Services for Students
Research Services
- Specialized Research Consultation
- College librarians provide in depth advice on research resources and search strategies. In person, over the phone, via email or IM.
- Reference Help
- Find knowledgeable faculty, staff, and student assistants to help you at our Reference Desk and Help Up Front desk.
- AskNow
- Around-the-clock access to professional librarian consultation through virtual chat
- Senior Projects
- Students' culminating projects are deposited in the library.
Online Video Tutorials
We have video tutorials to show you how to use our online services or how to improve your research skills.
» Check out the tutorials page
Support Services and Areas
- Learning Commons
- Computer labs, check out a laptop, research and technology consultations.
- PonyPrints
- Copying, color printing, digital file printing, and faxing services.
Getting the Materials You Need
- Course Reserves
- Digitized information resources to supplement required course readings
- PolyCat
- Cal Poly's online catalog of books, journals, and other holdings
- Electronic Databases
- Over 100 online databases, including many with full-text articles
- Interlibrary Loan and Link+
- Search for books, journal articles, and dissertations not in the Kennedy Library collection. We can usually borrow them for you from other libraries.
- Find It
- Find full text journal articles from bibliographic citations
