Welcome to the fall semester!
Highlights Lewis Library and the Information Commons are open for individual quiet study. (see hours) Books and DVDs can be requested from the catalog. Contactless pickup is now available. (learn more) Find all information about library services this fall and answers to frequently asked questions here. Welcome to this unusual semester. We wanted to share […]
Virtual Celebration of Faculty Scholarship
Each year Loyola University Libraries looks forward to showcasing the work of our faculty and inviting our campus community to view their publication successes. Due to the sudden campus closure, we were unable to have our physical event. We are grateful to our colleagues who submitted work to be featured at the celebration, and do […]
Going Online? Take the Library with You
We wanted to remind you of a few steps you can take to make sure you have continued access to library resources even if you can’t physically be on campus. We’ll be updating this with additional tips and resources, so check back. Off Campus Access Make sure you can log in to the Flagship EZProxy […]
Open Access Week: You Guessed How Much We Spend
Last week during Open Access Week if you walked through Lewis Library or the Information Commons, you might have noticed a large tub of candy. Each piece of candy represented $10,000 spent on journals and databases, and we asked you to guess how many pieces of candy were in the box. We chose six winners […]
Sharing Promotes Equity: eCommons and Open Access
Since its creation in 2012, eCommons has had over 3.6 million downloads of work by Loyolans. Loyola eCommons is an open-access, sustainable, and secure repository created to preserve and provide access to research, scholarship, and creative works created by the university community for the benefit of Loyola students, faculty, staff, and the larger world. It […]
Open For Textbooks: Open Access Week 2019
Need to check out a textbook? The University Libraries has textbooks from among the largest classes on campus. Starting this semester, we also have all of the required textbooks for Arrupe College courses. Why do the Libraries offer textbooks? During the 2018-19 academic year, the average undergraduate student needed to budget $1,240-1,440 for books and […]