Especially for Students

While the entire library web site is available for students to use to find information, we want to highlight a few things that you might not know about.

Incredible as it may seem, the library offers the Library Award for Undergraduate Research with a whopping $1000 prize! Did you write a paper that required use of library resources? Then don't be shy - submit an entry! Click here to get the inside scoop!

Ask Us!
http://www.valpo.edu/library/ref/question.html

• If you would like us to respond to you via email, an online form is available for your use.
• If you would prefer to speak to someone in Reference, call us at 219.464.6890 during regular Reference Desk hours.
• We also provide a quick list of contact points for specific questions.
• There are many Library User and Research Guides available for your referral.

Librarian Subject Specific Help
All of our librarians can help you with any area of research, but we also have areas of specialty. If you would like to consult with a librarian by subject area, please view our subject liaison site for your subject specialist's contact information.

You can visit other Indiana university campuses and check out their books! It's called reciprocal borrowing and it's easy to do. Click here for the inside scoop.

Do you know about the Center for Research Libraries in Chicago? They have an amazing collection of global resources that you can access through Illiad. Click here for the inside scoop.

The Christopher Center has movies - for fun and education - available on 1st floor. They are all listed in Galileo and can be found easily by using a few tips. Click here for the inside scoop.

Music CDs are also on 1st floor, on the back wall near movies. You can browse the collection or use the index on the CD cabinet. The library's collection of LPs are cataloged in Galileo and stored in the ASRS.

Need some equipment for a class project? We've got that too! Click here for the inside scoop.

The library hosts art exhibits, programs, and other activities throughout the year. To find out what's happening, click here.

How can your campus organization exhibit at the library? Contact Becky Byrum, Becky.Byrum (at) valpo.edu, to get on the schedule. The library is proud to adhere to the Library Bill of Rights and makes our gallery wall available to all campus groups regardless of beliefs or affiliations of the individuals or groups.

The library employs over fifty student workers in several areas of service. Hiring usually happens at the beginning of each semester. Click here to get the inside scoop.

Check out the ASRS video on YouTube!

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