Hofstra University Library FAQ's  

How do I access research databases/catalog from home?
Can I renew books online?
How do I find out if Hofstra owns a journal?
I’m in a database and when I click on Check Journal Finder it says “Hofstra Print Periodicals.”  What does that mean?
Get print journal articles?
Get a book or article Hofstra doesn’t own?

How do I access research databases/catalog from home?

HOFSTRA USERS ONLY www.Hofstra.edu  >  MyHofstra  >  Log In  > ????

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Can I renew books online?

Yes.  Library Homepage www.hofstra.edu/Library  >  Services  >  Renew books 

(or go directly to https://libweb.hofstra.edu/patroninfo)

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How do I find out if Hofstra owns a journal?

Yes.  Library Homepage www.hofstra.edu/Library  >  Finding Information  >  Journal Finder

(or go directly to http://sa3zg4da3h.search.serialssolutions.com/)

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I’m in a database and when I click on Check Journal Finder it says “Hofstra Print Periodicals.”  What does that mean?

“Hofstra Print Periodicals” means that Hofstra owns only the print version of the journal.  Print journals are available for reading and copying on the ground floor of Axinn Library.

FACULTY and ADMINISTRATORS ONLY may request electronic article delivery of articles which we have available only in print.  Library Homepage www.hofstra/edu/Library  >  Services  > Faculty Services  >  Axinn Library Electronic Article Delivery

(or go directly to http://www.hofstra.edu/Library/libaxn/libaxn_form_alead.html )

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Get print journal articles?

Print journals are available to the Hofstra community and the public for reading and scanning/downloading/emailing  on the ground floor of Axinn Library. 

FACULTY and ADMINISTRATORS ONLY may request electronic article delivery of articles which we have available only in print.  Library Homepage www.hofstra/edu/Library  >  Services  > Faculty Services  >  Axinn Library Electronic Article Delivery

(or go directly to http://www.hofstra.edu/Library/libaxn/libaxn_form_alead.html )

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Get a book or article Hofstra doesn’t own?

There are two methods by which you can acquire an item that Hofstra does not own.

1. You can interlibrary loan the item (item will be delivered to Hofstra for pickup or delivered electronically?).
   
   • Library Homepage www.Hofstra.edu/Library  >  Services  >  Interlibrary Loan
   • (or do directly to https://illiad.hofstra.edu/illiad/AXINN/logon.html )
2. If you need an article which another library has in print, most libraries allow the public to enter and copy materials. 
   • If you need a book which Hofstra does not have available but another library in Nassau/Suffolk has available for circulation, you can acquire a LILRC Research Loan Program (RLP) card from the Axinn Library Circulation Desk.  This card, good for 30 days, will enable you to borrow the book from the other library.  You should check the other library’s catalog to see if the book is available.

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