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C Can I access Gelman Library’s databases after I graduate? Can I bring a non-GW friend or family member into Eckles with me? Can I bring a non-GW friend or family member into Gelman with me? Can I check out books from other libraries? Can I donate books to the library? Can I print from a microfilm? Can I put a book on hold? Can I use government documents and special collections at Gelman? Can I use the other GW libraries? Can non-GW students access reserve materials at Gelman? D Do I have to pay to print? F For how long can I check out a book? H How can I get help with using databases? How can I make a monetary contribution to the library? How do I add money to my GWorld card for printing and copying? How do I become a Friend of the Library? How do I check out a book that my professor put on reserve for my class? How do I check out a book? How do I donate materials to the library? How do I find a subject specific database? How do I find articles on a topic or by a specific author in an old magazine/newspaper that is not available online? How do I find articles on my topic in a journal, magazine, or newspaper? How do I find current newspapers? How do I find historical journals, magazines or newspapers? How do I find my classroom? How do I find out if a book I have checked out is overdue? How do I find out what books my professor put on reserve? How do I find phone numbers for library departments and staff at Eckles? How do I find phone numbers for library departments and staff? How do I find textbooks? How do I get information on working at Eckles? How do I get information on working at Gelman? How do I get to Eckles? How do I get to Gelman? How do I know if the library has a specific article I need? How do I know in which database I can find a particular journal? How do I know what's in each database? How do I log in to the ALADIN Research Portal? How do I log into MyALADIN? How do I log on to the computer lab computers? How do I pay library fines? How do I renew a book? How do I reserve a lockmobile? How do I reserve a study carrel? How do I watch a video at Gelman? How long does it take for a book or article to come from another library after I've requested it ? How many books can I check out ? I I am a GW student; can I pick up my books or journal articles from another library? I am faculty and I need assistance with Blackboard, where do I go?

I cont. I am getting e-mail alerts to the wrong e-mail address. Where do I change my library contact information? I can't find any of the books I'm looking for in the catalog - why? I can't log in to MyALADIN. What do I do? I can’t log into ALADIN Research Portal. What do I do? I found a book in the catalog. How do I find it in the library? I found a book in the catalog. How do I get it? I found a book or journal that I want but its not at Gelman Library. Can I get it anyway? I found a citation in the database; how do I find the full text? I got an email saying that a book I have checked out has been recalled; What does that mean? I have an article/book title. How do I find it? I have some books that were sent to me that need to be returned. Where do I send them? I know the specific database I want, how do I find it? I need assistance with Blackboard, where do I go? I requested a book or article from another library; how do I get it? I was told that I can get the SAS software at Gelman.Where do I get it? I was told that if the book I want is checked out I can request it and the person who has it must return it within 2 weeks How do I do that? Is color printing available at Gelman? Is there a map of Eckles library? Is there a map of the library? What is on each floor? Is there wireless internet access in Eckles? Is there wireless internet access in Gelman I’m a GW student, but my classes aren’t on Foggy Bottom or Mt. Vernon. Can I still get books and articles? I’m a faculty member and want to put some items on reserve electronically in my Blackboard course. How do I do that? I’m a faculty member and want to put some items on reserve in the library. How do I do that? I’m a faculty member with classes off-campus. Can I still ask for the library to provide research instruction to my class? I’m an off-campus/online student: how do I find out what libraries services are available to me? I’m not getting e-mail alerts about overdue books. Where can I go to fix that I’m not in the library and I have a question… what do I do? I’m not in the library and I have a question…what do I do? I’ve found the journal I want in the library catalog; how do I know that the library has the issue I need? M My professor put an article on reserve for my class. Where do I find it? My professor said I have to be worried about photocopying because of copyright. How much can I photocopy? T The catalog record for the book I want says may request rush processing. What does that mean and how do I do that? There are loud people in Eckles. What can I do? There are loud people in the quiet study room. What can I do? There is a hold on my GW account so I can’t check out books or register for classes. What do I do? There’s a book or video I think Gelman should buy, who do I tell? There’s one person in a group study room and my group wants to use it. What do I do W What are my benefits as a GW alumnus/alumna? What are scholarly/peer reviewed articles and how do I find them? What are the food and drink policies at Gelman? What are “Gelman Special Collections”? What disability services are at Eckles? What disability services are available at Gelman? What do I do if I can’t find a book on the shelf? What do I do if I disagree with the library’s records? What does “WRLC storage” mean? What floors are open 24 hours? What happens if I don't return a book? What happens if I lose a book?

W cont. What if I need a book but someone else has it checked out? What if the Eckles’ printers or copiers are out of paper or out of order? What if the Gelman printers or photocopiers are out of paper or out of order? What is MyALADIN? What is WRLC? What is my GWID? What is the E-Journals good for? What software is available on the computers in Eckles? What software is available on the computers in Gelman? What's the difference between ALADIN Catalog and ALADIN Research Portal? What’s a database? What’s a microfilm? What’s the difference between GW e-journals and WRLC e-journals on the ALADIN Research Portal page? What’s the difference between popular and scholarly/peer-reviewed articles? When is Eckles open? When is Gelman open? Where are the University Archives? Where are the microfilms at Gelman? Where are the photocopiers in Eckles? Where are the photocopiers? Where are the quiet study areas in Gelman? Where are the student-use computers in Eckles? Where are the study areas in Eckles? Where can I find out what books I have checked out? Where can I plug in my laptop at Eckles? Where can I plug in my laptop at Gelman? Where can I print in Eckles? Where can I print in Gelman? Where can I study in a group setting with talking in Eckles? Where can I study in a group setting with talking in Gelman? Where can I submit a suggestion or complaint about Eckles library? Where can I submit a suggestion or complaint about the library? Where can I use a computer in Gelman Where can I use a computer in Gelman? Where can I use my cell phone in Eckles? Where can I use my cell phone in Gelman? Where can I write or print a paper? Where do I find old tests? Where is the Eckles Library lost and found? Where is the GW academic calendar? Where is the GW class schedule? Where is the library lost and found? Who can enter Gelman? Who do I contact about the computers in the computer lab in the basement at Gelman? Why can't I find articles in the ALADIN Catalog? Why is it so hot/cold at Eckles all the time? Why is it so hot/cold in the library all the time? Will I still be able to use the Gelman Library and borrow books after I graduate? Will the Library remind me that I have overdue books?