Materials Not Found on KU Libraries' Shelves
If a book or a journal issue is not found in the online catalog or is
not available in one of the KU Libraries, check with Reference staff to
see if the book or article might be available from another source.
Other possibilities include the following:
Full-Text
- Kansas State Library Card is
available to Kansas residents via public libraries. It provides remote
access to several electronic databases with full-text content.
- Electronic publications available
on the Web also provide access to a number of magazines, books, and
other texts.
Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery
-
Interlibrary Loan / Document Delivery is
available for KU faculty, students, and staff to request books, periodical
articles, and dissertations that are not owned by KU, at no cost to
the borrower. The ILL staff will search for the best, quickest
way to obtain the materials. It is also possible to request an electronic copy of an article in a print journal
located in the KU Libraries.
- ERIC Document Reproduction Service
(EDRS) allows you to purchase copies of ERIC documents
[Many are available on microfiche in the Microforms Department arranged
by ED number, or as books/microfiche in the Government Documents collection
(Anschutz Library).]
- ProQuest
Online Dissertation Services allows you to purchase dissertations
in a variety of formats. [KU patrons may also request dissertations
at no cost through Interlibrary
Loan.]
Search Other Libraries' Catalogs
- Kansas
Library Catalog can be searched to see if a library in
Kansas to which you have access owns the item.
- WorldCat
database on First Search can be used to search catalog
information covering over 20,000 libraries internationally.
- Other
libraries' catalogs can be searched individually to see if another
library to which you would have access might own the item and whether
it is currently available.
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