Seamless Access - Dudley Knox Library
Seamless Access
Promote Seamless Access and Remove Barriers to collections, people, and services.
Alumni Access
We continue to provide selected resources to graduating alumni who elect to register for our Alumni services.
Reference Questions
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Users were able to find answers to nearly 10% of their inquiries using our searchable FAQ.
Interlibrary Loan Borrowing
Interlibrary loan borrows materials from other libraries for NPS faculty, staff and students. Article requests are typically filled within 24 hours, while returnable materials (books, AV, etc.) take a few days.
While Interlibrary Loan Borrowing and Circulation services have experienced a slight downward trend in recent years, much of that trend is attributed to the steady increase in electronic resources (journals and ebooks) that we make available to our users 24/7.
| Who We Borrow From | |
|---|---|
| Library Name | Percent of Total |
| California State University, Sacramento | 13.39% |
| Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey | 10.89% |
| California State University, Fullerton | 8.57% |
| University of Wyoming Libraries | 8.38% |
| James Madison University (Virginia) | 6.94% |
| University of Wisconsin, Madison | 3.95% |
| Claremont Colleges (California) | 3.95% |
| University of Arkansas | 3.85% |
| University of Texas at Arlington | 3.85% |
| San Jose State University (California) | 3.76% |
| Texas Tech University Libraries | 3.66% |
| California State University, Monterey Bay | 3.66% |
| University of Minnesota | 3.47% |
| University of Michigan | 3.28% |
| St. Mary's College (California) | 3.18% |
| University of Idaho | 3.18% |
Interlibrary Loan Lending
Our library is an international resource and we readily share our collections with other library institutions.
| Who We Lend To | |
|---|---|
| Library Name | Percent of Total |
| NASA Glenn Research Center (Ohio) | 8.12% |
| Yonsei University (Seoul, Korea) | 7.98% |
| Webster University (Missouri) | 7.57% |
| National Institute of Standards & Technology (Maryland) | 6.46% |
| U.S. EPA (Ohio) | 6.12% |
| Chapman University (California) | 5.98% |
| U.S. Army Research Laboratory (Maryland) | 5.43% |
| University of Redlands (California) | 4.81% |
| Kennesaw State University (Georgia) | 4.33% |
| Center for Disease Control Library (Georgia) | 4.33% |
| Inist-CNRS Service Recours (France) | 3.65% |
| Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California) | 3.37% |
| Naval Research Library (Washington, DC) | 2.89% |
| Antioch University (New Hampshire) | 2.82% |
| Idaho State University | 2.82% |
| University of Idaho | 2.54% |
| Naval Undersea Warfare Center (Rhonde Island) | 2.54% |
| Chatham University (Pennsylvania) | 2.41% |
| Patuxent River Technical Library | 2.41% |
| Oregon Institute of Technology | 2.41% |
| University of Charleston (West Virginia) | 2.41% |