International Students' Guide to the Dudley Knox Library

Ask a Librarian

Find something you need and we don't have it? 

Request article or book
(Interlibrary Loan) 

DL students: we'll also send library-owned materials to you.

Article PDFs can arrive as quickly as 2-3 days. Print books can take 1-2 weeks.

• First, be as specific as possible​
  Broaden your keywords if you don't get enough relevant results.
   
• For exact phrases
  Use "quotation marks"
   
• For acronyms or synonyms
  Use OR
   
• For stemming or word variations
  Use an asterisk (*)  (Symbol may vary by database.)
  nav*  Finds navy, naval, navigation
  defen*e  Finds defense and defence
   
• Limit your search with Advanced Search filters
  Examples:  Title only or Citation and Abstract, Date, Source, Subject Area, Location

Learn more about phrase, truncating, and wildcard searching. Includes cheat sheet for a variety of library research databases.

Learn and develop your writing and critical thinking skills for success. Workshops, writing coaches, drop-in sessions, learning tools, and other resources.

Templates, forms, thesis brief schedule, formatting Instructions, and more.

If you're off campus, select the method of access that works for you:

• Use the NPS CloudLab or Virtual Private Network (VPN)

• Login when prompted*

• Go to My Accounts to login to the different services*

You're already registered and have access to your Library Account, but you'll need to register for these separately:

• Request Articles & Books
• Restricted Collection
• NPS Alumni

*Use your NPS credentials to login.

Learn more about remote access

Questions about accounts or access? Ask a Librarian