How Do I…

…set up my account?

…set up my I-Share account?
To request books from over 75 other academic libraries in Illinois you will need to create a user name and password.
We recommend that you use your email user name and password.
If you later change your email password, your I-Share password will not automatically change.
 Your “Borrower ID” is the 14-digit barcode number from your College ID.
…set up my ILLiad account?
To request articles and non-I-Share books from other libraries you will need to set up an ILLiad Account.
Begin by entering your College user name and password.
For Preferred Article Delivery Method, you can select “Mail to Address.”
…set up my RefWorks account?
Set up your RefWorks account to store references used for research papers and format your bibliography and citations.
We recommend that you use your email user name and password.
If you later change your email password, your RefWorks password will not automatically change.

Make Google Scholar show Import into RefWorks links by clicking Scholar Preferences on your computer; under Bibliographic Manager select “Show links to import citations into RefWorks.”
On the far right side of the page, click: Save Preferences.

…get books?

…find books?

…request books?

…renew books?

…unblock my I-Share account?

…use other local libraries?

…get articles?

…find articles?

…find a particular journal?

…see if we have access to a journal?

…find journals on a particular subject?

…request articles?
  1. Search databases for articles.
  2. Click the “Find It” button: image
    or click “Check Lake Forest College”
  3. If there are no links to the article,
    then click “Request item via Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad).”
 See also: Obtain a particular article
…get an article from PubMed?
Easy method:
If you use the PubMed links on the Library’s website, just click on the “Find It” button: image
Other method:
If you get to PubMed from Google or some other bookmarked link:
PubMed articles always have a PubMed ID number.
For example, the article Snow White and the Zombies has
PMID: 18438980
You can also use RefWorks to search PubMed and get articles.
…set my Google Scholar preferences?
On the Scholar Preferences page:
  1. Search for Lake Forest College in the Library Links search box.
  2. Under Bibliographic Manager you can select “Show links to import citations into RefWorks.”
  3. On the far right side of the page, click: Save Preferences

…find a database that indexes a particular journal?

When viewing an article in a database, unless the Internet address ends with ".pdf" you can assume the link is temporary. Most databases will have a button that generates a permanent URL. LexisNexis does not.

Sometimes exporting the LexisNexis article to RefWorks will generated a Find It button link to the article, but not always.

To manually create a link to a LexisNexis article:

  1. Go to this LexisNexis Academic Subscriber Tool page.
  2. Follow the directions to generate the link to the LexisNexis article.
  3. If the link needs to be accessed off campus, add this prefix to the URL:
    http://cacheproxy.lfc.edu:2048/login?url=
For example, here is a link to a Newsweek article:
http://cacheproxy.lfc.edu:2048/login?url=http://www.lexisnexis.com /hottopics/lnacademic/?verb=sr&csi=5774&sr=BYLINE(brown)+ AND+HLEAD(holy+smoke)+AND+DATE+IS+April+9+2012

…use library resources?

…visit the library?
The library is open to the public with some restrictions.
Directions to the library
Campus map
…check out a laptop?
Laptops are available for checkout in the TRC.
…access databases from off campus?
You can access databases from off campus using the library website links and your Lake Forest College username and password.

For more information: Library Resources for Off Campus Students

…use library resources off campus?

…access the U or Z drive?
Whenever you login to a networked computer on campus you have access to the “U” drive, or your area of the network where you can store files. From off campus, first download the VPN, then follow these directions to connect to the U drive. These directions also work for the library reference area computers.
…print in the library?
Printers are available in the 24-Hour Lab, the reference area, room 203, and the TRC. The TRC has color and large-size printers. See Printing FAQs.
…change my network password?
Either:
Log onto any campus networked PC computer. Press the Control, Alt, and Delete keys. Select Change Password.
Or:
Log into the old Webmail. On the top right, select Options. In the left-hand column, near the bottom of the list, is the Change Password button.
This will not change a student’s email password.
See how to change your email password on the Student Computing FAQs page.
If you need further help, call the Help Desk at x3456, Monday through Friday, 8AM to 5PM. Off campus, call 847-234-3100 and ask for the Help Desk.
…book a classroom in the library?
Faculty can reserve classrooms in the library by sending an email to gatescenter@lakeforest.edu or calling 847-735-5210. Study rooms are not reserved.
…arrange for proctoring in the library?
Contact Teryn Robinson at 847-735-5167.
…make an appointment with a librarian?
Come to or call (847-735-5074) the reference desk in the library or contact a librarian directly.
…schedule library instruction for a class?
Call or email your library liaison.
You know you are information literate when you find an article in Google Scholar that the publisher wants you to pay for, and you say "No way, I'll check with my library first and interlibrary loan it if they don't have it."