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COVID-19: May I come into Lauinger Library?
Last Updated: Apr 07, 2022 |
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COVID-19: How do I return my library books?
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2022 |
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- Policies
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Views: 1452
COVID-19: How can I get print books from the library collection if I am not able to enter the library?
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2022 |
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- Borrow & Renew
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Views: 956
COVID-19: How do I get access to library online databases, books, or journals from home?
Last Updated: Jun 15, 2020 |
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Views: 549
COVID-19: I see that there is a print copy of a book required for my class in the SCS Library; am I able to access this or get a scanned copy?
Last Updated: Aug 07, 2020 |
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- Borrow & Renew
- School of Continuing Studies Library
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Views: 272
COVID-19: How can I access streaming films through the library?
Last Updated: May 19, 2020 |
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- Media Collection (Film, TV & Visual Media)
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Views: 249
Can SCS students and faculty pick up books from the Lauinger Library?
Last Updated: Feb 01, 2022 |
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- Borrow & Renew
- School of Continuing Studies Library
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Views: 235
COVID-19: How do I check out media equipment like cameras, video recorders, audio recorders, and other related equipment?
Last Updated: May 11, 2022 |
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- Borrow & Renew
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Views: 224
COVID-19: Can I access materials in the Booth Family Center for Special Collections?
Last Updated: Sep 03, 2020 |
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- Special Collections
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Views: 213
Can I request a scan from a book?
Last Updated: Feb 08, 2022 |
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- InterLibrary & Consortium Loans
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Views: 205
COVID-19: When will the Maker Hub be open again?
Last Updated: Oct 29, 2021 |
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Views: 200
COVID-19: I need to complete a video project that I began editing with Adobe Premiere Pro. Can I download a copy on my personal computer?

Last Updated: Aug 18, 2020 | Views: 200
Am I able to browse the stacks?
Last Updated: Feb 07, 2022 |
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- Borrow & Renew
- Library Services
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Views: 198
COVID-19: Are there any onsite library events or room reservations?
Last Updated: Feb 01, 2022 |
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- Policies
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Views: 189
COVID-19: I'm working on a senior thesis/capstone project this year, and I'm in the D.C. metro area. How can I get books?
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2020 |
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- Borrow & Renew
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Views: 179
COVID 19: I'm a professor planning my class. Is it possible to put book chapters on e-reserves for my courses? Can they be scanned? What about media?
Last Updated: Feb 07, 2022 |
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- Course Reserves
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Views: 172
COVID-19: Can I use the computers in the Gelardin New Media Center for multimedia development, like editing video and audio or doing graphic design work?

Last Updated: Oct 29, 2021 | Views: 167
COVID-19: Are there online versions of books and video I can still use in my class?
Last Updated: May 26, 2020 |
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Views: 162
COVID-19: Is printing available in Lauinger?
Last Updated: Mar 28, 2022 |
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- Printing and Scanning
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Views: 160
COVID-19: How can I find primary sources online?
Last Updated: Jul 14, 2020 |
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- Research Help
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Views: 158
COVID-19: How can I return items that I had checked out from the SCS Library?
Last Updated: Sep 14, 2020 |
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- Borrow & Renew
- School of Continuing Studies Library
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Views: 157
COVID-19: I need research help. Can I meet with a librarian even if the building is closed?
Last Updated: May 19, 2020 |
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- Research Help
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Views: 157
COVID-19: How do I find library materials that are available online?
Last Updated: Jul 14, 2020 |
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- HoyaSearch
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Views: 156
COVID-19 : Can I request physical materials from other libraries through InterLibrary Loan (ILL)?
Last Updated: Oct 26, 2020 |
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- Borrow & Renew
- InterLibrary & Consortium Loans
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Views: 153
COVID-19: I would like to pick up some personal items that I left in the Maker Hub. How can I get my things?
Last Updated: Oct 29, 2021 |
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Views: 150
COVID-19: How can I get help with my research from a librarian?
Last Updated: May 19, 2020 |
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- Research Help
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Views: 148
COVID-19: Who do I contact if I’m having problems accessing library online databases, books, or journals?
Last Updated: Jun 15, 2020 |
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Views: 146
COVID-19: I'm working with a professor who is trying to get some cassette tapes digitized for her research. She tells me that there are free resources at Lauinger to accomplish this. Might this service become available in some form this summer or fall?
Last Updated: Mar 11, 2022 |
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Views: 146
COVID-19: I use ArcMap or ArcGIS Pro on the library’s computers. Can I get the software from home?
Last Updated: Jun 15, 2020 |
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Views: 139
COVID-19: I’m a faculty member and would like to include library instruction in my course. Is this possible?
Last Updated: Jan 31, 2022 |
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- Library Instruction
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Views: 136
COVID-19: I have questions about citing. Where can I find more information?
Last Updated: May 19, 2020 |
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- Citation Help (MLA, Chicago, Zotero, RefWorks etc.)
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Views: 136
Why do I have a request limit in HoyaSearch? When can I place more requests?
Last Updated: Sep 04, 2020 |
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- Borrow & Renew
- Policies
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Views: 135
COVID-19: I need to edit a long video of me lecturing and want to insert some slides here and there, but I'm not sure how to do that or which app is best. Please advise.
Last Updated: May 19, 2020 |
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Views: 135
COVID-19: How can I stay in contact with the Maker Hub community?
Last Updated: May 26, 2020 |
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Views: 134
COVID-19: How can I create a podcast interview with someone who is remote?
Last Updated: May 19, 2020 |
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Views: 129
COVID-19: How can I contact the Dahlgren Memorial Library, the Georgetown Law Library or the School of Continuing Studies Library while their buildings are closed?
Last Updated: May 19, 2020 |
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Views: 129
COVID-19: How can I help make Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
Last Updated: Oct 08, 2021 |
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Views: 126
COVID-19: I see that the SCS building is closed. Can I still request a research consultation with a librarian?
Last Updated: May 27, 2020 |
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- Research Help
- School of Continuing Studies Library
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Views: 114
COVID-19: Can I enter the library to retrieve items from my office?
Last Updated: Mar 28, 2022 |
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- Visitors
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Views: 89

