Library Service Updates for COVID-19

Preliminary Thesis Proposal Submission Form

• Use this form to submit your application to begin thesis, preliminary thesis proposal, and petition for exception (if applicable).
• If you have any problems or questions, contact Susan Mower (smower@simons-rock.edu).

Senior Thesis Submission Form

Seniors will not be printing and submitting theses in person this year. Instead, we'll be using a Google form for submission of the final version. The form will accept up to 10 files for the thesis and up to 10 files for companion pieces (photos, audio, video, etc.). If you have any problems or questions, contact Brian Mikesell (bmikesell@simons-rock.edu).

• If you encounter trouble accessing the form, please contact Brian Mikesell (bmikesell@simons-rock.edu) to set up an alternate submission method.
• After student submission, thesis advisors will be given access to individual students' theses for final approval.
• Theses will be printed at Simon's Rock. Please include any special printing directions (single- or double-sided, color pages, etc.) in the Printing Requests field on the submission form.
• Signatures of advisors, readers, and the provost will be collected at a future date.

Thesis Personal Copy Order Form

• Use this form to order one or more bound copies of your thesis.
• If you have any questions, contact Brian Mikesell (bmikesell@simons-rock.edu)

All electronic resources are always available from any location. These resources include more than 200,000 ebooks, 50,000 full text electronic journals and magazines, streaming music and video, and more. Use the links to these resources from the library's webpage, because the necessary authentication procedure is initiated by clicking those links. You'll be asked to log in using your Simon's Rock username and password.

• If you have library books at home, you can return them by mail (Alumni Library, 84 Alford Rd., Great Barrington, MA 01230) or return them in person in the fall. If you're returning items in the fall, let us know (library@simons-rock.edu) and we'll extend the due date.
• If you left books in campus housing, please let us know (library@simons-rock.edu) and we'll work with Campus Life staff to retrieve them.

• Submit interlibrary loan requests only for items that can be delivered digitally (articles and book chapters). We are currently not borrowing physical items from other libraries. Our ability to fill requests may be limited by the operational status of other libraries.
• Unfortunately, licensing restrictions do not allow libraries to lend or borrow e-books via ILL.
• Please check our electronic resources before submitting requests (use the Search Everything box above or search by periodical title).
• If you currently have interlibrary loans, contact us (ill@simons-rock.edu) with any questions about renewals and returns.

If you're on campus and need books from the collection for coursework, look them up in the library’s catalog and then submit a request. We’ll retrieve them and let you know when they’re ready for you to pick up on the bench outside Classroom 1 (near the bell tower). You can return items to the drop box located outside the library in the bell tower courtyard.

Handling physical items: when retrieving items from the stacks for you, we will use nitrile gloves or other protective measures in order to minimize contact. When items are returned, we will quarantine them for a minimum of 5 days before handling them or circulating them again.

If you need to have one or two chapters scanned from a book in the library’s collection (including books on reserve), submit a request and we’ll send them to you. We can’t scan entire books, so if you’re unsure which chapters you want, we can send you the table of contents first (see request form for details).