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Ask a Librarian
Librarians are available 24/7 to answer your questions about library services, information resources, and conducting research.

Contact us using any of the following options:

• In person or by phone
• 24/7 chat program
• Email
• Text
• Set up a one-on-one appointment with a librarian

Both the Lewis Library and information Commons Digital Media Labs featuring a wide array of robust workstations, multimedia applications and technical support for working with digital images, audio, and video.

The labs also offer a wide variety of equipment for check-out, including digital cameras, video cameras, iPads, and audio equipment.

See Digital Media Services for more information. Located on the 6th floor of the Lewis Library, Room 605.

Not sure where to start your research? The interdisciplinary databases are good places to search for information on any topic, and have lots of full-text material available. 

Interlibrary Loan
Request materials such as books, articles, and dissertations that are not otherwise available in the Loyola University Libraries.

Course Reserves 
Course Reserves are educational materials that have been set aside and made available for specific classes and have shorter borrowing periods and different renewal policies. See Course Reserves for more information.

Document Delivery
Request scanned copies of articles and book chapters from Loyola's print collections.

Distance Education
The ILL office will mail books from the Loyola University Libraries to students enrolled exclusively in distance education courses and to graduate students who reside outside of Chicagoland (in the U.S.).

Wall Street Journal: Please CLICK HERE to register for an account before attempting to access this resource The Wall Street Journal is the world's leading business publication with coverage from 1984 to the current year.

New York Times Website : Loyola students, faculty, and staff have unlimited access to NYTimes.com, including archives from 1851 to the present (articles from 1923 to 1980 are limited to five per day per user; unlimited access is available through ProQuest Newstream). First time users need to create an account from this link Create a New Account to gain access. Returning users can log in from the New York Times' website from this link. Users will have to "renew" their account once a year with their same login information.

News from Loyola University Chicago Libraries.

Both the Lewis Library and Information Commons provides best effort to help with technical issues for WiFi:

• Contact the ITS Help Desk at 773/508-4487
• Send an email to helpdesk@luc.edu. Email: be sure to include a complete description of the problem.

This service is 24/7!

For more information about AskLive see the About AskLive tab.

Schedule an appointment online!

Check out "How to: Writing Center" for a short tutorial on setting up appointments online. 

Preparing for your session:

• Schedule online using http://luc.mywconline.com to make an appointment with a tutor. 
• Be on time for your appointment.
• Come to the Writing Center with your paper assignment and with rough drafts, if you have them.
• Ask questions during your session, and keep an open mind when your tutor makes suggestions.
• Remember: The Writing Center is not a fix-it shop; we work with you to improve your writing.

There are approximately 10 Group Study Rooms available for students to use. To reserve a room, you can use our online Group Study Reservation System.  The Group workstations on the 6th floor have also been added to this reservation system.  They are labeled, from north to south, as Group Workstation 1 through 4