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The WCU Libraries define distance students as students who:
Non-distance students may find the information in this guide useful for accessing resources while off-campus, but they will not be able to request books be mailed to their home.
86% of WCU library material is online, available to you 24/7. This includes:
If we don't have it online, you can request it be sent to you. You can also request items WCU doesn't own.
If you need a: | Please use: |
Book | A Request for books we own (sign in to see the request option);
ILLiad for books WCU doesn't own |
DVD | A Request for DVDs we own (sign in to see the request option);
ILLiad for DVDs WCU doesn't own |
Article or thesis | ILLiad |
Book chapter | ILLiad, please include both the book title and either the chapter title or page numbers of the chapter. Please submit one chapter at a time. |
Since you will use ILLiad to request articles and book chapters not available online, you should make sure your ILLiad account identifies you as a distance student. To do this:
Once you are logged in to ILLiad, you will see any articles/book chapters you have received (Electronically Received Articles) and any requests that are still being processed (Outstanding Requests). To request a new article or book chapter, use the New Requests menu.
If you have questions about your ILLiad account, check with the Interlibrary Loan department
You can use almost all our databases and other electronic resources from off campus. When you click on a link to these resources from off campus, you will see one of the following pages:
Our New Login page
Our Old Login Page
Select West Chester University on either page, and you'll see this screen:
Enter your WCU email address and password and select Login. The full text article or other resource then loads.
This usually happens when you don’t start your search from the library’s website. You can either:
Search for the title of the article/book/other resource using the search box on the library's home page -or-
Set up Google Scholar to work with WCU.
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