Distance Learners
If you're a student enrolled in any of Wheelock's off-campus, international, or online programs, you may find the following information helpful.
Library Resources
Students in off-campus and online programs have access to the Library's online resources and research services. Students in regional off-campus programs also have resources and services available from affiliated libraries near their programs.
Use the Wheelock Library website for:
- Access to articles and digital book collections online.
- Or use the tabbed search box from the homepage to search everything
- Help choosing a database and finding other online resources in the Subject and Course Guides.
- Or see the Don't Know Where to Start? link on the homepage or the Research Help page
- Citation tools and guidance
- Assistance from a Wheelock librarian during regular Library hours via phone at 617-879-2222, email, or instant message using the chat box on the left.
Use one of the Libraries Near Your Program (see below) for:
- Borrowing physical materials
- Getting in-person assistance from a librarian
- On campus access to e-resources of the affiliated library (Wheelock students do not have off-campus access to e-resources of the affiliated library.)
- Interlibrary Loan requests*
*Note: Interlibrary loan items requested through Wheelock cannot be mailed to you and must be picked up at the Wheelock College Library. If you are not available to pick up items at the Boston campus, please request items through your affiliate library or local public library.
Libraries Near Your Program
Connecticut
Affiliated library:
Sacred Heart University
- Guide for Wheelock Students to the SHU Library
Other libraries:
Library Home Pages & Catalogs in Connecticut
Bridgeport Public Library
State Education Resource Center
Massachusetts
Cape Cod
Affiliated library:
Bridgewater State University
Other libraries:
Massachusetts Library Directory
CLAMS (Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing)
Cape Cod Community College
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
University of Massachusetts (Dartmouth)
WorldCat
WorldCat.org lets you search the collections of thousands of libraries around the world, find an item of interest, and then locate a library near you that owns it. Search the WorldCat catalog to find books, music, video, and audio in libraries near you.
Borrowing Policies
Students enrolled in off-campus programs who are able to get to Wheelock's Boston campus are eligible to borrow materials from the Library. You can be issued a FLO Library card at the Service Desk by filling out an application and providing verification of your enrollment. Find information on our Borrowing Policies, including what you can check out from the Library, and for how long.
Printing
Students enrolled in off-campus programs who come to the Boston campus can print in the Library using their email login information. See our Printing page for information about prices and instructions for using the printing system.
Need help?
IM a librarian using the chat box above! You may also make a research appointment, e-mail or call the Reference librarian at 617-879-2222.