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	Research where you are - the new Primo library research tool The MBLWHOI Library is now serving the most innovative search funcationality available. Learn about our journey.
	Additional scientific literature content freely available during COVID-19 crisis In response to the global health crisis, libraries and universities have challenged the international publishing and science resource community to open for public use content and tools to assist the research community in their work. In response, both COVID-19 related literature and other resources have been made accessible.
	Comprehensive search tool for Woods Hole scientists to be released in July. In the next few months the MBLWHOI Library will be implementing a more comprehensive searching system on our website mblwhoilibrary.org. The central feature of the PRIMO system is a single main search box from which you will be able to search for anything: books, journals, article titles, author names, subjects, keywords and tags...the searching system is quite robust and if it doesn't take you to a resource directly, inter library loan services and our library staff will.
	Remote Access to Library Resources To request materials from other Libraries (including article PDFs), please use the resource request form here: http://ill.mblwhoilibrary.org/illiad/. Please bear in mind that given the situation, we may not be able to obtain materials from other Libraries. Unfortunately due to the current situation, we can only supply electronic content. The Lillie Library stacks and reading rooms are closed, but resources may be available though Open Access platforms such as: the Biodivesity Heritage Library, the Internet Archive, National Emergency Library, Open Library and the Hathi Trust. Learn More about available resources.
	WHOAS Repository is FAIR and CoreTrustSeal Certificated The Woods Hole Open Access Server (WHOAS) repository was granted CoreTrustSeal certification on August 28, 2019. The WHOAS repository complies with the guidelines set by the CoreTrustSeal Board. We chose to go through this process to demonstrate our commitment to quality stewardship and to be a trusted option for our researchers facing funder and publisher requirements that data be accessible, and more recently, also citable with a DOI. Read More.

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Important Updates

Important Updates

Lillie Library and Data Library reading rooms, stacks, public computers and printers remain closed. Contactless pickup of resources can be arranged.
The MBLWHOI Lillie Library office is staffed daily, if you would like physical items from the collection or need research assistance, please contact the main library office: library@mbl.edu or call 508-289-7002.
The Data Library and Archives office in McLean is staffed on a part-time basis. Library staff are also available virtually. If you need an item from the collection or research assistance, please contact dla@whoi.edu.
The office in Swope that prints id cards has asked that anyone who needs a card email housing@mbl.edu to make an appointment to come and get a card 48 hrs in advance.
The Library will not be renting desks for the summer of 2020.
Please keep all MBLWHOI Library books and Interlibrary Loans until further notice.

WHOAS Repository is CoreTrustSeal Certificated

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The Woods Hole Open Access Server (WHOAS) is a CoreTrustSeal Certified Repostitory accepting hundreds of different data types from researchers based in the Woods Hole research communty and provides access based on the FAIR data principles.

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