Library Services
  • Circulation
  • Reference/Instruction
  • Document Delivery
  • Interlibrary Loan
  • Copy Machines

  • Circulation
  • Loan period is four weeks for students; one semester for faculty and staff
  • Late return of library items are subject to fines
  • Students, faculty, and staff may fill out a request card at the Circulation Desk for an item not found on the shelf to be searched, or for an item charged to another patron be held upon its return to the library
  • All library materials are subject to recall for use by another patron
  • Copies of articles or books for use by an entire class may be placed on reserve under the instructor's name
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    Reference & Instruction
    If you have any question relating your studies and research, you can
  • come to the Reference Center on the first floor of Helm Library to ask us
  • call us at 745-6115
  • e-mail at web.reference@wku.edu
  • submit an online form at our web site at www.wku.edu/library/dlps/ask_us!.htm
  • Talk with a librarian in real time via our WILLS (Western's Interactive Live Library Service) at www.wku.edu/library/dlps/ask_us!.htm
  • You can schedule a personal consultation with a reference librarian
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    Document Delivery
  • Faculty may request materials held in the University libraries (no non-print)
  • Materials are delivered to faculty's campus office
  • Please allow 3-7 business days; some items may be difficult to retrieve
  • Limit of 10 items per week
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    Interlibrary Loan
  • Available to WKU employee and graduate students ; undergraduates need the instructor's signature
  • Forms are available at service desks in the Libraries
  • Online forms are also available at www.wku.edu/library/dlps/ill.htm
  • Allow 2-5 weeks to receive materials; delivery to campus office is available
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    Copy Machines
  • Enlargement and reduction (200%-50%) is available on all copiers. Legal-sized copies can be made on Cravens 4, Helm 2 and in the Law Collection
  • Copiers take coins and dollar bills. Four of the copiers will accept charges to Big Red Dollar$ accounts. A change machine for $1 and $5 bills is located on Cravens 4th floor. University Libraries service desks cannot provide change
  • Copiers can be found at Cravens 4th floor, near elevator , Helm 1, in front of Reference Center, Helm 2, adjacent to Periodicals Room, and Helm Ground, in Law Collection, adjacent to the documents area

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    Last updated June 30, 2004