Instructional Services & Research Assistance
Course-integrated instruction is available for classes with writing assignments or the need to find journal articles on a topic. This may consist of a demonstration in your class or a hands-on training session in the computer lab. Following your instruction, you will be asked to complete a brief survey.
Research assistance is available to faculty, staff and students. For quick help with brief questions, contact your librarian by phone, email or in person. For more in-depth needs, please make an appointment.
Tutorials & Tips
These tutorials and tips can help you get started with various resources. Some have been created by the producers of the resources, some by library staff, and some by staff at other libraries.
Obtaining Articles
[If you're a student at a Learning Center, see these steps instead.]
Borrowing Books
[If you're a student at a Learning Center, see these steps instead.]
Faculty Request for a Print Article
To request a copy of an article available only in print form in the Graziano Library collection, complete the Request an Article or a Book form.
You will be emailed a PDF copy of the article you requested, usually within 24 hours. There is no charge for this service.
Request Purchase of a Book/Journal
The Library considers all requests for new materials. First check the library's catalog or Print & Electronic Journals to confirm that the item isn't in the library's collection. If it isn't, complete the Request for Book Purchase or Journal Subscription form.
Loansome Doc Service for Faculty
Loansome Doc enables researchers to order documents found in PubMed. Faculty members can order articles from citations retrieved from PubMed by sending requests to their affiliated library. Please contact Huyen Ho for information on registering for and using Loansome Doc.
Publications By SMU Faculty
A list of articles in PubMed written by SMU faculty can be found here.
A list of publications in CINAHL written by SMU faculty can be found here.
A list of books and dissertations in the library's collection written by SMU faculty can be found here.
Course-integrated instruction is available for classes with writing assignments or the need to find journal articles on a topic. This may consist of a demonstration in your class or a hands-on training session in the computer lab. Following your instruction, you will be asked to complete a brief survey.
Research assistance is available to faculty, staff and students. For quick help with brief questions, contact your librarian by phone, email or in person. For more in-depth needs, please make an appointment.
Tutorials & Tips
These tutorials and tips can help you get started with various resources. Some have been created by the producers of the resources, some by library staff, and some by staff at other libraries.
- Databases
- Citations
- Peer Review
- Plagiarism
- Internet Searching
- Software
- Bibliographic Tools
- Calculators & Posters
Obtaining Articles
[If you're a student at a Learning Center, see these steps instead.]
- Check Print & Electronic Journals to see if the Graziano Library has the title & date of the journal containing the article you need.
- If the journal title & date is indicated as available online, you can view the full text of the article and print it.
- If the journal title & date is indicated as in "SMU Print Journals," the article is available in the library's Journals section. These journals can be used in the library and photocopied.
- If the journal title & date is indicated as in "SMU Warehoused Journals," complete the Request an Article or a Book form. You will receive a PDF of the article via email, normally in 2 to 5 business days. There is no charge for this service.
- If the journal title & date is not indicated as available, complete the Request an Article or a Book form. You will receive a PDF of the article via email, normally in 2 to 5 business days. There is a $2 charge for each article obtained from another library.
Borrowing Books
[If you're a student at a Learning Center, see these steps instead.]
- Search for the book in the library's catalog.
- If you find the book there, refer to the holdings information to see if the Oakland campus library has a copy.
- If the Oakland campus library has one or more copies but they're all checked out, click the Place Hold button for the item. You will be notified via email when a copy of the book is available.
- If the Oakland campus library doesn't have a copy of the book, complete the Request an Article or a Book form. You will be notified via email when the book arrives in your campus library, normally within 2 weeks after making your request. A $2 charge will be added to your library account for each book requested.
Faculty Request for a Print Article
To request a copy of an article available only in print form in the Graziano Library collection, complete the Request an Article or a Book form.
You will be emailed a PDF copy of the article you requested, usually within 24 hours. There is no charge for this service.
Request Purchase of a Book/Journal
The Library considers all requests for new materials. First check the library's catalog or Print & Electronic Journals to confirm that the item isn't in the library's collection. If it isn't, complete the Request for Book Purchase or Journal Subscription form.
Loansome Doc Service for Faculty
Loansome Doc enables researchers to order documents found in PubMed. Faculty members can order articles from citations retrieved from PubMed by sending requests to their affiliated library. Please contact Huyen Ho for information on registering for and using Loansome Doc.
Publications By SMU Faculty
A list of articles in PubMed written by SMU faculty can be found here.
A list of publications in CINAHL written by SMU faculty can be found here.
A list of books and dissertations in the library's collection written by SMU faculty can be found here.