K-State Libraries Provides Services for Distance Learners

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K-State Libraries’ goal is to help distance learners succeed in their studies. They have many resources to help you, and all of their services for local K-Staters are available to you as a distance learner.

“Everything we have is available to help students wherever they are,” said Jason Coleman, Undergraduate and Community Services Librarian. “We don’t want distance to be an obstacle for them.”

Left to Right: Undergraduate and Community Services Librarian Jason Coleman, Faculty and Graduate Services Librarian Laura Bonella, and Instructional Design Librarian Joelle Pitts

K-State’s librarians are available for distance students through online chat, telephone, text, and email. They are there to answer your questions, and can also provide in-depth research consultations. If you need help but don’t want to contact a librarian, there is also a free course on K-State Online titled “Research Help at K-State Libraries” that is available to all students.

K-State Libraries provides a multitude of online resources on their website, including research databases, full-text online journals (e-journals), e-books, and subject and course guides. If you live outside of Manhattan, you can choose to receive items in the mail, such as books, maps, journals, videos, and music CDs. If you can’t find the item you’re looking for through K-State Libraries, you can place an interlibrary loan request and K-State Libraries will contact other libraries and ask them to provide the item for you.

As a K-State student, you can also create a RefWorks account for free. RefWorks allows you to easily keep track of resources used during research and will automatically generate references cited lists. Students can also share individual folders within their accounts to help facilitate team work.

To learn more, please visit the Distance Learning webpage and don’t hesitate to Ask a Librarian if you have trouble finding the information you need for your studies or research.

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