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What if the Item is Not in the Catalog?
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You may want to
contact a Librarian to be sure.
You want to double check your spelling, search
not only by title but also author or words you
remember from the title, and do a word or phrase
search.
It may turn out the Library does not have it in
its collection. You can check to see if it is in
other Library collections. To do so, go to
the Library home page and underneath Library
Research, there is a link to
Other Libraries'
Resources. From there, select a link to an
individual Library or search most libraries at
once clicking on the
WorldCat link
In the State of California, you have access to
most public libraries, and with an
Alameda
County Library card, you also have access to
check out items at
California State University, East Bay
Library (you do not need to pay a
fee). Likewise at
San Jose State
University with a San Jose Library card.
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To get access to a
particular public library,
you need to go directly to a particular Library
system, and apply for a card. With that
card, you then have checkout privileges at any
library pertaining to that system (example: San
Lorenzo Library is part of the Alameda County
system). Note:
Hayward Public Library and Alameda County
Library are two different systems.
Academic libraries may charge you a fee if you
currently are not a student at their
institution. Access to some materials may
be restricted. For California State University, East Bay, we
strongly recommend you go to an
Alameda County
Library branch, first, get an
Alameda County
Library card and then use it to check out
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