The Whittemore Library offers a variety of services to meet the needs of the FSU Community!

At the Whittemore Library, FSU students have access to the following services:

• Library Account to be able to borrow and renew books and other resources.
• Course reserves when faculty members choose to make course reserves available in the library. 
• Reservable rooms, like Study Rooms and the Rams Renew Room.
• Technological and miscellaneous resource loans.
• Interlibrary loan services to request books and other resources from other libraries if we do not have the book or resource available.
• Accessibility Resources to make sure FSU is accessible to everyone.

To locate information on Research Help services, please see our Research Help page.

At the Whittemore Library, we offer the following online services for students:

• Our online Databases providing access to thousands of articles, books, reports, papers, images, videos, and other resources. 
• Online E-Books are available through our EBSCO eBook collection with your FSU login.
• Interlibrary loan services to request electronic resources from other libraries if we do not have the items available in our online resources.
• FAQs explaining our services and resources!
• Electronic Journal Search for full-text online access to specific journals that you are looking for.

Our Library Research Skills Guide provides tips for electronically searching and accessing these resources.

To locate information on Research Help services, please see our Research Help page. We offer online appointments and online chat services!

At the Whittemore Library, FSU faculty and staff have access to the following services:

• Library tour requests for class tours.
• The choice to make course reserves available in the library. 
• Library Account to be able to borrow and renew books and other resources.
• Interlibrary loan services to request books and other resources from other libraries if we do not have the book or resource available.
• Accessibility Resources to make sure FSU is accessible to everyone.

To locate information on Instruction and tours, please see our Tours and Instruction page.

Visitors are able to visit the library and use our main collection print resources while they are in the library.

Special rules may apply to some visitors:

• Alumni can register for Alum borrowing privileges.*
• MBCC Students Housed at FSU are able to obtain a library card to borrow resources from the print collection.*
• Minuteman Library Network Patrons and MA Public Higher Ed. Students are able to search the catalog on the visitor computer and check out print items.*

*See the Borrow and Renew Books page for details.