Online Help

Online Help Guide

This Online Help Guide will help you locate useful how-to information about using a variety of DACC Library resources. 

• EasySearch Help -- walks you through specific steps regarding the Library's principal search tool. It shows you how to find specific types of resources, use your Library Account, place requests for retrieving various items in the collection and search special indexes like Materials on Instructor Course Reserves and Finding a specific Magazine or Journal.
• I-Share -- shows you how to place requests for materials from our partner academic libraries in Illinois using EasySearch.
• Interlibrary Loan -- explains how to borrow materials from other libraries for free!
• WorldCat -- shows you how to search for items and place requests for materials from libraries outside of our I-Share partners.
• E-Resources Troubleshooting -- guide walks you through steps to try and identify and correct problems you may have accessing one of the library's ebooks or databases.
• Step-by-Step Guides -- downloadable handouts that walk you through searching in specific databases or strategically evaluating resources that you find.
• How-to Videos -- a one-stop location for videos that show you how to use specific databases and tools. 
• Student's Guide to Plagiarism -- explains what plagiarism is and how to protect yourself from mistaken charges of plagiarism.
• Also on this page you'll find Library Hours and Contact Information so you'll be able to get professional assistance from library staff. Also included is information about Library Cards.