Services for Students

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Library Services

Information and Research Assistance
Information and instructional staff members help students find and evaluate information for assignments and research.
Specialized Research Consultation
College librarians provide in depth advice on research resources and search strategies.
Learning Commons
Research and technology consultation in a technology-enabled collaborative environment.
Senior Projects
Students' culminating projects are deposited in the library.
PonyPrints
Copying, color printing, digital file printing, and faxing services.

Electronic Services

e-Reserve
Digitized information resources to supplement required course readings
Article Databases
Over 100 online databases, including many with full-text articles
PolyCat
Cal Poly's online catalog of books, journals, and other holdings
Interlibrary Loan
Find books, journal articles, and dissertations not available at the Kennedy Library or through Link+.
AskNow
Around-the-clock access to professional librarian consultation through virtual chat
Find It
Find full text journal articles from bibliographic citations
Link+
Interlibrary loan delivered to Cal Poly or your choice of libraries—usually in 2-3 days.