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COVID-19: May I come into Lauinger Library?
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COVID-19: How do I get access to library online databases, books, or journals from home?
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COVID-19: I'm working on a thesis/capstone project this year, and I live several hours outside the D.C. metro area. How can I get books?
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COVID-19: Can I access the Bloomberg terminal?
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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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COVID-19: How can I access streaming films through the library?
Last Updated: May 19, 2020 |
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COVID-19: I would like to experience virtual reality with one of your Oculus Quest headsets. Am I able to borrow one even though the library is currently closed?

Last Updated: May 19, 2020 | Views: 190
Can SCS students and faculty pick up books from the Lauinger Library?
Last Updated: Oct 09, 2020 |
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COVID-19: How do I check out media equipment like cameras, video recorders, audio recorders, and other related equipment?
Last Updated: Oct 06, 2020 |
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COVID-19: Can I access materials in the Booth Family Center for Special Collections?
Last Updated: Sep 03, 2020 |
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COVID-19: When will the Maker Hub be open again?
Last Updated: Aug 26, 2020 |
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COVID-19: Are there any onsite library events or room reservations?
Last Updated: May 18, 2020 |
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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: 156
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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Can I request a scan from a book?
Last Updated: Oct 15, 2020 |
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COVID 19: I'm a professor planning my class for the fall. Is it possible to put book chapters on e-reserves for my courses? Can they be scanned? What about media?
Last Updated: Aug 19, 2020 |
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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: May 19, 2020 | Views: 138
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: 137
Am I able to browse the stacks?
Last Updated: Oct 26, 2020 |
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COVID-19: I need research help. Can I meet with a librarian even if the building is closed?
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Views: 134
COVID-19: How can I find primary sources online?
Last Updated: Jul 14, 2020 |
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COVID-19: I’m a faculty member and would like to include library instruction in my course. Is this possible?
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COVID-19: How can I get help with my research from a librarian?
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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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COVID-19: I use ArcMap or ArcGIS Pro on the library’s computers. Can I get the software from home?
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COVID-19: How do I find library materials that are available online?
Last Updated: Jul 14, 2020 |
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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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COVID-19 : Can I request physical materials from other libraries through InterLibrary Loan (ILL)?
Last Updated: Oct 26, 2020 |
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Views: 123
COVID-19: I would like to pick up some personal items that I left in the Maker Hub. How can I get my things?
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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.
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Why do I have a request limit in HoyaSearch? When can I place more requests?
Last Updated: Sep 04, 2020 |
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COVID-19: How can I create a podcast interview with someone who is remote?
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COVID-19: I have questions about citing. Where can I find more information?
Last Updated: May 19, 2020 |
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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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COVID-19: How can I stay in contact with the Maker Hub community?
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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?
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COVID-19: I’m a faculty member and would like to include library instruction in my course. Is this possible?
Last Updated: Jul 14, 2020 |
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COVID-19: Is printing available in Lauinger?
Last Updated: Feb 09, 2021 |
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COVID-19: How can I help make Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
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COVID-19: I would like to pick up some personal items that I left in the Maker Hub. How can I get my things?
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COVID-19: Can I get advice or help on a Maker Hub project?
Last Updated: May 27, 2020 |
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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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COVID-19: Can I enter the library to retrieve items from my office?
Last Updated: Apr 23, 2021 |
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How do you cite the Declaration of Independence?

Last Updated: Apr 26, 2021 | Views: 295734
I am getting the message "File missing: docs/suspend.htm" or "Download Limit Reached" when trying to use databases. What does this mean?
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How do I cite a lecture or lecture series using Chicago?

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How do I know if a book is peer reviewed?
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How do I cite an unpublished classmate?

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Where is a notary public near here?

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How do I cite an unpublished manuscript?

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What hours can I visit Riggs Library?
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What does Cognoscetis Veritatem et Veritas Liberabit Vos mean?

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Do we have institutional access to Wiley Online Library?
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How do I find the Wall Street Journal?
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Does the library have a subscription to the Economist?
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How can I renew a book online?
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I'm getting an error message when using Google Scholar. What's wrong?
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Can I rent Riggs Library for a wedding?
Last Updated: May 19, 2020 |
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Does the library have a subscription to Foreign Affairs?
Last Updated: Jun 22, 2021 |
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COVID-19: May I come into Lauinger Library?
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How do I keep my ChemDraw Professional license from expiring?
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Does the library have access to the Harvard Business Review database?

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Does the library have a fax machine?
Last Updated: Jul 22, 2020 |
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COVID-19: How can I help make Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
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COVID-19: How can I get print books from the library collection if I am not able to enter the library?
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COVID-19: May I come into Lauinger Library?
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COVID-19: How do I return my library books?
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COVID-19: Can I enter the library to retrieve items from my office?
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Views: 49
COVID-19: Is printing available in Lauinger?
Last Updated: Feb 09, 2021 |
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Views: 103
Am I able to browse the stacks?
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COVID-19 : Can I request physical materials from other libraries through InterLibrary Loan (ILL)?
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Can I request a scan from a book?
Last Updated: Oct 15, 2020 |
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Can SCS students and faculty pick up books from the Lauinger Library?
Last Updated: Oct 09, 2020 |
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