Remote Resources FAQ
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Currently, the Library building is closed to the public. We will continue to operate online portions of our services. Library staff are available to help you access online materials, pursue your research, prepare for teaching, and more. See FAQs below for more information.
The Brandeis community can make requests for appointments for individual consultation by emailing ascdepartment@brandeis.edu. Archives & Special Collections staff will continue to deliver virtual/remote access to collections wherever possible. If a virtual/remote option is not a solution, staff will work with users to find time for an onsite appointment.
The MakerLab, Automation Lab, and Digital Scholarship Lab are physically closed, but virtual consultations are available. We are not loaning any equipment or handing out 3D Prints or Lasercuts.
Research Technology & Innovation is offering the following by request (email makerlab@brandeis.edu):
- Consultations available via zoom.
- Workshops or lectures available via Zoom.
- Limited design as a service and fabrication as a service.
- Remote 3D scanning as a service (send digital files).
- Limited remote desktop seats in DS Lab (8). Provisioned on a case by case basis.
- Meeting with research & entrepreneurial teams to support projects virtually/online as much as is possible
Our facilities are currently closed, but students and faculty can temporarily install much of our multimedia software on their personal computers through Adobe Creative Cloud. Additionally, we can provide limited remote access to project files stored on our EditShare server. Please e-mail sims@brandeis.edu for more information. Remote consultations and instructional sessions on certain topics (via Zoom) are possible. We can also recommend specific online tutorials via LinkedIn Learning so that students can continue learning about media production.
The Writing Center will hold all consultations for the remainder of Spring 2020 online. There are two consultation formats to choose from:
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Online Materials
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Yes. Please log in to Library resources with your Brandeis Account before you start searching to ensure that you have access to online content available through Brandeis Library subscriptions.
- OneSearch: Use the filters on the left side of the screen to focus on digital materials, including ebooks, streaming audio or video.
- Databases A-Z: Our databases provide access to digital articles, ebooks, video, and more. If a database is only available on campus, this information will be noted in the database description on our A-Z list.
Borrowing Materials
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Due dates for most materials have been extended automatically. Please check your OneSearch account for current due dates. If your due dates have not been extended, please reach out to
borrowing@brandeis.edu for more information. Overdue fines have been suspended until further notice.
Starting July 6, any current Brandeis faculty, staff, and students can request materials for
Contactless Pick Up or Ship to Home. If we have a physical book in our collection and you need a small portion of the book (chapter or section), please make your request through OneSearch by clicking the “Request Chapter or Pages” link. In your request, please write a note indicating the chapter or section that you need. If you want to see a scan of the table of contents first, you can also note that. We will get you the table of contents first so you can make a decision as to what you may need.
If you need a book that we don’t have in the collection, you shouldn't’t hesitate to use
Interlibrary Loan for chapter or section requests, since those can often be turned around very quickly. In your ILL request, please write a note indicating the chapter or section that you need. If you want to see a scan of the table of contents first, you can also note that and we will work with lending libraries to get that to you. If you determine that you need more than a chapter or section, please use the
purchase request form and we will buy the ebook, if available.
Not at this time. The COVID-19 emergency is making it difficult to fill
interlibrary loan requests for books, DVDs, CDs, scores etc. As a result, the Interlibrary Loan department can no longer place requests for physical materials. If you do make a request for a physical item, we will try to find an e-book or contact you to see if we can request a chapter or two.
If you are local, you can return materials in-person through the book drop at the Usdan facing entrance of the Goldfarb Library. We ask that you do not return equipment through the book drop. If you need to return equipment, please reach out to us at borrowing@brandeis.edu. You can also ship materials back to the Library at the address below. For materials that were shipped via the Ship to Home service, contact borrowing@brandeis.edu and we will send you a prepaid UPS label via email.
Information & Borrowing
Brandeis Library, MS 045
Brandeis University
415 South Street
Waltham MA 02453-2728
Yes, when completing the contactless pick up form, you can indicate who will be picking up the request. Please note, you are responsible for any items requested and borrowed under your name.
Contactless pick up is available Monday - Friday from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM.
Yes, we will ship materials to you regardless of location.
Research Help
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Yes! Our research help librarians are still working and will be happy to speak with you.
Support for Teaching
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We are working to license and digitize materials as quickly as possible, but requests could take up to two weeks to complete during peak times. Materials are digitized in the order requests are received. Please submit your requests as soon as possible to ensure materials are ready for the start of your course.
We are currently planning to digitize course materials during the following time periods in advance of each semester.
- Summer 1: May 25 - June 8
- Summer 2: June 29 - July 13
- Fall: Aug. 15 - Sept. 15
If you need materials digitized after the digitization period, we will try our best to license digital materials for you. If unavailable, we encourage you to work with your
liaison librarian to try to find alternative materials. If you only need specific sections of a text, please include the page numbers that you need when
submitting your request.
Yes, our primary sources for getting videos through a streaming service are
Swank,
Kanopy, and
Alexander Street Press. Feel free to browse these sources to see what is easily available for streaming. After finding a film that you are interested in using in your course, please fill out the request form through the LATTE Video Block so that we can purchase the film.
Yes, videos produced and distributed by Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu cannot be licensed for institutional use.
Yes! Please reach out to your
subject librarian, who can assist you in gaining online access to books, films, journals, etc.