Inter library loan

Interlibrary Loan - Services which provide CWU users with access to books, journals, and other materials that are not owned by the CWU Library. Interlibrary Loan means that we borrow books or other original material from other libraries and return this material to t he lending library after you have used it. If you need journal articles, the Interlibrary Loan Department will obtain a photocopy of these articles for you within a matter of days, and normally at no charge.
Internet - A worldwide network of computers that can be accessed via the university computer network. The Internet allows local computer users to find and use databases on computers of other academic institutions, research i nstitutes, private companies and government agencies.
IP Address - The numeric address of a computer connected to the Internet; also called Internet address.
Journal - A publication which contains scholarly articles written either by professors, researchers, or experts in a subject area. A bibliography and sometimes also an abstract are usually i ncluded in the article.
Keyword Searching - Allows you to construct a database search by looking for a word or combination of words from various fields in computer records.
Libraroy of Congress Subject Headings - This list is contained in four large red books located on the Reference Desk. It contains the subject headings which are helpful to use when searching the online catalog. The majority of the Library's books listed in the CATTRAX Online Catalog contain these subject headings.
Link - A hypertext bridge between two documents on the World Wide Web. You connect to a new computer site by clicking on the link leading to it. Links are usually colored and underlined text.
Listservs - Electronic discussion of technical and nontechnical issues conducted by electronic mail. Participants subscribe via a central service, and lists often have a moderator who manages the information flow and content . Electronic discussion lists, which you can subscribe to, read, and respond to using E-mail. There are thousands of Internet listservs, covering close to all scholarly and popular topics.
Loan Period - The amount of time library materials may be borrowed. The time may vary depending on two things: 1)the type of material to be borrowed; 2) the borrower's status (student, faculty, staff).
Magazine - A periodical intended for the general public rather than for scholars. Examples are Newsweek, Time, or Business Week.
Media Circulation - The media collection includes films, slides, videotapes, video laserdiscs, DVDs, and CD-ROMs. Check at the First Floor Media Circulation Desk for fur ther information.
Microfilm - a roll of film that stores periodicals or other documents. The majority of these are housed in the Government Documents Department on the Library's Third Floor.
Microforms - A term to describe reduced images in a format other than the printed page. Microforms include microfilm, microfiche, and microcards, and require special reader machines in order to be used. The microforms collec tions are available in the Government Documents Department on the Library's Third Floor.
Microfiche - A 4 x 6 inch sheet of film that stores information in a reduced form. The majority of these are housed in the Government Documents Department on the Library' s Third Floor.
Monograph - A publication which usually appears one time only. A book is a "monograph;" a periodical is not.
Music Library - Located on the Fourth Floor of the Main Library, the Music Library serves as the functional music library for the Music Department and the campus at-large. The Mus ic Library's collections are housed in two rooms; Room 401, which contains the Listening Area for patrons, along with the Music Education Room and the Listening Classroom, and Room 402, which houses the music scores, the bound music periodicals, and the m usic reference books.