
When it's not in the Library --Try MOBIUS or Interlibrary Loan.When the item you want is checked out -- Place a recall or order it through MOBIUS.
Classroom Support
Reserve - You can put books, articles, class notes, old tests, etc. on reserve at the Library Service Desk for short term loan. You can also put materials on electronic reserve so that students have 24/7 access.
Classroom support - Librarians can talk to your classes, create Web pages, help with assignments, etc.
Ordering materials for the Library
Office calls - A reference librarian will come to your office to help you discover the many resources available at your fingertips.Copyright Information for Instructors - Truman State University's Copyright page
Research Help
Guides for graduate students in: Accountancy Education (MAE) Biology English Communication Disorders Music
Connecting to databases from home:
On campus you only need to be connected to the University network.
Off campus you will need directions to connect to the network.EndNote - Commercial reference management software available from ITS. Get instructions for installing it on your computer, and directions for downloading references from the library catalog and other subscription databases.
SubjectsPlus: Guides to resources in different subject areas
Citing sources --- Selected guides to help you cite sources correctly in APA, Chicago/Turabian, and MLA styles.
Refereed or peer-reviewed Journals --- What they are and how to find them.
Get help from a Librarian
Schedule a RAP Session ---One-on-one assistance for research.
Ask-A-Librarian --- E-mail your questions and receive a response within 24 hours
Call the Reference Department at 785-4051
Visit the Library Service Desk --- First floor in Pickler Memorial Library
Building Services - about 20 services provided by Pickler Memorial Library.
Alerting Services
EBSCO Journal alert - Select journal titles from the various EBSCOhost databases to receive
e-mail alerts when new issues are added to the database. If the journals are available full-text,
you will be able to click to get the articles.EBSCO Search alert - EBSCO databases allow you to store searches and then will notify
you by e-mail when articles that meet your search criteria are added to the database. This
can be especially useful when working on your thesis.
PicklerAlert! for new titles received in the Library - Save searches to run weekly in Pickler Library's catalog.You'll be notified by e-mail when new items match your searches.
New Library materials notification: Monthly list You may sign up to be notified by e-mail when the list of new materials is posted on the Web.
