Missouri State University Libraries
Dalian Library - Faculty Services
Faculty are encouraged to obtain an ID/password and access article databases and resources, eBooks, and the Ask a Librarian service. Faculty may also find the following services useful in their teaching:
Course Reserves
Locate Journals and Magazines
Request Articles
Read the Latest Journals Online
Other Online Resources
Course Reserves
Instructors can place articles, book chapters, or PowerPoint programs in Online Reserves for students to access online. Instructors can send reserve material by emailing an attachment, by faxing Garnett Library (from China dial 001-417-255-7944) or by emailing an article citation to Garnett Library staff listed on the Garnett Library page on the left bar of the Missouri State libraries web page.
Staff at Garnett Library scan, upload the material, and give instructors a password to use to access electronic reserves. Librarians at Garnett Library can obtain copyright clearance for repeat semester articles or book chapters that instructors may want on reserve.
Students can access Course Reserves on the Missouri State libraries web page. Click on Course Reserves. Search by Course or instructor’s Last Name. View down the list of resources for items that are Electronic Resources and click on the assigned reserve item.
Locate Journals and Magazines
To find a journal, select Journals and Magazine Titles (TDNet) on the Missouri State libraries web page. TDNet links to journal full-text in available databases, the online catalog journal record, and open-access journals. Enter the title of a journal to locate it in the Missouri State University system.
TDNet will assist you in finding journal articles in full text online. Other articles in print in Missouri State University libraries can be scanned electronically and sent to your email through Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
Request Articles
If an article is not available in full-text online, use the article citation to request the article through Interlibrary Loan.
- Click Interlibrary Loan under Services on the Missouri State
libraries web page.
- On the Interlibrary Loan page, select Distance Learners.
- On the Extended Campus-Distance Learners page, select Interlibrary Loan.
- Next a pop-up window will appear. Enter your name (e.g., abc123@wp and password).
- On the Interlibrary Loan Requests page, click Logon to ILL.
- First, register for an ILL account. Enter your information and ID (e.g., abc123@wp) and password to register. The registration confirmation will be sent to your University email account.
- You will be sent an email confirmation.
- Logon to ILL to request articles. In the Notes field indicate that you are faculty at the China Campus.
Read the Latest Journal Online
TDNet can direct you to the latest issue of an online journal or magazine. Select Journals and Magazine Titles (TDNet) on the Missouri State libraries web page. Enter the name of the journal or magazine you wish to read.
Example: Enter a magazine title such as “Newsweek” on the TDNet search screen and click Go. Click on an underlined link (e.g., From EBSCO Academic Search Premier). Click on the most recent year, and click again on the most recent issue. If the magazine or journal is available in full-text through a Missouri State libraries database, the next click will take you to articles in the latest issue of the magazine.
Other Online Resources
Other resources are also available on the Missouri State libraries web page. These are Subject and Research Resources and Selected Internet Resources. Subject and Research Resources link to dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspaper and subject resources. Selected Internet Resources is organized by academic subject and topic.