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We do not want students to be stressed about returning Library materials. We have some general guidelines below. All due-dates have been extended to August 31, 2020. If you have specific questions about your account, please contact circulation@scranton.edu.

To return Library materials including ILL and PALCI books follow these guidelines.

For students in dorms: There will be bins in each dorm for you to drop your books off when you return to retrieve your belongings.

Off-campus students: Due dates will be extended for all items through August 31, 2020. Items can be returned when you return to campus in the fall.

Graduating students or anyone not returning: If you are not in a dorm or will not be returning to campus for any reason, we will send you a mailing label and you can ship items back to the library. This cannot happen until campus is reopened. We will provide more instructions when we reopen.

Please do not visit the library at this time, the main book drop is not accessible.

We will need to quarantine returned items for a week after staff return to the building. Returned items will remain on your account until we can process the returns safely.

We will continue to waive fines. Please don’t be frightened if you see a fine on your account, as it will take us time to waive fines once items are returned.

There will be no holds placed on accounts at this time. No diplomas will be held.

 

You may know that April is National Poetry Month, but did you know that Thursday April 30 is “Poem in Your Pocket” Day? The Academy of American Poets encourages poetry lovers to share a poem virtually this year.

• Select a poem and share it on social media using the hashtag #pocketpoem.
• Simultaneously participate in the Shelter in Poems initiative, and select a poem that brings you solace during this time of distance and solitude. Share what it means to you and use the hashtags #pocketpoem and #ShelterInPoems.

I am choosing to share here the poem “When I Rise Up” by Georgia Douglas Johnson

When I rise up above the earth,

And look down on the things that fetter me,

I beat my wings upon the air,

Or tranquil lie,

Surge after surge of potent strength

Like incense comes to me

When I rise up above the earth

And look down upon the things that fetter me.

Please consider sharing a poem you love or that inspires you with a friend today, either directly or via social media. Today I wish you all “surge after surge of potent strength”.

 

 

The library building is currently closed, but the library continues to offer services and resources remotely.

• 24/7 assistance is available through the Ask a Librarian chat box. The chat is staffed by University of Scranton Librarians during the following hours: Remote Services Schedule. Outside of those hours, coverage is provided by Librarians not affiliated with the University of Scranton. You can also call 570-941-4000 to talk with a University of Scranton Librarian during our Remote Service Hours, or email askalibrarian@scranton.eduat any time.
• Research consultations are still being offered and can be scheduled by using the Ask a Librarian chat box or by contacting your library liaison directly by email.
• ILLiad (InterLibrary Loan) service is available for requesting articles, but some requests may not be filled due to our lending partners operating with limited staffing and resources. For Illiad questions/concerns please email interlibrary-loan@scranton.edu.
• The lending of physical materials, including from the library’s collection, remote storage, and PALCI EZ-Borrow is suspended and unavailable until further notice.
• The library has a large collection of e-books, e-journals, and streaming media. Please see our Guide to Online Library Resources. To access the library’s online content, you must first authenticate through my.scranton.edu.
• If you need assistance or are encountering any issues, please use the Ask a Librarian chat box for immediate assistance.

For additional information please see Library Services Spring 2020.

You may be concerned that your books are stamped with a due date that has passed and you haven’t been able to renew them since the Library closed on March 17 due to Covid 19. Please rest assured that all due dates have been adjusted on our end and we will continue to adjust due dates for as long as necessary. When the Library is able to become fully functional again, we will have a process in place for accepting returns safely with no fines attached. Until then, stay safe and well. No worries.

The Library has been granted temporary access to the following JSTOR journal collections as well as expanded access to over 35,000 e-books on the JSTOR platform through June 30, 2020.  The following full-text JSTOR journal collections are now available:  Arts & Sciences Collections:  IX and XIV; Business IV; Ecology & Botany II; Hebrew Journals; Ireland Collection; Jewish Studies; Lives of Literature; Security Studies; and Sustainability.

Access to these online full-text resources is available to University of Scranton faculty, students and staff through the My Scranton portal under Library’s tab by clicking on the “Databases” link and selecting JSTOR.

Access to online journals is also available by searching on the Library page in the Periodicals Search box for a particular journal title and clicking on the associated link to access the full-text.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about accessing these materials.

For all current Library services and updates, visit the Spring 2020 LibGuide.

The Library is now able to provide Inter-Library Loan (ILL) for articles through ILLIAD. Please, understand that ILL operates on a network of other Libraries. Articles may take more time or are not able to be filled due to the closure of many libraries around the country. We will do our best to fill these requests.

We are not able to provide ILL for books or through PALCI at this time.

Any Library related questions or research help, can be sent to Ask a Librarian through the Chatbox, Email, or Phone at (570)941-4000.