Library Services
Marywood University Library, located in the Learning Commons, is a gathering place, where students from all disciplines converge, collaborate, and expand their horizons. The award-winning facility includes superior collaborative learning environments, group study spaces, along with a library collection that includes more than 200,000 books and bound periodicals, over 28,000 distinct electronic and print journal titles, more than 210,000 ebooks, and 50,000 additional non-print items.
The library website contains links to many subject-specific and multidisciplinary databases including EBSCO Discovery, Academic Search Premier, ARTstor, ERIC, JSTOR Complete, CINAHL ProQuest eBooks, PsycINFO, streaming video, and many more.
The library is fully integrated into the campus data network and remote access is available for most databases via single-sign on. Other resources accessible from the main library webpage include: the online catalog; research guides for specific disciplines, programs, and topics, as well as a variety of research assistance tools such as a searchable FAQ, in person and online reference assistance by appointment and instant live help via LibChat.
Marywood University is a member of PALCI, the Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium Inc., with over 75 member institutions in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and West Virginia. Through PALCI’s EZBorrow service, the holdings of many Pennsylvania libraries, including large research libraries are easily accessible for borrowing by Marywood students and faculty via self-service interlibrary loan request forms at no additional cost.
The library offers introductory and special topics workshops on conducting research and using the various resources and tools. Drop-in reference assistance is available during regular library hours in Archives Room 203. In-depth individual and group research consultations are available upon request.
The library is also equipped with wireless internet access.
You can reach us via:
libraryhelp@maryu.marywood.edu
https://www.marywood.edu/academics/library