Subject Librarian
All-Hours Research Help
Generalist librarians offer particularly helpful guidance with online source identification and access.
WorldCat
- WorldCat Discovery Advanced Search This link opens in a new windowBooks owned by other libraries can be discovered using WorldCat and ordered using the book request form in our interlibrary loan system.
Center for Research Libraries
- Center for Research LibrariesMaterials owned by this consortium are available to Loyola University Chicago students and faculty through electronic document delivery and interlibrary loan. Discover them by searching CRL's catalog.
Libraries with Reciprocal Lending Policies
These libraries allow current students, faculty, and staff to borrow materials directly from them; contact us for details before making an initial visit.
Special Libraries and Archival Collections
- Archdiocese of Chicago ArchivesHolds the official records of the Archdiocese and collects materials on Catholicism in Chicago.
- DePaul University Special Collections and ArchivesCollection strengths include Islamic and Catholic history.
- NewberryCollection emphases include sermons, devotions, church history, canon law, theology, doctrine, and sacred music.
- Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies: Asher LibrarySeeks to preserve the material culture of the Jewish people.
- Wheaton College Archives and Special CollectionsCollections include materials on the intersections of religious and social issues; also includes papers and books of C.S. Lewis.
Catholic Research Portal
The Catholic Research Portal provides information about Catholic research materials at eight Catholic colleges and universities; developed by the Catholic Research Resources Alliance.