UNCW ID Card

Library Account

iLLiad

netLibrary

Learning Express Library (Learn a Test)

Ingenta

Your UNCW ID Card is your library card for checking out materials. Other library-related uses:

• Check out a laptop for in-building use

• Enter and use the graduate computer lab(2nd floor).

• Make photocopies

• Buy drinks and coffee bar items

• Add money to your card (near front door)

My Library Record (accessed from the library home page.)

• View due dates for material checked out

• Renew materials

• Place holds on materials checked out by someone else

• View course reserve materials

• Access databases from off-campus

• Store, rerun or email alerts on "preferred searches"

ILLiad (Linked on the library home page under Library Services: Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery. First-time users link to registration is at the bottom of the ILLiad page.)

• Request materials from other libraries -- articles (photocopies), books, dissertations

• Direct link from WorldCat if registration is set up

netLibrary You must register for netLibrary from a campus computer. After registering, you will be able to access netLibrary e-books from anywhere using your library PIN and netLibrary login. (From the library home page, choose Research Databases, then "N" to find database names beginning with N. On the netLibrary page, look for "Create a Free Account" link in the upper right corner of the page.)

• Access to over 23,000 e-books (search the library catalog or netLibrary website)

Learning Express Library (Formerly Learnatest) You must register for Learning Express Library from a campus computer. After registering, you will be able to access the database from anywhere using your library PIN and Learnatest login. (From the library home page, choose Research Databases, then "L" to find database names beginning with L. On the Learning Express Library page, look for the "Sign In" link at the top of the page.)

IngentaConnect Faculty and Graduate students can enroll in the IngentaConnect TOC and Search Alert services.(From the library home page, choose Research Databases, then "I" to find database names beginning with I. On the Ingenta page, look for the "Register" link on the left side of the page. Choose "Personal registration." Be sure to use your UNCW email address.)

• Search 28,000 journals (no registration required)

• E-mail alerts on journals (50 titles maximum)

• E-mail alerts on saved searches (25 maximum)

Last Update: February 14, 2007

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