| ILL - Scan Request - TexShare |
- Interlibrary Loan (ILL)ILL is a free library lending service available to current TxState students and employees. ILL borrows items from other libraries that the Alkek Library does not own. Use ILLIAD, the online interlibrary loan request system, to order your ILL items. Typical turnaround for a book is 1-2 weeks and must be picked up at and returned to the library. Articles are sent to requestors via email.
Contact & Pick-up Info: 512.408.3996; Items can be picked up at the Ask Alkek Desk on the main floor of Alkek Library. - Scanning RequestThe University Libraries will scan and deliver chapters and articles from its print resources. Current Texas State students, faculty, and staff are eligible to use this service. We will scan chapters and articles only (max. 50 pages). We cannot scan entire books or journal issues. Limit: 1 request per person per day. Please allow three (3) working days for processing. Library staff will deliver an electronic file via ILLiad or via email.
- TexShareA TexShare card is free for all current Texas State students and employees and provides borrowing privileges at Participating Libraries.
Need Help?
Finding Books, eBooks, Audio Visuals etc.
Use the Library Catalog to search the main collection for print resources and ebooks. The Library Catalog also provides location and availability details.
TIPS:
- Click on the book title to see subject headings (example below), if you're having trouble coming up with the right keywords to find your books or articles.
- Use truncation, for example if searching for political or politics, you can type polit* and get any form of the root word before the *
Subject terms in the library catalog use the Library of Congress Subject Headings. There are 891 resources in our library catalog with the subject heading Anthropology. Below are a few examples of related subjects that you can do a subject or keyword search for in the library catalog and bring up lists of books about:
- Applied anthropology
- Ethnology - Cultural Anthropology
- Forensic Anthropology
- Human Remains Archaeology
- Medical Anthropology
- Medical anthropology -- Research -- Methodology.
- Medical anthropology -- Methodology.
- Physical anthropology
- Public health Anthropological aspects
- Public health -- Anthropological aspects -- Research -- Methodology.
- Public health -- Anthropological aspects -- Methodology.
Locating Books by Library of Congress Call Number
Library Catalog record explained:
- Location, Floor | Consult a call number map to find them.
- Call Number (the book's address on the shelf)
- Status (whether the book is Available or if someone else has it checked out)
Reading a call number
Books are arranged on the shelves by their Library of Congress call numbers. You can think of this number as an address for the book. Break it down and read it one line at a time as follows:
Line 1: Call numbers are arranged first in alphabetical order. All books with call numbers that start with LC will be between L and LD.
Line 2: Within the LC call numbers, books are arranged in number order. LC 5131 will be between LC 5000 and LC 5150
Line 3: The last part of the call number consists of a letter and a number. The letters are read in alphabetical order. Read the numbers as decimal numbers, not whole numbers, so .T75 is read as T.75 -- LC 5131 .T75 is between LC 5131 .T70 and LC 5131 .T8