UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE LIBRARY

Links for Distance Learners

For Evenings and weekends:

Research assistance - (864) 503-5638.
Information about circulation of materials - (864) 503-5611

This page is designed to give information about the USC Upstate Library's resources and services for USC Upstate students enrolled in courses offered through distance education, including courses offered at the University Center of Greenville, courses offered by the USC Upstate School of Education/USC-Sumter education program, the Mary Black School of Nursing RN to BSN Program offered over television satellite in South Carolina and web-based courses offered on the internet.

Printable Distance Education Brochure (PDF Format)

LIBRARY RESOURCES 

• Library Catalog
  Locate books & videos in the USC Upstate Library and other USC Libraries.
  
• Databases
  Locate articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers on a particular subject. Many databases include the full transcript of articles. Look at the description of the databases to see whether it contains fulltext.
  
• Periodical Holdings
  Search the library's holdings of print and electronic periodicals via Journal Finder, which contains a listing of journals, magazines, and newspapers to which the USC Upstate Library subscribes, both in paper format and electronically. Delivery of photocopies of articles not available on the computer is available.
  
• Virtual Reference Desk 
  Subject specific websites for quick information.
  
• Catalogs of Other S.C. Libraries
  

LIBRARY SERVICES

• Request Delivery of Materials (books, videos, copies of articles) OWNED by the USC Upstate Library using this request form.
  
• Request Delivery of Books NOT OWNED by USC Upstate but owned by other South Carolina academic libraries through PASCAL Delivers.  Click here for more information.
  
• Request Delivery of Materials (books, copies of articles) NOT OWNED by USC Upstate and NOT available through PASCAL (S.C. academic libraries) by Interlibrary Loan.
  
• Checkout Privileges at South Carolina academic libraries (learn how to obtain a Universal Borrowing Card by clicking here).
  
• Ask a Librarian - E-mail questions to the USC Upstate Reference Librarians.
  
• Course Reserves
  
• Information for Faculty
  • Library Instruction
  • Copyright Information
    

LIBRARY GUIDES

• Evaluate Web Pages
  
• How to Search the Web
  
• How to Register for Classes
  
• Off Campus Access to Electronic Resources
  Includes information on resources which can be accessed from off campus.
  
• Scholarly Journals and other Periodicals
  Learn how to distinguish between a scholarly journal and other types of periodicals
  
• Subject Guides
  Subject specific guides to both print and web resources