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Database Connections:

  • Students, faculty, and staff may obtain the password from the library catalog. Click the "Your Account" button and then click the "Multisearch" button. Students, faculty, and staff may also obtain the username and password by calling the reference desk (423-697-4436).
  • Click on the name of the database; log in with the current username and password.
  • The password changes each semester on the first day of classes.

Connection Troubleshooting Guide:

  1. Use lowercase letters when entering the username and password.
  2. Are you connected to the Internet?
  3. Are you able to access other web pages such as http://cnn.com/?
  4. Does the library's web page load only after a long wait?
  5. If you answered yes to the above questions, try the library's mirror site.
  6. Call the reference desk (423-697-4436) if you cannot get to the library's web page and need alternative passwords for the mirror site.

Library Catalog:

  • The catalog login information uses the barcode on your student ID and your last name.
  • Holds can be placed on books with a status of "Checked-Out" or "No item data available".
  • Books with a status of "Available" can not be placed on hold.

ILL Requests:

  • Interlibrary Loans can be requested through the library's web site.
  • All Loans must be picked up and returned through the check-out desk at the main campus.

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