a guided tour of the forsyth library website
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Forsyth Library Website
A Guided Tour
www.fhsu.edu
www.fhsu.edu/library
Library
Hours &
Events
Menu Quick Links
Online ChatSearch for articles, books and more
Social
Media
You can use the search box in the center column to search for articles and more,
across many of the library’s databases and other collections
You can filter your results using the Show Only and Refine My Results limits on the results page…
or by changing the scope of your search.
The Digital Archives Collection
contains items digitized by
Forsyth Library staff, including
FHSU theses, historical
photographs, Reveilles, Sternberg
& KS Cosmosphere materials,
and more.
Search Books and More to find
print books, e-books, and print &
electronic journal titles
Select the Articles option to
search several databases at
once for journal, magazines,
and/or newspaper articles.
Note: Not all databases are
included in this search.
Use the links in the center
column to find or borrow
resources, get help, and
find out more about
Forsyth Library.
Find: Articles & Databases
A general database like
Academic Search Premier is a good place to start for
many topics.
Forsyth Library provides over one hundred
databases containing journal, magazine and
newspaper articles, videos, e-books, and other
sources not freely available online.
Use the links on this page to search a database
directly rather than searching multiple databases
via the main search box.
Find: Books and eBooks
Find print & e-books by selecting
Books & More in our Online Catalog, or search
one of our e-book databases:
Reference e-books on
a wide range of topics
Nonfiction e-books in the humanities and social sciences
Fiction & nonfiction e-books
History &
Science e-books
Find: Places to Study
Are you working on a group project or just need a quiet
place to study? Reserve a study room!
Room 012 Room 016 Room 132 Room 142
Find: FHSU Unique Collections
Digital Collections contains FHSU theses, historical
photographs, Reveille yearbooks, Sternberg & KS
Cosmosphere materials, and more.
Special Collections include the histories of Kansas and
the Great Plains, the Volga-Germans & FHSU; a military
history collection & a small genealogy section.
The University Archives serve as a repository for
historical documents pertaining to FHSU.
The Center for Ethnic Studies focuses on the heritage of
this area and contains a variety of items. It is available to
patrons Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Get Help: Ask a Librarian Chat
Use the Ask a Librarian link or button
to chat with a librarian. If we aren’t
online, you can send us a message or
browse our User Q & A.
Get Help: User Q & A
Browse our FAQs, or type your
question in the search box and
related answers will come up, if it
has been asked before. If not, you
can send us your question.
You can also make an
appointment with a librarian for a
personalized help session or
contact us by phone or e-mail.
Get Help: Research Guides & How-To Tutorials
Forsyth Librarians have created online
guides to researching a wide range of
subjects.
Each guide lists the best databases for
finding articles on the topic, relevant
books and websites, how to cite and
evaluate sources, help with requesting
materials from other libraries, tutorials
and more.
Borrow Resources: Borrowing Books & Media/Paying Fines
• Borrowing policies
• How to renew items
• Library Cards
• Fines for overdue items
Image by Erin Kelly https://www.flickr.com/photos/ekelly89/7030239035
Borrow Resources: Equipment Checkout
Did you know you can checkout equipment from the
library? All equipment is available FREE to students
with a Tiger Card for a 3-day loan period.
See website for details.
• MacBooks
• Windows Laptops
• iPads
• Digital Cameras
• Tripods
• Camcorders
• LCD Projectors
Questions about Interlibrary Loan? Call 785-628-5837 or email [email protected]
Borrow Resources: Interlibrary Loan
Find Resources: Government Documents
Services: Learning Commons, Writing Center, MakerSpace
Questions? Contact us. We’ll be glad to help!