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Creating and accessing accounts

Library Catalog (find books)

  • LSUS faculty, staff, currently enrolled students, and library courtesy patrons automatically have accounts for viewing their checkouts, due dates, and late fees; and for renewing materials or placing holds on materials checked out to other borrowers.
  • No user ID or PIN is required to search the catalog; you will only be prompted for a user ID and PIN if you go to "My Account."
  • Your user ID is your LSUS ID. Your PIN number is the month and day of your birth, in MMDD format. For example, if you were born on January 5th, your PIN number is 0105.
  • To view your account, go to the online catalog, and click on "My Account." Log on with your LSUS ID and PIN.
  • If you are having difficulty logging on to "My Account," call the Library Circulation Desk at 797-5225 to verify that your account information is correct.

Indexes (find articles)

  • Your user ID/PIN for the indexes is the same as for the library catalog mentioned above.
  • No user ID or PIN is required if you access the indexes from on campus. You will only be prompted for a user ID and PIN if you are attempting to search from a remote computer.
  • Please note that remote access to the indexes is only available for current LSUS faculty, staff, and students. Others may access the indexes on campus only.
  • If you are having difficulty logging on to the indexes, call the Library Circulation Desk at 797-5225 to verify that your account information is correct.
  • For assistance with searching the indexes, call the Reference Desk at 797-5068.

Electronic Books

  • To "check out" electronic books found through the library catalog, follow the steps to create an account on the NetLibrary main page.
  • You must create an account for NetLibrary from a computer on campus. Once you have created an account, you can access the account to view or check out books from a remote computer.
  • You may choose any user name and password that you like for your NetLibrary account; be sure to write it down and keep it in a safe and private location.
  • If you forget your user name or password for your NetLibrary account, go directly to NetLibrary and follow the instructions there. The LSUS library does not have access to account information created through NetLibrary.

Interlibrary Loan

  • To use ILLiad, the library's software for submitting interlibrary loan requests online and for tracking those requests, you must first create an account following the steps on the ILLiad page.
  • Please note that interlibrary loan privileges are extended to current LSUS faculty, staff, retirees and students only. If you are not eligible based upon status, check with your local public library to request interlibrary loans.
  • When you create your ILLiad account, you may choose any user name and password that you like; be sure to write it down and keep it in a safe and private location.
  • If you forget your user name or password for ILLiad, call the Library Circulation Desk at 797-5225, or send an email to libill@pilot.lsus.edu to confirm your user name or to have your password reset.

Blackboard

  • Your Blackboard account is automatically set up by the Department of Computing Services. If your instructor is using Blackboard for a particular course, your name will automatically be linked to that course.
  • Your user ID is your last name, first initial, and the last four digits of your student ID number. The password will be your student ID number. For example, John Doe with a student ID of 123-12-1234 would have a user ID of DOEJ1234 and a password of 123121234.
  • If you are having difficulty logging in to Blackboard, call 797-5171, or send an email to blackboard@pilot.lsus.edu

Student Web Services

  • Your user ID for Student Web Services is your LSUS ID. Your PIN is set initially to the numeric month and date of your birth, in MMDD format. For instance, if your birthday is March 7th, your PIN is 0307.
  • If you are having difficulty logging in to Student Web Services, call 797-5171, or send an email to webmaster@pilot.lsus.edu

Student Email Accounts

  • The University automatically generates email accounts for currently enrolled students.
  • Your user ID is your last name, first initial, and the last four digits of your student ID number. The password will be your student ID number. For example, John Doe with a student ID of 123-12-1234 would have a login name of DOEJ1234 and a password of 123121234.
  • Your email address is your user ID followed by @studentmail.lsus.edu.
  • If you are having difficulty accessing your student email account, call 797-5171, or send an email to postmaster@studentmail.lsus.edu

 

 

 
 

 

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Last updated 08/26/2006