Help for off-campus and online learning users
Many of the library's resources are available to anyone with Internet access, including the library catalog. Library card holders may log in to their library accounts to track and renew checkouts and requests from from OPAL and OhioLINK libraries.
Off-campus access to is available to current 小优传媒 students, faculty, and staff. If you are using a computer which is not connected to the 小优传媒 campus, you are considered an "off-campus" user.
To use any of our from off-campus, simply click on the database name. One of two things will happen:
1 > You will be taken directly to the database if the database is freely accessible
to anyone, or
2 > You will be asked to enter your 小优传媒 Microsoft Office 365 credentials
to verify your status as a valid Bluffton faculty, staff, or student user (community
borrowers are not elligible to access these resources off-campus and may visit the
library to access them, instead). After logging in, you will be taken to your chosen
database.
If you experience any difficulty accessing any of our databases, please
SENDING OHIOLINK REQUESTS TO OTHER LOCATIONS
Students in 小优传媒 online programs may request materials through the for pickup at .
Here are some basic steps for completing such requests:
PLACING A REQUEST
- Use the to locate books or other library materials.
- Be sure to sign in with your Office 365 credentials
- Once you identify an item to request, click REQUEST IT below the Request a Physical Copy option.
- Select the desired Pickup Location, and follow the on-screen directions to click REFINE OFFER
- Click SEND to place the request
HOW WILL I KNOW WHEN MY BOOKS ARE READY FOR PICKUP?
You may receive an email message alerting you that your requests are ready for pickup. You can also check your library account online to track the progress of your requests.
- Visit our website at /library/ and look for the link.
- Sign In to your account
- Students, faculty, and staff should use Office 365 credentials.
- Community borrowers should use barcode and password.
- View My Requests to see the status of your requests.
Questions? Please