For more information or research assistance, please contact Dr. Joyline Makani
The Dalhousie Libraries offer a number services to Dalhousie students, faculty and staff working off-campus for extended periods of time, including Distance Students, registered in a Dalhousie Distance course or program.
To take advantage of library distance services you need to:
Proxy service
Dalhousie students, faculty and staff can access all library electronic resources remotely (at home, in your office, anywhere off-campus) via its proxy server.
Eligibility
A valid Dalhousie University Net ID provides you with full access to library electronic resources at home or anywhere off campus.
Connecting
No setup or configuration is needed to access library resources off campus. You login to each library resource as if you were logging on to your Dalhousie mail or My.Dal
Once you are registered as a Distance user with Dalhousie libraries, at you request, material from Dalhousie and other library collections will be delivered to you whenever possible. Here are the options:
1. To request a book or a copy of an article to be delivered to you, use this form Document Delivery Request forms.
2. Borrowing from a nearby Canadian university library: