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Henry Whittemore Library provides a combination of print and electronic resources to the
College¶s students, faculty, and staff. Local holdings include over 200,000 books and multi-media
resources, approximately 300 periodicals, and 600,000 units of microforms. These core
resources support the curricula of all academic departments at the College and are systematically
updated with new acquisitions selected by professional staff and requested by faculty and
students.

As a member of the Minuteman Library Network (MLN), the Library¶s holdings are supplemented
by an online catalog accessing more than 6 million volumes held in the combined collections of
42 regional academic and public libraries. MLN also provides access to several electronic
databases, some in full-text. Interlibrary loan requests may be placed electronically, and shuttle
delivery moves over 8,000 items to and from the Library annually.

The Library offers access to over 50 electronic journal and newspaper databases containing more
than 15,000 titles in full-text. These databases are available within the Library, throughout the
campus-wide network, and from off campus locations.

Also administered within the Library are the Archives and Special Collections, which include
historical materials unique to the College, and the Curriculum Library, which includes reference
sources, K-12 textbooks, juvenile fiction and nonfiction, and other resources that support studies
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The Library belongs to a regional consortium, Minuteman Library Network that allows walk-in
borrowing at the 35 public and 5 other academic member libraries. However, please be aware
that as a faculty member you have a 90 day lending period only at the College and materials
borrowed at other Minuteman libraries will have a shorter lending period based on their individual
policies. Information about each Minuteman Network Library can be found at:
http://www.mln.lib.ma.us

In addition, all the 29 libraries in the Massachusetts Public Higher Education system belong to a
consortium (MCCLPHEI). All but University of Massachusetts Medical School at Worcester allow
walk-in reciprocal borrowing. Interlibrary loan requests are free of charge at all participating
institutions. For a complete listing please see:
http://www.MCCLPHEI.org

 
   

  



The Library offers a variety of options for faculty who want to provide supplementary and/or
required readings for their students. For information on in-house or e-Reserves, contact Peg
Snyder, Circulation Librarian at msnyder@framingham.edu:
http://www.framingham.edu/henry-whittemore-library/borrowing-and-interlibrary-
loan/reserves.html

Due to the extent of work in preparing materials, particularly for e-Reserves, please submit
requests two weeks in advance.

  



To submit an interlibrary loan request, fill out the online form:
http://www.framingham.edu/henry-whittemore-library/borrowing-and-interlibrary-loan/interlibrary-
loan-request-form.html If you have questions on your ILL request, contact Neil Conrad at
nconrad@framingham.edu.


 
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Faculty wishing to place photocopied materials on Reserve may do so within the limits of fair use
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The Library web page serves as a gateway to many services and resources for faculty. Electronic
resources can be accessed at any time from any location. When accessing an electronic
resource from off campus, you will be prompted for your Blackboard account.

For information on how to log-in from off campus:

http://www.framingham.edu/henry-whittemore-library/books-journals-articles/off-campus-
access.html

Faculty can call, email, text, and Skype the reference department with questions through our Ask
A Librarian program: http://www.framingham.edu/henry-whittemore-library/how-do-i-tutorials/ask-
a-librarian.html. The reference staff is available for research consultations as well.

To book a library instruction for your class, contact Sandra Rothenberg, Reference and
Instructional Services Librarian, at srothenberg@framingham.edu

To recommend a purchase of library materials, send your request to the library liaison of your
department or contact Shin Freedman, Acquisitions Librarian sfreedman@framingham.edu


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Librarians collaborate with faculty in each academic discipline to create electronic resource
subject guides to help their students find subject specific information sources for their research
projects. The guides can be found here: http://www.framingham.edu/henry-whittemore-
library/books-journals-articles/e-resources-by-subject.html

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The Library subscribes to a variety of databases and electronic journals; many provide access to
full-text articles. Here is a complete listing of the library databases:
http://www.framingham.edu/henry-whittemore-library/books-journals-articles/a-z-list-of-
databases.html

To determine whether a journal is available online through the library, enter the title of the journal:
http://pj8tr3fm5l.search.serialssolutions.com/




 
To access RefWorks, a web-based citation management software:
http://www.framingham.edu/henry-whittemore-library/citing-copyright-fair-use/refworks-
central.html Contact the Reference Librarians reference@framingham.edu for campus password.

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is available on the A-to-Z list of databases:
http://www.framingham.edu/henry-whittemore-library/books-journals-articles/a-z-list-of-
databases.html

Citation resources links:

http://www.framingham.edu/henry-whittemore-library/citing-copyright-fair-use/citing-sources.html

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During the academic year, the Library hosts workshops (called LibLearns) on electronic
resources and topics of interest to faculty. All workshops and events sponsored by the library are
advertised on the library blog http://whittemorelibrary.wordpress.com/, through the Twitter feed
http://twitter.com/whittemorelib, through our ³What¶s New´ webpage on the library website
http://www.framingham.edu/henry-whittemore-library/whats-new/index.html and through email
announcements. For questions on LibLearns and e-resources, contact Millie Gonzalez,
Reference and Electronic Resources Librarian, at vgonzalez@framingham.edu.


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The Reference Department continuously updates its list of recommended websites for research
through the social bookmarking site Del.icio.us.
http://del.icio.us/librefdesk

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Library Homepage
http://www.framingham.edu/henry-whittemore-library/index.html

Hours
http://www.framingham.edu/henry-whittemore-library/about-us/hours.html

Staff Directory
http://www.framingham.edu/henry-whittemore-library/about-us/staff-directory.html

YouTube video on services for faculty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysp0r5kRoLA

Ask A librarian
http://www.framingham.edu/henry-whittemore-library/how-do-i-tutorials/ask-a-librarian.html

Book catalog
http://library.minlib.net/search~S15

A to Z list of Databases
http://www.framingham.edu/henry-whittemore-library/books-journals-articles/a-z-list-of-
databases.html

Curriculum Library and Special Collections

http://www.framingham.edu/henry-whittemore-library/curriculum-library-archives-and-special-
collections/index.html

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