Quick Catalog Search

The Quick Catalog Search combines state-of-the-art search technology with a comfortable, engaging, "Google-like" keyword search interface. Features like faceted search results, suggestions of recently added items, and community tagging allow the user to explore the library collections like never before while revealing much, much more!

Articles Databases, and Indexes

Electronic Resources allow you to locate and access databases, indexes, and other products that are provided by the University Libraries for research purposes.

Electronic Journals

The libraries of the University of South Carolina provide electronic access to many articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers. TDNet is a directory of this Online Journal Collection.

Subject Guides

Subject Guides aid library users in resource discovery specific for subjects in Business, Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, Style Guides, and General categories. These resources are produced specifically for the USC by University Libraries Staff.

Digital Collections

The Digital Collections Department is dedicated to the production, maintenance, delivery, and preservation of digital resources for scholars and students at the University of South Carolina, the citizens of South Carolina and the public at large.

Using Electronic Indexes

The Electronic Resources web page allows you to locate and access databases that have been purchased by the University Libraries for research purposes

• General Information
• Printing, Saving and E-mailing Results
• Who has access to what?
• Where can I get more help?
• Thomas Cooper Library Computer Use Policy

Find out how to cite online and print sources.

Research Services

• Alerts of New Materials
• Ask a Librarian
• Consultation Services
• Delivery Services
• Electronic Resources Subject Guide
• Faculty & Staff Office Visits
• Fee-Based Online Searching
• GamecockPowerSearch
• Instruction and Training
• Interlibrary Loan
• Library Subject Guides
• New Books and Resources
• Online Library Tutorial
• Reading History
• Research Assistant Training
• Reserves & Electronic Reserves

Frequently Asked Questions

• General Questions
• Circulation Questions
• Computer Questions
• Library Catalog Questions
• Special Needs Questions
• Miscellaneous Questions

Suggested Internet Resources

• Selected Internet Reference Resources
• Selected Internet Subject Resources
• Selected Electronic Book Resources

Services List

• Alphabetical Services List
   

• Faculty & Staff
• Students
• Distance Education
• Alumni and Friends
• Visitors

Inside the Libraries

• Center for Teaching Excellence TCL Room511
• Cooper Technology Lounge TCL Level 5
• Cooper's Corner Coffee Shop TCL Main Level
• Copying in the Libraries
• Laptop Loan
• Lost and Found TCL Circulation, Main Level
• Map of Libraries / Thomas Cooper Library Floor Plans
• News, Events, and Exhibits
• Printing in the Libraries
• Student Success Center TCL Mezzanine Level
• Study Spaces
• Wireless Network

Delivery Services

• Annex Item Request
• Annex Journal Request
• Distance Education Article and Chapter Delivery
• Faculty Book Delivery
• Interlibrary Loan
• Paging Have materials pulled from the shelves of Thomas Cooper Library and held for you at the Circulation Desk.
• PASCAL Delivers Borrow books from other academic libraries in the state with delivery within a week. Look for the PASCAL Delivers button in our library catalog as well.
• Scan and Deliver Have articles from the University Libraries' stacks delivered directly to your desktop.

Computing and Connecting

• Center for Adaptive Technology (Level 5, Cooper Technology Lounge, Thomas Cooper Library)
• Cooper Technology Lounge TCL Level 5
• Copying in the Libraries
• Faculty Software Requests
• Faxing TCL, Circulation, Main Level
• Laptop Loan TCL, Technology Lounge, Level 5
• Library Computing Services
• Microform Scanning
• Off Campus Access
• Printing in the Libraries
• Scanning
• Wireless Network

Collections

• New Materials
• Audiobooks
• Browsing Collection
• Business Library
• Children's Literature
• Digital Collections
• Educational Films
• Electronic Books
• Government Information
• Map Library
• Math Library
• Music Library
• Newspapers & Microforms
• Rare Books & Special Collections
• South Carolina Political Collections
• South Caroliniana Library
• Thomas Cooper Library
• USC Dissertations and Theses

Material Request

• Annex Have materials retrieved from the Library Annex. Journal articles can be delivered electronically.
• Distance Education - Resources and Services for Distance Education
• Electronic Forms and Messages
• Faculty Book Delivery
• Interlibrary Loan
• Paging Have materials pulled from the shelves of Thomas Cooper Library and held for you at the Circulation Desk.
• Scan and Deliver Scan and Deliver supplies articles from most University Libraries' collections directly to your desktop!"
• Suggest a purchase

Renew Material

• Renew Books - If you do not owe more than $5.00 in fines you may renew by visiting your Online Account.
  
  
• Renew Interlibrary Loans - if you would like to renew your Interlibrary Loan items, visit your Interlibrary Loan Account or contact the Interlibrary Loan department during their normal business hours.
  

Borrow Material

• Book Checkout
• Journal Checkout - Faculty and graduate students can checkout journals for three days.
• Music Audio-visual - Audio-visual materials in the Music Library are available for in-house use.
• Video / Film Checkout
• Book Drops
• Proxy Card Allows a graduate assistant to check out library materials for faculty
• Reading History
• Recall Books Request a book someone has checked out
• Reserves & Electronic Reserves

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