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The library's catalog is available from on and off campus.

Other library databases, such as those linking to articles and ebooks, are available in the library building only, per our licenses with the database vendors. You may visit the Loras College Library and access the databases by using our public desktop computer stations near the check-out desk.

For a description of other library services for alumni, go the the Alumni Services guide.

Primary Sources are materials directly related to the past by time or participation—things created in the past by people living at the time. Primary sources include photographs, prints, paintings, documents, advertisements, music and film, letters, newspaper articles, and objects. You can learn more about primary sources at the Library's topic guide.

Bibles (in various translations), and books about the Bible, can be found in the 220s, on the first floor of the library.

To add a printer in Windows 10:

 1. click on the window-pane key + the R key on the keyboard to bring up the Run command dialog box;

 2. type in \\prnt01 and hit OK, then scroll to the desired printer;

 3. right-click on the name of the desired printer and select Connect

 4. the newly added printer should now display in your list of available printers. if not, you may need to restart your computer.

The PreK-12 Collection is a collection of young adult and children's literature, mostly collected for use by the Education department, but available to be checked out by all Loras College library users.

The PreK-12 Collection is located on the 1st floor of the Miller Academic Resource Center, on the south, or the Loras Boulevard side of the building.

Most of Loras Library's EBSCO eBooks can be downloaded to your computer. Note that many will only allow you to download a chapter or section at a time. Here's how:

1. Click the Download (Offline) link for the eBook you would like to download.

2. Select a Checkout period from the drop-down menu and click the Checkout & Download button.

3. The eBook is added to the Checkout area of the folder, accessible from the upper-right corner of the EBSCOhost interface. If you are not logged into your My EBSCOhost folder, you are prompted to do so.

4. Select Open with or Save File from the resulting dialog box.

If you select Open with, your eBook is opened with Adobe® Digital Editions. See this guide for information about downloading Adobe Digital Editions. If you select Save file, the eBook is saved to your computer and can be opened with Adobe® Digital Editions at a later time.

5. When a downloaded eBook is opened, it is displayed in Adobe® Digital Editions.

Log into eLearn by navigating to http://elearn.loras.edu. Once there, you can log in using the same username and password that you use for other campus activities.

 

Keep in mind that it is not necessary to go through the steps to checkout and download an eBook in order to cite, print, make notes, or use it in any way. You can do all this by "viewing" the eBook online--any notes taken will be saved in your "My EBSCOhost" account.

But, if you think you'll want access to the eBook while offline, then take steps to checkout and download the eBook to your computer!

In order to checkout and download an eBook, you will need a "My EBSCOhost" account. For more information, go to the "My EBSCOhost" tab in our eBooks guide. More information about eBooks and how to download them is also available in our How to Use EBooks guide.

The Center for Dubuque History is located in the Miller Academic Resource Center/Library, on the lowest level. Check out the web page for more information.

Simple! Start on this page to find information about reserving meeting rooms in the library.

The library has the newspaper on microfilm, located on the library's 1st floor. Microfilm reading and printing machines are also available near the microfilm cabinets.

By the way, the Telegraph-Herald, and its antecedent newspapers, go back to the mid-nineteenth century on microfilm.

We also have access to the Telegraph Herald via a newspaper database, but coverage only extends back to the mid-1990s.

The Telegraph Herald Digital Archive is a work-in-progress from the TH and Carnegie-Stout Public Library.

If your searching is returning too many or too few items for your research, you may need to narrow or broaden your topic. Try this resource to help you think about broadening and narrowing.

Broadening and narrowing research guide from the University of Michigan library.

Go to the Loras College Online Bookstore if you need to buy textbooks for your class.

The Center for Learning & Teaching is located in the library, on the 1st floor (one floor down from entrance level). Follow the signage or email Bob Adams for more information.

The Writing Center is located on the 2nd floor of the Library in the Learning Commons. For more information, or to make an appointment, visit the Writing Center’s homepage.

View Microsoft's instructions on formatting a "hanging indent" in a Microsoft Word document.

The Loras Library is in the Miller Academic Resource Center (MARC), which borders Loras Blvd. The MARC is building #1 on the campus map. 

The Loras College Campus address is 1450 Alta Vista St, Dubuque, IA 52001

If you are a student/faculty member, you can log onto WLoras WI-Fi using your Loras username and password.

The library has free WIFI for visitors, but when the students are using the WIFI network, it can be a bit slow to respond. When you are visiting, ask at the Library Services Desk for the WIFI password.

This guide to Library Policies will walk you through library borrowing rules and responsibilities.

Food and drink are both allowed in the Library

However, everyone is asked to be careful and to clean up after themselves because crumbs and spills can not only damage library materials directly, but indirectly, by attracting insects.