Undergraduate students may check out books for 28 days and may renew them once. Journals may not be checked out by undergraduates, but photocopiers are located in numerous locations in the Main Library and in the Branch Libraries. The cost for photocopying is 10 cents per page.

Please note: You must have your NDSU ID to check out library materials.

The NDSU Libraries have an online catalog system (PALS) which can be used to access not only our libraries, but also over 80 other libraries in the PALS system, other North Dakota libraries (ODN), the University of Minnesota Libraries, and other major university libraries and systems such as CARL. In addition, you can also use PALS to search for magazine articles in many journals. Some of the records include the full text of the article. PALS is accessible by using terminals in the Libraries, in the computer clusters on campus, or from locations outside of the library through dial up (231-8660, type PALS); Telnet (use your Plains, Badlands, or Prairie account, select Connect to other systems, then select Go to PALS); or the World Wide Web (http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu). Stop at the Reference desk for assistance in using some of the many other indexes and databases available to help you find information on your topic.

If the NDSU Libraries does not have the book or journal you need, we will borrow it, or obtain a photocopy from another library if possible. There may be a charge for books or patents if they are not available in the region, but there is no charge for photocopies of articles. You may request an item in one of several ways:

• Go to webPALS homepage
• Check on Patron information and requests

Fill out an interlibrary loan form at the InterLibrary Loan Office in the Main Library. Request an item via WWW at http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ill-form.html Submit a request by e-mail at ndsu_library_ill@ndsu.edu

Please stop at the Reference desk if you have any questions.