By: Victoria Raish
Did you know that there are around 16,000 World Campus students?
Some of these students live in Pennsylvania while others live across the country or are even stationed on naval ships! Regardless of where these students are located, we are committed
to providing them with resources they need for their studies and research. You might be wondering how we provide access to these students and what exactly they can access. We follow the Access Entitlement principle from the ACRL Distance Library Services section to make sure that we are providing equivalent access to these resources. This article will provide a basic overview of what World Campus students can access.
Digital Resources. World Campus students have access to all of our digital resources including things like databases, journals, e-books, guides, and digitized materials from special libraries.
World Campus students also have access to e-reserves.
Physical Resources. World Campus students who live in North America can get physical materials shipped to them. This includes things like books but also DVDs or other items in the CAT. World Campus students who live outside of North America or who do not want to pay for return shipping or wait for materials can request partial digital access through Interlibrary Loan. The ILL team is fantastic at working with World Campus students and getting them whatever access they can. World Campus students do not have access to physical course reserves.
Obviously, this does not cover the nuances and details of World Campus students gaining access to materials so if you have additional questions make sure to email me and I will be happy to chat further about this!
Thanks,
Torrie
Thank you Torrie. I had no idea the costs of the databases. I recently shared the Motion Picture and Literature databases with other departments and patrons. A couple students were delighted to have such a huge selection of books and movies free of charge.
Informative, and helpful write-up! Any movement towards the Libraries paying the return shipping costs? Wondering if with the budget cut, now might be a more challenging time to get these costs covered.