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History of Pandemics

Pandemics have occured throughout human history. This guide will provide links to information about the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, past pandemics, the science behind containment, and the human response.

Find a Journal Article

Locate a Journal Article 
If you are looking for an article and already have the citation from a reference book, bibliography, another article, etc., the following should help:

  • Search the Journal Finder.  
  • Search the web. While most journal articles are not available for free, you can occasionally find what you are looking for.
  • If you cannot locate the full text in print or electronic format, request an interlibrary loan.

Purdue Borrow

What is PurdueBorrow

In addition to requesting books from the Hammond and Westville campus libraries to be shipped to either campus, the PNW Library offers request options for physical materials held at Purdue University West Lafayette and Purdue Fort Wayne in our online catalog, Library Search. You can request these materials and they will be sent to the Hammond or Westville campus via Indiana's statewide library courier. These materials will be available for pickup at the campus library you chose.

Important Notes:

* You can choose Hammond or Westville  campus Library as your pick-up location

* You will receive an email when it's on the hold shelf and ready to be picked up

* Items will be held at the front desk of the library. 

* Items that are not picked up after 14 days will be returned to the Home campus

* Late Fees are determined by the lending library

How to Request via PurdueBorrow Click Here