Library

Distance Delivery Services offers research assistance and education via email and telephone, and it will retrieve and mail books, articles and other materials to help students conduct their library research at a distance.

Who can use Distance Delivery Library Services? | Borrowing Materials | Using Online Resources | Other Services | Contact

Who can use Distance Delivery Library Services?

The following groups of students are eligible for Distance Delivery Library Services:

Distance students

Students taking MacEwan classes who are not physically based at the City Centre Campus, Centre for the Arts Campus, South Campus or Alberta College.

Home Study Students

Students are taking classes from MacEwan who are based from their homes.

Web Based Students

Students who are taking MacEwan courses delivered via the web.

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Borrowing Materials:

Requesting a Library / MacEwan Student identification card:

• Online: ID Request Form
• By phone: call 1-800-565-4824 or 780-497-5857

Requesting Library materials:

• Online: fill out the Distance Delivery Book Request form or Distance Delivery Article Request form. Please fill out a separate form for each title.
• By phone: call 1-800-565-4824 or 780-497-5857
• You can request up to three books and four articles per topic at one time.

Borrowing and returning Library materials:

You must have a valid Library / MacEwan Student ID card to borrow materials. Library materials are sent free of charge and a prepaid return postage label (for Canadian residents only) is included in the package. Home study/distance requests may take from 2 days to 2 weeks to arrive at their destination, depending on mail service.

Books are normally loaned for four weeks and should be mailed back at least 3 days prior to the due date to avoid overdue fines. Extended loan periods can be requested. Some videos may be borrowed for a limited time subject to availability and can be booked in advance. Photocopies of materials are yours to keep and do not have to be returned.

Materials should be repackaged in the container in which they were received and the prepaid mailing label should be affixed to the package prior to posting. Materials can also be returned in person to any of the four Grant MacEwan campuses.

Fines:

Borrowers are assessed a fine of $1.00 per day for each item returned after the due date. Borrowing privileges are suspended when fines reach $50.00 or if any fines remain unpaid after 7 days.

Renewals:

• Books can be renewed for three weeks provided no one else requires them. Renew your materials from the "my account" link above or request renewals at least one week prior to the due date by calling us at 1-800-565-4824 or 780-497-5857.

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Using Online Resources

We have a wide variety of online resources that can be accessed from off-campus with a valid MacEwan username and password, including full-text articles and e-books. When prompted, login using your MacEwan username and password, which is the same login that you would use for signing on to the Student Portal, to WebAdvisor or to a course in Blackboard.

• Search for e-books
• Search for articles
• How to start researching a topic

Not sure how to start? Explore the Library's Research Help pages, or contact us for Reference Help below.

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Other Services

Borrow from other libraries:

We can provide you with an Alberta Library Card that entitles you to borrow books from over 240 libraries across the province. You must visit these libraries in person in order to borrow and borrowing is restricted to five books. Contact us (1-800-565-4824 or 780-497-5857) to request an Alberta Library Card or for more information.

You can also borrow directly from many libraries in and around Edmonton belonging to the NEOS consortium including University of Alberta, Red Deer College, Olds College, Augustana University College, Canadian University College and Grande Prairie College.

To borrow from these libraries, you will need to present your Grant MacEwan library card.

Some library services are also available at the following sites where MacEwan courses are offered:

• Northern Lakes College, Grouard Campus 780-751-3200
• Northern Lakes College, Slave Lake Campus 780-849-8611
• Pembina Educational Consortium, Drayton Valley 780-542-5400
• Yellowhead Region Educational Consortium, Hinton 780-865-7666

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Contact

Toll-free phone number:

1-800-565-4824

Reference / Research Help

Be email using our online form

Michelle Bezenar

bezenarm@macewan.ca
780-497-5858
1-800-565-4824

Borrowing Help

Inter-library Loans

ill@macewan.ca
780-497-5857

Mailing Address

Distance Delivery Library Services
Grant MacEwan University
City Centre Campus
P.O. Box 1796, Edmonton, AB T5J 2P2

Fax: 780- 497-4566

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