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    • 32Borrow & Renew
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  • How do I find someone's h-index in Google Scholar and Web of Science?
    Last Updated: Aug 16, 2024 | Views: 20169
  • How do I get a locker on the Boston campus?
    Last Updated: Feb 12, 2025 | Topics:
    • Campus Services
    • First Week of Classes
    |     Views: 9947
  • How do I use O'Reilly E-books?
    Last Updated: Sep 18, 2023 | Topics:
    • E-books
    |     Views: 7409
  • Where can I find a printer in Snell Library?
    Last Updated: Dec 23, 2024 | Topics:
    • Campus Services
    • End of Semester
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    • Who can help me with ...?
    |     Views: 6734
  • What is the difference between PubMed and MEDLINE?
    Last Updated: Aug 10, 2024 | Topics:
    • Systematic Reviews
    |     Views: 5414
  • Are visitors allowed in Snell Library?
    Last Updated: Mar 12, 2025 | Topics:
    • First Week of Classes
    • Services for Alumni
    • Snell Library Information & Access
    |     Views: 5061
  • How do I reserve a room or space in Snell Library?
    Last Updated: Dec 23, 2024 | Topics:
    • End of Semester
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    • Snell Library Rooms & Spaces
    |     Views: 4434
  • How do I request an item from the Remote Annex?
    Last Updated: Mar 12, 2025 | Topics:
    • Borrow & Renew
    |     Views: 3445
  • Does the library have any Bloomberg Terminals?
    Last Updated: Jan 09, 2025 | Topics:
    • Getting Started with the University Library
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    |     Views: 3255
  • Where are the Snell Library classrooms?
    Last Updated: Jan 14, 2025 | Topics:
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    |     Views: 3199
  • Where can I find a notary?
    Last Updated: Jan 15, 2025 | Topics:
    • Campus Services
    |     Views: 3054
  • Where can I find information about the RedEye shuttle?
    Last Updated: Feb 12, 2025 | Topics:
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    • Who can help me with ...?
    |     Views: 2691
  • Is food allowed in the Library?
    Last Updated: Jan 16, 2025 | Topics:
    • End of Semester
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    |     Views: 2636
  • Is there a fax machine in the Library?
    Last Updated: Jan 30, 2025 | Topics:
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    • F.W. Olin Library
    |     Views: 2543
  • As a Northeastern alum, can I get access to Northeastern's library resources?
    Last Updated: Mar 12, 2025 | Topics:
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    • Services for Alumni
    • Snell Library Information & Access
    |     Views: 2389
  • Does Snell Library hire student employees?
    Last Updated: Feb 12, 2025 | Topics:
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    |     Views: 2387
  • How can I charge my device if my seat is not near an outlet?
    Last Updated: Dec 05, 2024 | Topics:
    • Campus Services
    • End of Semester
    • First Week of Classes
    • Snell Library Information & Access
    |     Views: 2350
  • Where can I get help with technology, or borrow hardware?
    Last Updated: Dec 05, 2024 | Topics:
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    |     Views: 1796
  • Someone in Snell Library is being too loud.
    Last Updated: Jan 16, 2025 | Topics:
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    |     Views: 1613
  • Can I borrow a projector or other AV equipment?
    Last Updated: Dec 23, 2024 | Topics:
    • Campus Services
    • Services for Faculty
    • Who can help me with ...?
    |     Views: 1452
  • Can I renew items borrowed from Snell Library?
    Last Updated: Jan 15, 2025 | Topics:
    • Borrow & Renew
    |     Views: 1403
  • Can I use my Husky Card to borrow from other libraries?
    Last Updated: Jan 03, 2025 | Topics:
    • Borrow & Renew
    • Non-Northeastern Libraries
    |     Views: 1312
  • How do I know if the research question for my systematic review is too broad or too narrow?
    Last Updated: Jan 03, 2024 | Topics:
    • Systematic Reviews
    |     Views: 1245
  • Where can I get an exam proctored?
    Last Updated: Dec 23, 2024 | Topics:
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    • F.W. Olin Library
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  • What are the Library's hours?
    Last Updated: Jan 14, 2025 | Topics:
    • End of Semester
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    • Snell Library Information & Access
    |     Views: 1174
  • I’m trying to access an article from EBSCO but instead I only get a black bar that reads ‘contentserver.asp.’ The PDF doesn’t actually display.
    Last Updated: Feb 03, 2025 | Topics:
    • Article Access
    |     Views: 1171
  • What are common exclusion criteria for a systematic review?
    Last Updated: Jan 03, 2024 | Topics:
    • Systematic Reviews
    |     Views: 1146
  • How do I borrow laptops, cameras, and other equipment in Boston?
    Last Updated: Feb 12, 2025 | Topics:
    • Campus Services
    • University Library Services
    |     Views: 1084
  • How do I add references to my paper that EndNote is unable to format correctly, or references that I can’t easily export into EndNote, like government documents?
    Last Updated: Aug 02, 2021 | Topics:
    • Citation & Bibiliographies
    |     Views: 1058
  • I'm a visiting scholar; how can I borrow from Snell Library?
    Last Updated: Jan 16, 2025 | Topics:
    • Borrow & Renew
    • Campus Services
    |     Views: 1037
  • Can my thesis or dissertation be removed from ProQuest and/or the DRS?
    Last Updated: Nov 04, 2024 | Topics:
    • Digital Repository Services
    • Theses and Dissertations
    |     Views: 1005
  • How do I minimize bias in my systematic review project?
    Last Updated: Jan 03, 2024 | Topics:
    • Systematic Reviews
    |     Views: 917
  • Where can I find a water fountain in Snell Library?
