Frequently Asked Questions

 In order to access library databases from off-campus, you will be prompted to login using your name and barcode number.   If you are a distance education student and do not have an ID card, please contact your course instructor.

-> If you know the title of the book you need, then you can use the tool below to search by that title.
 
Title

By the way, if you found your book on amazon then you can save time in the future by installing our catalog-amazon web browser plugin.

During the spring and fall semesters, our hours are usually those below. However, we often have abridged hours during the summer, holidays, and breaks. Please see our library homepage such hours.

Yes, just visit the Circulation Desk at the library for help.  Be sure to bring your FMU ID card.

Books and items on reserve are kept behind the circulation desk at the library. Depending on the loan period set by your professor,  these items may be checked out for Building Use Only (2 hours), Overnight, 3 days, or 7 days.
 
Search reserves here.

Can't find what you need in our library? No problem!           

1. Search the PASCAL catalog to find books at other SC academic libraries:    

Request the item, and it will be mailed here for you to borrow for free. You'll get emailed when it is ready for pickup at the circulation desk. 

 
2. Place an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) book request.  

Once we receive your request, we will try to borrow it from another library outside of SC, and it will be mailed here for you to borrow for free. You'll get emailed when it is ready for pickup at the reference desk. 

Yes, in our photocopiers. 

You must buy transparency sheets from the Patriot Bookstore (in the University Center). 

Transpancy sheets should not be used in the laser printers, as the heat is enough to melt them. Instead, please use the photocopy machines to create transparencies

In general: Circulating books are shelved upstairs, and reference books & serials are shelved downstairs.   Check our map or ask a librarian for help if the book is shelved anywhere else (Arundel Room, Oversize, etc). 

To find the book on the shelf, you will need the book's call number from the catalog entry.  To learn how to "read" call numbers, ask a librarian or check out our guide to reading call numbers here.

If you need more help, just ask a librarian.

If you have a specific article, then you don't want to search our individual databases (those are better for searching by topic).   

Use these tools to see if we have access to your article electronically or in print: 

We rely heavily on the teaching faculty of FMU and your academic expertise to select worthy print and electronic resources for our collection. So we encourage you to submit purchase requests and help build our collection together!

Please either email your liaison or use this form when there is an item (book, journal, database) that you would like the library to consider for purchase. Preference is given to material that directly supports the curriculum. We do not purchase textbooks.

Important! Check with your library liaison or the head of your academic department regarding your specific department's purchase approval process. Some departments automatically approve all choices, but other department heads will want to personally approve your requests. 

No, you must come to the library in order to check out books.

Yes, you can do that online here.

Yes, with exceptions. Please see our guide here.

Check out our guide here.

Check out our guide to downloading ebooks here.

Librarians will work with you to create customized course guides tailored to specific research assignments or topics covered in your class. These course guides can be linked from your Blackboard course sites. 

To request a customized guide, just contact your library liaison.

1. Search the Rogers Library catalog using keywords.
   
   Keyword
2. Search PASCAL using keywords.
   (Use PASCAL to search other South Carolina academic libraries. When you find a book, use your Rogers Library card to request it be sent here. It'll arrive in just a few days!)
   
   Keyword Title Author

Source: Kimbel Library   

Faculty members are welcome to request a hands-on customized library instruction session tailored to the specific topics, themes, or research assignments of your class.  We are willing to host your class here in the library or visit your classroom. 

• Schedule a customized library instruction session for your class.

Furthermore, we are always open and welcome to new ideas about how we can help your students, including multiple class visits, one-on-one research consultations with your students, reference hours on blackboard, etc.

Teach an online or hybrid class? Ask about ways we can "visit" your class digitally on Blackboard by creating tutorials, presenting in Collaborate, participating in a discussion board, etc.