Know what I have checked out?
Renew the items I have checked out?
Request books, CDs, and videos from other UW schools?
Request books and articles from libraries not in the UW system?
Request articles that are not available in full text?
Know when my requested items have arrived?
Find out my username and password?
Gain access to databases from off campus?
Evaluate Web sites?

 

 

Click on the Find Books... link, and then choose Online UW-Colleges Catalogue. Click on Your Account. You'll have to type in your student ID number and last name. The next screen will list everything you have checked out.

Phone/e-mail

Call or e-mail James Gollata or Lisa Killips. They would be happy to renew your items for you.They can be reached at
(608) 647-6186
ex. 220 James
ex. 293 Lisa
james.gollata@uwc.edu
lisa.killips@uwc.edu

On-Line

Go to the Online UW-Colleges Catalog and click on Your Account. You'll have to type in your student ID number and last name. The next screen will list everything you have checked out. There is a small Renew box to the left of each title. Click this and you will see the new due date to the right of the title. If you are trying to renew an item for the second time, particularly one from another school, you may not have permission to do this electronically. Please contact James or Lisa or stop by the library if you have any problems.

Come In

We enjoy seeing students in the library! Please stop in to renew an item--you don't even have to bring it with you!

Once you have found the item you wish to borrow through the catalogue, click on the Request this Item button. Enter your Student ID number and last name. On the next screen, you will need to enter your ID number again and select UW-Richland for pick-up location. It is very important that you select the Richland campus, otherwise your item could take much longer to get here. Normally, it takes two to four weekdays for an item to arrive. They may be picked up at the circulation desk.

If you know that the item you want is not available in the UW system, you will need to submit a request through ILLiad. Click on the ILLiad link under Quick Links on the library home page. You will be asked to type in your student ID number and last name. On the next page under New Request, select the type of item you want (Article, Book...). This will take you to an interface where you will enter the citation information. At the bottom of the page, click on Submit Request. Many articles are sent electronically and are generally e-mailed in a few days. If your article was faxed or mailed, however, or you requested a book or other item, these may be picked up at the circulation desk. It generally takes two to seven days to receive an item.

If you first have to search a database to discover what article you want, and the article is not available in full text and not available through the UW system, you will need to submit a request through ILLiad. Click on the Find It button and then the Advanced tab in the new window. Then select Request via ILLiad. You will need to enter your ID number, last name, and select Richland Center. On the next page, the citation information should be automatically entered. At the bottom of the page, hit Submit Request. Many articles are sent electronically and are generally e-mailed in a few days. Some may be faxed or mailed, in which case they may be picked up at the circulation desk. It generally takes two to seven days to receive an item.

The best way to do this is ask! It generally only takes a few days for items to arrive. After two or three days, please call, send an e-mail, or stop in to see if your items are at the circulation desk. It is a good idea to follow up when items do not come in when you are expecting them. If there is a problem, the librarian can call the lending library to find out what may have happened. Please see Renewing for contact information.

https://apps.uwc.edu/selfservice/account/

Click on EZProxy under QuickLinks on the library home page. You will need to enter your username and password. This will bring up a list of databases that students have access to when they are not on a UW campus. You can find more information on the UW-Colleges Proxy Server page.

As the World Wide Web continues to grow exponentially, the need to carefully evaluate information sources becomes critical. The reason for this evaluation need is the nature of the Web itself. Unlike most print resources such as journals and magazines that go through a filtering process, information put on the World Wide Web is mostly unfiltered. The ease of constructing Web pages contributes to this problem since much of the information found on the Web varies greatly in quality; dubious sources can be found as easily as credible ones.

Guidelines for Evaluating

Authority/Authorship

• Is it easy to determine the "author"?
• Does the author or compiler of the site list his or her occupation, education, or other credentials?
• Is the person qualified on the topic?
• Is an organization or institution responsible for the content?
• Is there contact information (e.g. e-mail address for author/producer?
• Is there a link to a page describing the purpose of the sponsoring organization?

Accuracy

• Is the information presented as fact (vs. opinion)?
• If the information is presented as fact, can it be assessed for accuracy (i.e. are there footnotes or references)?
• Is the information free of grammatical, spelling, and other typographical errors?

Objectivity

• Are the goals or aims of the person or group presenting the material clearly stated?
• Is the information provided as a public service?
• Is the information free of advertising?
• If there is any advertising on the page, is it clearly differentiated from the information content?
• Is the information biased?
• Is there a hidden agenda?
• Do any links on the page reveal a bias of the author?

Currency

• Is there an indication of when the information was created, was placed on the Web, or updated?
• Are there any other indications that the material is kept current?
• If the information is published in different editions, is it clear what edition the page is from?

Coverage

• Is there an indication that the page has been completed and is not still under construction?
• Does the information source cover the topic extensively?
• If there is a print equivalent to the Web page, is there clear indication of whether the entire work or only a portion of it is available on the Web?

Other resources for evaluating web pages:

http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webeval.html http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html http://www.lib.umd.edu/guides/webcheck.html