Chester Fritz Library Research How Tos

FIND A BOOK at Chester Fritz Library 

• Go to the Library's Web Site and start typing a topic or title in the Library Search box
  • This will search the Library's catalog, several general and subject databases, publisher's online journal collections, and many valuable research collections that are available on the internet.
  • It is not comprehensive of everything available to you. 
• Select "in Books+" from the drop-down options
• To limit your search results to EBOOKS
  • under "Availability," select "Available online"
• You can use the Advanced Search to limit by material type "Books" and search by "Subject"

FIND A BOOK  *NOT* at Chester Fritz Library 

• Use WorldCat - Available from QuickLinks. 
  • You can search books from anywhere in the country and request Chester Fritz Library borrow that book for you. 
    • You can have our library borrow a book from another library (called an InterLibrary Loan, or ILL) by registering and requesting the book here.
  • If it turns out that the book is available from our library, there will be a highlighted line at the end of the listing. This will have the image of a little building and the words University of North Dakota next to it. 

Books are located in the following areas of the Chester Fritz Library:

1st floor of the Chester Fritz Library

2nd floor of the Chester Fritz Library

3rd floor of the Chester Fritz Library

4th floor of the Chester Fritz Library

• Information on Borrowing and Renewals 
  • Each classification (students, faculty, staff, community, etc.) can be viewed 
  • Borrowing items from Other Libraries
    • Interlibrary loan (ILL) is the service to supply items we don't have
• What do I have checked out?
  • Log into "My Library Account" with your UND credentials
  • See what you have out, when due, and renew
    • ILL you will need to call or email per the pink band
• Scanning is sometimes a better option
  • Create PDFs of Text or JPEGS of Images

Things to remember when your wanted item is checked out (or the item you have checked out is wanted by others):

• Minimum checkout period is two weeks, then is subject to recall
• See the Borrowing and Renewal Page for more information

Bring your UND ID, it's your library card

You can use a hold to:

• Reserve an item that's currently checked out.

  • This won't recall it from the person who has it checked out, but it will ensure that you are the next person who gets it - it will even send you an email notification when the book is available!

• Request an available item for pick-up at the library.

  • Just place a hold on the available item(s) in the library, and you will receive an email when your hold is available for pick-up at the Ask Us desk, usually within 24 hours

  • Talk directly with the Ask Us staff (701.777.4644) if you need assistance or have a rush request (something needed more quickly).

• Request an item to be delivered to your work address (Only Available For Faculty)

  • Place the hold and select “Work Address” under “Pickup Location” in the hold request form.

  • Select a pickup date of at least 2-3 days in the future to allow proper processing time.

How do I place a hold?

• Sign in using your UND ID credentials

• Search and find the item that you want to reserve

• Click on it to open details about it

• Scroll down to "Get It"
  • If you forgot to sign in, it will ask you to "Please sign in" - using your UND ID credentials
    • Choose UND account
  • If you are signed in, you will see "Request: Request" - click this 
    • Some library users, such as faculty or staff, may choose their Pickup Location
    • Use the dropdown to click on the loan length. In many cases, there is only one option. 
    • "Pickup Date" - put the last date it would be beneficial for this item to be retrieved for you. This provides staff with extra time if they have difficulty locating the item.
    • Click "Send Request." Now you're done! Be sure to watch your UND email for a notification that your request is available to pick up. 

From a computer:

• Sign into your account on the library homepage using your UND credentials
• click on your account (your name) in the top right corner of the screen 

• Select "My Loans" from the dropdown menu

• From there, you will see a list of all of your active loans and their due dates
• At the right side of each line, it will say whether the item is eligible for renewal.
• You can click "Renew" on each individual line OR click on the "Renew All" above your items on the right side. 
• Refresh your page to be sure the renewals are accurate

From a mobile device:

• From the library homepage, scroll down to LOGINS
• Choose Library Account
• Login with your UND ID credentials
• Click on the elipses (...)
• Choose Library Card
• The "Renew All" is above the items you have checked out

How to limit library search results to Reviews:

1. Select the Articles drop down menu option in Library Search
2. On the right, under the bold heading Revise, you can refine your search. Select under Resource Type and choose Reviews.
3. You can further narrow your search by topic, author, and publication year.