Department of Environmental Conservation

What libraries are in the other 5-College library system and how are they coded in the library catalog?

• UMass Amherst
  • Integrated Sciences and Engineering Library (UM Science)
    • Primary location for Natural Sciences, Biology, etc. on campus
    • Generally closed at 9:00 p.m. during the week
  • W.E.B. Du Bois Library (UM W.E.B. Du Bois)
    • UMass main campus library
    • Open 24hrs.
    • Secondary location for Natural Sciences resources
• Amherst College
  • Keefe Science Library (AC Science)
  • Robert Frost Library (AC Frost)
• Hampshire College
  • Harold F. Johnson Library (HC Library Center)
• Mount Holyoke
  • Williston & Miles-Smith Library (MH Main Library)
• Smith College
  • Neilson Library (SC Neilson)
  • Young Science Library (SC Young)

What services are offered with my library account?

• General library account
  • Use your library barcode to access account online
  • Check on books that you have loaned
  • Renew items online
  • Check on status of requests from the 4 other college libraries in the system
    • You can specify which library on campus you would like your requests sent
• Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery (ILLiad)
  • When do I use ILL?
    • If you are unable to find an item in the 5-College library catalog use ILL to request the item
    • Depending on the format of the material it will be sent to you electronically or delivered to your specified library location
    • You can also use ILL to order a copy of journal articles from the other 4 college libraries
  • When not to use ILL
    • Do not use ILL to request items located in the other 4 college libraries. Instead you will click on “request item” in the library catalog. It will be delivered to your specified UMass library location
  • When can I use Document delivery (library express) service?
    • When you are requesting items from UMass library locations
    • You can request items from be sent to you electronically or delivered for a $5.00 fee
• RefWorks citation manager
  • Citation manager software that can be used on and off-campus
  • Refworks can be used to collect, store, and organize citations from books, articles from databases, web sites, and other sources
  • You will need to set up an account to use RefWorks

How long can I loan books and bound periodicals?

• Loan period for books is 28 days for Graduate students and 180 for Doctoral
• Bound periodical can be loaned for 24 hrs.