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Below are some tips to help you troubleshoot off campus authentication issues:

• Are you using an SSU network account to authenticate?
• Do not add @shawnee.edu (doej)
• The password will be the same password you use to connect campus wi-fi.
• You will not be able to authenticate if your password needs reset
• Your network password expires every 90 days.
• You can reset your password on any campus computer or online.
• Students are also encouraged to sign up for the SSU's Self-Service Password feature
• Fill out this form for help from ITS: https://www.shawnee.edu/areas-study/clark-memorial-library/information-technology-services/forms/it-service-desk-get-help 

What do I do if I am a Distance Education student and I am never on campus?

• SSU's University Information Services has set up a Self-Service Password feature
• Additional information on this service is available on the UIS web site

Contact ITService@shawnee.edu if you need additional assistance.

See the library's hours here: http://shawneesu.libguides.com/staff/Clark

To access MEDCOM streaming vides you need to create an account from the MEDCOM website. Click on the 'Create a New Account' link and follow the prompts.

Pick up OhioLINK items at the library Service Desk.  You will receive an email when your items are available for pick up.

Librarians are available for individual research consultations to help you with research. Email us at ssulibrary@shawnee.edu to schedule a session.  Please include your name, phone number, and research topic in the email.  Also, please specify if you wish to meet with a specific librarian or the first available librarian.

Faculty place some textbooks on library reserve and students can check out the text to use in the library.  You can search for your course textbooks in the library's online catalog by your professor's last name or the course name.

EndNote Web is available to Shawnee State University and is a great tool for help creating bibliographies.  Stop by the library if you need help using End Note Web.  We'd be glad to show you how End Note Web can help you.

Try the library's Education Discovery Service.  It finds articles in all the library's education, psychology, school, and children's literature databases! 

Reference resources -- electronic and print hard copy --- are all cataloged. If you know the name of a specific title, you can identify the call number or access the URL link via the library catalog (beartrack.shawnee.edu).  

If you do not know the name of a title, do this: from the library homepage (library.shawnee.edu), in the window in the middle of the screen, click "Databases/Research Guides."  After the screen repaints, click the last item in the inset, "Reference Collections."  From the Research Guide, click a title, link, or tab. Contact a librarian if you need help using reference resources.