Librarian Profile
Transition to Teaching
Designed for Transition to Teaching students, this guide takes you through the Library’s resources to improve your research.
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Borrowing Items from Zondervan LibraryZondervan Library offers a range of collections, including books, equipment and DVDs. Click the link to explore available items and loan policies.
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Interlibrary Loan Borrowing GuidelinesIf a book or article you need is not available at Zondervan Library, you can use the Interlibrary Loan service to request it from another library. Click the link for more information on how to sign up for and use this service.
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Plan ahead! Please allow 2-3 weeks for ILL requests to be fulfilled. - Due to copyright regulations, the library can request a maximum of 5 articles from any single journal title per calendar year, with a limit of 1 article per specific journal issue.
- Please note that eBooks cannot be requested through ILL due to licensing policies.
*Print items from Zondervan Library or accessed via ILL cannot be shipped to distance students. Please use your local library's Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service to access print materials.
Here are some tips to help you effectively navigate the library catalog and databases to access books, eBooks, journals, and articles available through the Zondervan library.
The library catalog can be found on the main library page. The "Books and Media" search will allow you to search both eBooks and print books. All of the searching tips and tricks can be used to build a search in the catalog.
Databases are a premium tool for finding scholarly resources to support your research. Databases offer a myriad of ways to build and limit searches so you can find relevant sources quickly and efficiently. The searching tips and tricks will help you to become a proficient searcher who can navigate databases with ease.
eBooks can be found through searching the library catalog or specific databases featuring collections of eBooks.
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EBSCO eBook CollectionsProvides thousands of eBooks available immediately, covering a broad spectrum of topics.
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Gale eBooksProvides encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
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eBook CentralDiscover eBooks in all subject area. Search by keyword or title.
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Google BooksSearch the entire text of a book with keywords and phrases.
Zondervan Library uses the Dewey Decimal Classification (DCC) system for non-fiction materials in the Main Collection. By knowing the DCC # for specific disciplines, you can more effectively and efficiently search the collection. Morehead State University's Camden-Carroll Library has created a great website that provides an overview of the DCC.