If you are off-campus and link to licensed resources, you will see our proxy screen which includes the words "Appalachian College Association." Your username and password are as follows:
Username = your last name
Password = your ID card number*, replacing any leading zeros with the letters lr
For full instruction, visit our Off-Campus Password page.
Can't find it here? Don't worry! Interlibrary loan (ILL) can deliver it to you electronically.
Search the online catalog for books, DVDs, e-books, audio books, etc.
When searching use more general search terms than you would when searching a database of journal articles. For example, do a SUBJECT search on "creative writing" to see the many subjects and entries listed under each.
When you find an item that looks useful, check the subject headings - you can click on them to see similar items. Also, it may be useful to click on the call number in the record. This allows you to virtually browse the titles as though you were standing in the stacks, except you'll also see any e-books in the collection.