Borrowing Policies for Visitors
The Grinnell College Libraries welcome vistors! We invite
you to make use of our materials within the building,
to ask questions, ask for assistance in locating information
or materials, and to use our online catalog and other
online tools. However, we do not participate in Iowa's
open access program, nor do we circulate materials to
individuals not currently connected to the campus community
or to the town of Grinnell.
Please see our circulation
policies for more details.
Library Services and Resources
The Grinnell College Libraries' Catalog
The libraries' Web-based catalog is available at http://cat.lib.grinnell.edu/search/X.
A text-based
(ascii) interface is also available. For questions,
contact a reference librarian in person at our reference
desk, send a message to query@grinnell.edu,
or call the Reference Desk at 641-269-3353 during reference
hours. For the numbers of individual librarians
or other staff members, please see the library
directory.
Libraries' Web Site
The Libraries'
Web site is a good
place to start when looking for material available through
the libraries or accessible via the World Wide Web.
A librarian will be happy to assist you in navigating
our Web pages if you have questions.
The Libraries make available a variety of print and
electronic indexes, abstracts, and other databases.
You may choose from several options to identify the
databases that might be useful to you on our Databases
and Indexes Web page.These databases are available
to visitors while in the library buildings. For more
information or questions call or stop by the Reference
Desk at 269-3353 or ask a circulation desk supervisor
or assistant to help you locate a librarian.
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
The libraries make a variety of encyclopedias and dictionaries
available via online subscriptions and in print in the
reference area. Ask a librarian to help you identify
resources most useful to your needs. All of our resources
are also available through the libraries' catalog at
http://cat.lib.grinnell.edu/search/X.
Most online products are available to visitors while
they are in the library buildings.
Grinnell College librarians are happy to work with you.
You will find us at the reference desk or on call. If
you don't see a reference librarian at the reference
desk, please check at the circulation desk for assistance
in locating a librarian.