How do you cite the Declaration of Independence?

Last Updated: Apr 26, 2021 | Views: 305427
I am getting the message "File missing: docs/suspend.htm" or "Download Limit Reached" when trying to use databases. What does this mean?
Last Updated: Feb 16, 2022 |
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- databases
- e-books
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Views: 17711
How do I cite a lecture or lecture series using Chicago?

Last Updated: May 19, 2020 | Views: 7813
How do I know if a book is peer reviewed?
Last Updated: Jun 09, 2020 |
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- Research Help
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Views: 7651
How do I cite an unpublished classmate?

Last Updated: May 19, 2020 | Views: 6071
Where is a notary public near here?

Last Updated: Dec 18, 2019 | Views: 4525
How do I cite an unpublished manuscript?

Last Updated: May 19, 2020 | Views: 4110
What does Cognoscetis Veritatem et Veritas Liberabit Vos mean?

Last Updated: May 19, 2020 | Views: 3907
What hours can I visit Riggs Library?
Last Updated: Feb 26, 2020 |
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- Georgetown Campus and Neighborhood
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Views: 3675
How do I download and install ChemDraw Professional?
Last Updated: Feb 05, 2021 |
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Views: 3334
Do we have institutional access to Wiley Online Library?
Last Updated: Feb 16, 2022 |
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Views: 3332
How do I find the Wall Street Journal?
Last Updated: Jun 24, 2020 |
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- Research Help
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Views: 3276
Does the library have a subscription to the Economist?
Last Updated: Feb 16, 2022 |
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- databases
- Do You Have ... ?
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Views: 2991
COVID-19: May I come into Lauinger Library?
Last Updated: Apr 07, 2022 |
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- Georgetown Libraries
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Views: 2909
I'm getting an error message when using Google Scholar. What's wrong?
Last Updated: Feb 16, 2022 |
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Views: 2848
How can I renew a book online?
Last Updated: Dec 18, 2019 |
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Views: 2599
Can I rent Riggs Library for a wedding?
Last Updated: May 19, 2020 |
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- Georgetown Campus and Neighborhood
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Views: 2504
Does the library have a subscription to Foreign Affairs?
Last Updated: Jun 22, 2021 |
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- databases
- Do You Have ... ?
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Views: 2446
How do I keep my ChemDraw Professional license from expiring?
Last Updated: Jul 01, 2021 |
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- databases
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Views: 2278
Does the library have access to the Harvard Business Review database?
Last Updated: Jan 13, 2022 |
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- Research Help
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Views: 2075

COVID-19: How do I check out media equipment like cameras, video recorders, audio recorders, and other related equipment?
Last Updated: May 11, 2022 |
Topics:
- Borrow & Renew
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Views: 224
COVID-19: May I come into Lauinger Library?
Last Updated: Apr 07, 2022 |
Topics:
- Georgetown Libraries
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Views: 2909
COVID-19: Can I enter the library to retrieve items from my office?
Last Updated: Mar 28, 2022 |
Topics:
- Visitors
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Views: 89
COVID-19: Is printing available in Lauinger?
Last Updated: Mar 28, 2022 |
Topics:
- Printing and Scanning
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Views: 160
COVID-19: How can I get print books from the library collection if I am not able to enter the library?
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2022 |
Topics:
- Borrow & Renew
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Views: 956
COVID-19: How do I return my library books?
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2022 |
Topics:
- Policies
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Views: 1452
COVID-19: I'm working with a professor who is trying to get some cassette tapes digitized for her research. She tells me that there are free resources at Lauinger to accomplish this. Might this service become available in some form this summer or fall?
Last Updated: Mar 11, 2022 |
Topics:
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Views: 146
Can I request a scan from a book?
Last Updated: Feb 08, 2022 |
Topics:
- InterLibrary & Consortium Loans
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Views: 205
Am I able to browse the stacks?
Last Updated: Feb 07, 2022 |
Topics:
- Borrow & Renew
- Library Services
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Views: 198
COVID 19: I'm a professor planning my class. Is it possible to put book chapters on e-reserves for my courses? Can they be scanned? What about media?
Last Updated: Feb 07, 2022 |
Topics:
- Course Reserves
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Views: 172