    Last Updated: Jan 16, 2025 | Topics:
    • Snell Library Information & Access
    |     Views: 891
  • How do I use Knovel e-books?
    Last Updated: Dec 19, 2022 | Topics:
    • E-books
    |     Views: 886
  • How do I access books and research materials?
    Last Updated: Jan 09, 2025 | Topics:
    • Borrow & Renew
    • End of Semester
    • F.W. Olin Library
    • First Week of Classes
    • Getting Started with the University Library
    |     Views: 884
  • How do I return books?
    Last Updated: Mar 12, 2025 | Topics:
    • Borrow & Renew
    • End of Semester
    |     Views: 873
  • What does it mean that my thesis or dissertation will be made open access in the Digital Repository Service?
    Last Updated: Nov 04, 2024 | Topics:
    • Digital Repository Services
    • Open Access Publishing
    • Theses and Dissertations
    |     Views: 865
  • Am I able to restrict access to my thesis or dissertation?
    Last Updated: Mar 03, 2023 | Topics:
    • Digital Repository Services
    • Research Help
    • Theses and Dissertations
    |     Views: 828
  • Are there any graduate student study spaces in Snell Library?
    Last Updated: Dec 23, 2024 | Topics:
    • First Week of Classes
    • Snell Library Rooms & Spaces
    |     Views: 820
  • How often can I reserve a group study room at Snell Library?
    Last Updated: Jan 13, 2025 | Topics:
    • First Week of Classes
    • Snell Library Rooms & Spaces
    |     Views: 802
  • Are visitors allowed in Snell Library?
    Last Updated: Mar 12, 2025 | Topics:
    • First Week of Classes
    • Services for Alumni
    • Snell Library Information & Access
    |     Views: 5061
  • I need an e-book, do you have it?
    Last Updated: Mar 12, 2025 | Topics:
    • First Week of Classes
    • Getting Started with the University Library
    |     Views: 413
  • Does Snell Library offer supplies?
    Last Updated: Mar 03, 2025 | Topics:
    • First Week of Classes
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    |     Views: 10
  • Does Snell Library hire student employees?
    Last Updated: Feb 12, 2025 | Topics:
    • Campus Services
    • First Week of Classes
    • Snell Library Information & Access
    |     Views: 2387
  • How do I get a locker on the Boston campus?
    Last Updated: Feb 12, 2025 | Topics:
    • Campus Services
    • First Week of Classes
    |     Views: 9947
  • Can I bring my bike or scooter into a Northeastern University Library?
    Last Updated: Jan 29, 2025 | Topics:
    • Campus Services
    • End of Semester
    • F.W. Olin Library
    • First Week of Classes
    • Snell Library Information & Access
    |     Views: 91
  • Someone in Snell Library is being too loud.
    Last Updated: Jan 16, 2025 | Topics:
    • End of Semester
    • First Week of Classes
    • Snell Library Information & Access
    |     Views: 1613
  • Does Snell Library have board games?
    Last Updated: Jan 16, 2025 | Topics:
    • Borrow & Renew
    • End of Semester
    • First Week of Classes
    |     Views: 377
  • Is food allowed in the Library?
    Last Updated: Jan 16, 2025 | Topics:
    • End of Semester
    • F.W. Olin Library
    • First Week of Classes
    • Snell Library Information & Access
    • Snell Library Rooms & Spaces
    |     Views: 2636
  • How do I get an appointment at the Writing Center?
    Last Updated: Jan 15, 2025 | Topics:
    • Campus Services
    • End of Semester
    • F.W. Olin Library
    • First Week of Classes
    |     Views: 271
  • I have trouble submitting a request through ILLiad. What should I do?
    Last Updated: Mar 13, 2025 | Topics:
    • Interlibrary Loan
    • University Library Services
    |     Views: 138
  • Are visitors allowed in Snell Library?
    Last Updated: Mar 12, 2025 | Topics:
    • First Week of Classes
    • Services for Alumni
    • Snell Library Information & Access
    |     Views: 5061
  • As a Northeastern alum, can I get access to Northeastern's library resources?
    Last Updated: Mar 12, 2025 | Topics:
    • Borrow & Renew
    • F.W. Olin Library
    • Services for Alumni
    • Snell Library Information & Access
    |     Views: 2389
  • What happens if I return an item I checked out late?
    Last Updated: Mar 12, 2025 | Topics:
    • Borrow & Renew
    • Services for Faculty
    |     Views: 72
  • I have a Northeastern-sponsored account. How do I apply for borrowing privileges?
    Last Updated: Mar 12, 2025 | Topics:
    • Borrow & Renew
    • F.W. Olin Library
    • Snell Library Information & Access
    |     Views: 449
  • Can I request or suggest something for the library to add to the collection?
    Last Updated: Mar 12, 2025 | Topics:
    • Borrow & Renew
    • Getting Started with the University Library
    • Services for Faculty
    |     Views: 143
  • How do I access materials in the Harvard University Libraries?
    Last Updated: Mar 12, 2025 | Topics:
    • Borrow & Renew
    • Non-Northeastern Libraries
    |     Views: 39
  • How can I improve my library searches?
    Last Updated: Mar 12, 2025 | Topics:
    • University Library Services
    |     Views: 60
  • I need an e-book, do you have it?
    Last Updated: Mar 12, 2025 | Topics:
    • First Week of Classes
    • Getting Started with the University Library
    |     Views: 413
  • Does the Library have textbooks for my class?
    Last Updated: Mar 12, 2025 | Topics:
    • Course Reserves
    • F.W. Olin Library
    • Global Campus
    |     Views: 367

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