Library Services for On-Campus Students
In addition to the electronic library services and resources that can be accessed from anywhere in the world, on-campus students have access to all the physical materials and spaces at Tebo Library in Hays, Kansas.
Using the Library
On-campus students have access to all the physical and electronic resources at Tebo Library. Use the the library catalog to search. If you sign in while searching, you can also request any physical materials to get pulled from the shelves and be ready pickup from the Welcome Desk, instead of having to go search for them in the stacks.
While the library catalog includes some resources housed within the research databases, you can often find more relevant resources by searching directly within a specific research database.
Need a book or article that Tebo Library doesn't have?
Create an interlibrary loan account and request articles, theses, dissertations, and e-book chapters to be delivered electronically through the interlibrary loan platform. You can also request physical materials such as books, microforms, and audio/video materials to be mailed from a lending library to be ready for you to pickup at the Welcome Desk at Tebo Library.
Special Collections & University Archives curate and provide access to unique materials around the themes of Classic Children's Literature, Great Plains Research (local and regional history), Military History, Rare Books, and University Archives (university history).
To use the Special Collections & University Archives, you can:
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Search the FHSU 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.”
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Browse the Finding Aids for select collections in both Special Collections & University Archives with overviews of the collections' content with related materials being grouped by folders and boxes.
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View and download the digitized primary source materials in "FHSU Digital Collections" or "Archives Online" area on the FHSU Scholars Repository.
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Schedule an appointment with Special Collections & University Archives staff to view the physical materials.
Spaces & Technology
In the Media Lab, you have the choice of reserving an Audio Studio or a Video Studio to record your multimedia projects.
Record podcasts, interviews, presentations, and create other high-quality audio tracks and videos in the user-friendly studios at Tebo Library.
Additional studio options include the ability to:
- "On Air" light to show the room is recording
- Use editing software to cut, mix, and layer tracks and files
- Use a single button to frame and zoom the camera with a set of popular views
- Replace the background using real-time green screen technology
- Project anything from your computer onto a presentation screen
- Appear to write in thin air using the lightboard
Group study rooms, meeting rooms, event spaces, individual study spaces, recording studios, and personal spaces are available for you to reserve and use. While the rooms can still be used on-demand if they are empty, any room reservation made in advance will have priority.
Checkout technology equipment for up to 72 hours. Borrow any of the following:
- Devices
- Laptops - Mac and PC
- iPads
- Video
- GoPros, digital cameras, and video cameras
- Tripods and mounts
- Audio
- Microphones
- Speakers
- PA system
- Presentation
- Mini and full-sized projectors
- Projector screens
- Power & adapters
- Chargers for any device
- Cords, dongles, and cables
- Accessories
- Calculators
- Peripherals
All public computers in Tebo Library require a TigerNetID or guest login to access the computer.
Color and black-and-white printing, copying, and scanning are available at any of the TigerPrint stations located near the Welcome Desk on the main level. Faxing services are also available at the Welcome Desk.
Most events held at Tebo Library are open to the campus community and the public. From author talks, to lectures and panel discussions, to movie screenings, watch the Tebo Library calendar for upcoming events.
Exhibits often showcase materials from the Special Collections and University Archives and occasional traveling exhibits are displayed in Tebo Library throughout the year in the upper level gallery and main level gallery. Checkout the exhibits currently on display.
For Your Classes
We've created several tutorials to expand your research and information literacy skills and save time when working on research-based assignments.
- Library tutorials are quick instructional tools you can explore to learn about the library, how to use FHSU Library specifically, how to build research skills, and how to write academically and cite sources.
- Interactive APA citation games guide you through the citation process while working through several examples.
Help
Research Help is available for through live chat, email, phone, text, walk-in or a scheduled research appointment. View the service hours for Ask A Librarian Research Help.
Looking for a tutor or need help with writing? The Student Success & Retention Office provides free tutoring during scheduled and drop-in tutoring times. Students can also schedule an appointment with the FHSU Writing Center for help at any stage of the writing process.