Below are links to common questions patrons encounter. Please feel free to contact Simpson Library at refdesk@umw.edu or by phone at 540-654-1148, or contact the Stafford Campus Library at stafflib@umw.edu or by phone at 540-286-8025.
UMW Libraries also has a YouTube channel with videos on a wide range of subjects. The channel can be viewed at www.youtube.com/user/LibrariesUMW.
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Research
- How do I find articles in EBSCOhost?
- How do I find biographies?
- How do I search for books?
- How do I find book reviews?
- How do I find Bullet articles?
- How do I cite sources?
- How do I evaluate books and e-resources?
- How do I find government documents?
- How do I find journals?
- How do I find libraries in the United States?
- How do I find literary criticism?
- How do I find newspaper articles?
- How do I find online videos?
- How do I find special collections?
- How do I find statistics?
- How do I find tax forms?
- How do I search the library catalog?
- How do I use Zotero?
Directional
- How do I locate books on the shelf?
- How do I locate microfiche/microfilm/microcards?
- How do I locate special collections?
- How do I locate the stacks?
Your Library Account
- How do I access my account online?
- How do I find out what happens if I damage or lose materials?
- How do I get a library card?
- How do I know if I have fines?
- How do I know what I have checked out?
- How do I renew library materials?
- How do I request or recall a book?
- How do I return library materials?
Policies & Procedures
- How do I borrow materials if I am not affiliated with UMW?
- How do I check out books?
- How do I get materials from another library?
- How do I get materials from the other campus?
- How do I make a purchase request?
- How do I use Simpson Library’s study rooms?
- How do I submit my honors paper to Archives @ UMW?
- How do I submit my EDCI project to Archives @ UMW?



