FHSU alumni & community members can access some of the physical and electronic materials at Forsyth Library.
Alumni and community members have access to the physical materials in Forsyth Library by borrowing with a community card or a temporary card. Both cards provide access to check out physical materials and have on-campus access to electronic resources.
Due to licensing agreements, alumni and community members have only on-campus access to subscription electronic resources (articles, e-books, research databases) from Forsyth Library's IP address. Off-campus access to subscription electronic resources is not feasible for alumni or community members at this time.
However, open access databases and journals are freely available to anyone online. Browse the list of Free/Open Access Databases or use the library catalog to search for your topic and filter the results to show only "Open Access."
Need a book or article that Forsyth Library doesn't have? We suggest that you contact your local public library's interlibrary loan program to request specific materials. FHSU alumni and community members are not eligible to request interlibrary loan materials at Forsyth Library.
Special Collections curates and provides access to unique materials around the themes of Classic Children's Literature, Ethnic Studies (local history), Great Plains Research (regional history), Military History, Rare Books, and University Archives (university history).
To use the Special Collections and Archives, you can:
Search the Forsyth Library Catalog. Begin by searching keywords for your research topic. From the results list, use the right sidebar to filter results under the “Location” heading to show only the locations with the prefix “Special Collections.”
Browse the Finding Aids for select collections in both Special Collections and Archives with overviews of the collections' content with related materials being grouped by folders and boxes.
View and download the digitized primary source materials in "Forsyth Digital Collections" or "Archives Online" area on the FHSU Scholars Repository.
Schedule an appointment with Special Collections and Archives staff to view the physical materials.
Know before you go! Plan your visit after seeing the hours, parking, and accessibility information.
Research Help is available for through live chat, email, phone, text, walk-in, or a scheduled appointment. View the service hours for Ask A Librarian Research Help.
Hours
Welcome Desk
In Forsyth Library
Spring Semester (3/24-5/14)
Mon - Fri: 7:30am - 6:00pm
Sat - Sun: CLOSED
Closed for Construction:
Thurs 3/27 and Fri 3/28
Main Phone
785-628-4434
Ask A Librarian
Online Research Help (CST)
Spring Semester (3/24-5/14)
Mon - Thurs: 8:00am - 8:00pm
Fri: 8:00am - 4:30pm
Sat: CLOSED
Sun: Noon - 5:00pm
Research Phone
Call: 785-639-6180
Text: 785-527-9483
Email
refserv@fhsu.edu