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Online resources, including articles, e-books, and videos are available through the library catalog and research databases. Use your MySalem username and password when prompted to authenticate.
Course reserves are available online.
Librarians have created guides by subject area to help focus your research. There are also guides available specifically for remote learning (students) and remote teaching (faculty).
In the tabs to the right you will find directions on how to place Interlibrary Loan (ILL) requests from both the library catalog and databases. Please note that articles are delivered electronically and books or audio/visual materials are available via contactless pickup. A Salem ID is required for the contactless pickup process.
If you are looking for a particular article, use the search bar on the library's website and enter the article title (not the journal title). The search results will show you one of the following statuses: Held by Salem, Held by Libraries Nearby, or Held by Libraries Worldwide. For items not held by Salem, click on the title to proceed:
On the title page there will be an Access Options section on the top right. select Request Item from Another Library:
Log in on the next page using your MySalem credentials. You will need to complete some required information the first time you access ILL, but once that is completed you will be taken to the request form. For the patron ID field, enter the number on the back of your Salem ID card.
The form will automatically populate with the article information, but please review for accuracy and to ensure all required fields are completed. Review and agree to the ILL policies before clicking Submit to send your request.
In order to access databases off-campus, you must begin your search from the library's website: https://library.salem.edu.
Each search result in a database will provide a link to the item if Salem has access or a Find Full Text link if we do not. If a direct link (either PDF or HTML) to the item is not present, select Find Full Text.
The next page will automatically populate a search form with the article information. Review for accuracy and select Search.
This will search all databases to which Salem has access. If a full text link is found in another database, there will be a link on the search results page. If no holdings are found, please select Request Item from Another Library.
Log in on the next page using your MySalem credentials. You will need to complete some required information the first time you access ILL, but once that is completed you will be taken to the request form. For the patron ID field, enter the number on the back of your Salem ID card.
The form will automatically populate with the article information, but please review for accuracy and to ensure all required fields are completed. Review and agree to the ILL policies before clicking Submit to send your request.