Distance Education Services

Library services are available to distance education students enrolled through the Clayton State-Fayette Program.

Researching a Topic (Finding Books, Articles, Websites, and Tutorials)

Finding Books

GIL@CSU - books, videos, CDs at the Clayton State University Library

GIL Universal Catalog: The GIL Universal Catalog allows you to search libraries across the University System of Georgia. If you find a book you need, you can request it using GIL Express and have it delivered to a participating library near your home or workplace, including the Peachtree City Campus.

Finding Articles

GALILEO - provides access to over 100 databases indexing thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals. Over 2000 journal titles are provided in full-text. Other resources include encyclopedias, business directories, and government publications.  In order to access GALILEO off campus, you must have a password.  If you have previously used your Laker card to check out library materials, you can find the password online using Get the GALILEO password feature on GIL@CSU, the online catalog.  If you have not, please call the library at (678) 466-4345 to get the current semester password.

Other Databases  - Some databases require a user ID and password when accessed from off-campus.  Currently enrolled CSU students, faculty and staff may call the library at (678) 466-4345 to get the current semester password.

Need help with a database? Visit the Library Instruction page for database tutorials.

Subject Guides and Tutorials

Subject Guide, A - Z
How-to-Guides
 

REQUESTING MATERIALS

For Books at Clayton State: 
Go to GIL@CSU and follow the tutorial to request books that you might need for your research.  Please remember to choose Peachtree City as your pick-up location. 

Items may be picked up at the Reception Desk of the Peachtree Center Location
Monday through Friday during the following hours: 
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday - 9 am to 7 pm
Wednesday and Friday - 9 am to 5 pm

GIL Express:
Use GIL Express to order books from any library in the University System of Georgia. You can have the books delivered to a participating library nearby for pickup and, when finished, return them to any University System of Georgia Library including the Peachtree City Campus or the main campus of Clayton State.  For a tutorial and guide to GIL Express please go to http://adminservices.clayton.edu/library/GILExpress_Use.htm.

Interlibrary Loan:
To Request articles and books not found in the Universal Catalog, go to the Interlibrary Loan Homepage for article and book request forms. 

Article Delivery:
The Interlibrary Loan office can provide copies of journal articles and book chapters from a title held in the Clayton State University Library Collection. These titles can be found in the Clayton State University Catalog (GIL@CSU) and can be ordered via the ILL/photocopy request form. These articles will be scanned and delivered to your desktop. 

Articles and chapters from journals and books not owned by the library can be ordered from other libraries.  To make a request, fill out the request form.  Any questions can be directed to the Interlibrary Loan office.  Please plan ahead, as it may take up to a week or more for the article to reach you.

IMPORTANT CONTACTS

Library Circulation Desk	(678) 466-4345
Interlibrary Loan / GIL Express	(678) 466-4329
Reference Desk	(678) 466-4346

For general information about the library, go to the home page at http://adminservices.clayton.edu/library.