Tutt Library

How to ...

A list of frequently asked questions (and answers!)

Academic

• Borrow from other libraries

  If you can’t find what you need at our library, try Prospector to search and request items from regional libraries. You can also submit an Interlibrary Loan request to borrow from other libraries.

• Borrow from the library

  Campus community members must have a valid Gold Card to check out materials. See further details for students, faculty, staff, spouses and dependents, alumni, affiliates of area colleges or universities and other Colorado residents.

• Check my library record

  Need to check due dates, renew books or check the status of your Prospector requests? View your library record in TIGER.

• Cite sources

  Try these Style & Writing Guides.

• Find the librarian for my subject area

  Check the list of liaison librarians by department.

• Look at LAS major applications

  Browse past applications for the major in Liberal Arts & Sciences online. The Circulation Desk also keeps a folder of past LAS applications.

• Look at past venture grant proposals

  Browse past venture grant proposals online. The Circulation Desk also keeps a folder of past proposals.

• Renew borrowed items

  Log into your TIGER account to renew any items borrowed from our library or a Prospector library. For materials borrowed through Interlibrary Loan, contact the Interlibrary Loan office.

• Request a purchase

  You are welcome to suggest library materials for purchase, including books, videos, databases and journals.

• Submit a thesis

  Before submitting your thesis to the library for binding, review the Thesis Binding Policy for guidelines and instructions.

• Use Refworks

  Refworks can help you organize citations and format notes and bibliographies. Check out the Refworks FAQ

Technical

• Access library databases from home

  When you click on our database links from off-campus, you will be asked to log in with your name and TIGER number. Once you log in, you will be able to access the database as a Colorado College user, just as if you were on-campus.

• Connect to the wireless

  Have your own laptop? Borrow one from Circulation? Connect to the library wireless using these Help Desk instructions.

• Print to a library printer

  The library network printers are called “tuttfirstfloor” and “tuttbasement”. To print to these printers, first you have to map them using these Help Desk instructions.