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Checking Out of the Library

For faculty, staff, and students departing Carleton

Save relevant materials from library databases

After you leave Carleton, you won't be able to access any of our library databases off-campus except for JSTOR. You will no longer have access to your Carleton Libby account.

You may want to download PDFs for things like...

  • Sources you used while writing your comps
  • Sources you used to write past research papers
  • Sources you used during past class assignments
  • Any other materials you are interested in reading

Export Information Out of Catalyst

  1. Log into your Catalyst account
  2. Go to My Favorites
  3. Select all items
  4. At the top, click the 3 dots. Choose your export format.

Add Your Personal Email to Zotero

Change your email address

You can keep your Zotero account and Zotero library after you graduate. However, if you originally signed up for Zotero using your Carleton email address, you should follow these steps to add a personal email address to your account:

  1. Log in to your Zotero account
  2. Click on your Zotero username in the upper right corner, then click "Settings"
  3. On the Settings page, click the tab labeled "Account"
  4. Scroll down to the section of the page labeled "Manage Email Addresses" and add a personal email address

This process will ensure that if you forget your password or otherwise get locked out of your Zotero account after graduating, you will have an active email address associated with your account so that you can reset your password.

Reducing space

Short on space after you change email addresses? A few things to try…

  • Transfer ownership of old Group Libraries
  • Store really large files elsewhere (personal Google Drive, Dropbox, or your computer)
  • Purchase a personal subscription to Zotero
  • Archive or delete folders of old files you don’t need
    • Hint: Look for files from classes outside your major/minor; look for duplicate files; look for files you added by accident that aren’t in a folder.
    • Hint: If you may want to use these citations in Zotero, Endnote, or Mendeley again in the future: export everything as an RIS file, and keep everything together (PDFs and the RIS file) in the same folder.

Update EndNote

Did you know that the Gould Library purchased an EndNote software license for the Carleton College community? That's why current Carleton students, faculty, and staff can use all of EndNote's functions without paying an additional fee. Before you graduate...

  • Update your EndNote software to the most recent version! That way, you can still save your research material. If you update EndNote after you graduate, you will lose all your saved materials.​