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Library Research Instruction

Authoritative reference sources, scholarly journals, plagiarism, and proper source citation: these are just a few of the topics we can cover in a library instruction session tailored for your course, assignment or project, and students' level of research expertise. Contact Gail Egbers at 535-8869, or submit this handy form and we'll get back to you.

If you don't need a full instruction session, but have a library-intensive assignment on your syllabus, let us know so we can best assist your students. Also, see our Guidelines for Successful Library Assignments and Guidelines for Successful Internet Assignments.

Course Reserves

To put library materials on reserve, contact Janet Allan at 535-7175, or use this handy form. Check out our policies and guidelines, particularly our eReserves guidelines.

Other Library Services

We add materials to the library collection in consultation with faculty. Each department or program has a Faculty Library Liaison with whom the subject librarian collaborates to develop the library collection. If you have a request for an item to be added to the collection, check our catalog to make sure we don't already have it, then inform your liaison. You can also submit a purchase suggestion directly to the library.

If you are a Faculty Library Liaison, log in here to check your library budget allocation and the status of your purchase requests.

Additional library services and information:


Faculty Borrowing Periods

Borrowing period Number of renewals Maximums Fines
Books school year with recall every April 30
unlimited None None
Bound journals 3 days None None None
DVDs/CDs 3 days None None None
Juvenile/curriculum 28 days
1 week
None None

Is the item you want checked out?
Put it on hold.

Your library card is your PLU I.D. card plus a barcode (library staff put a barcode on your I.D card the first time you check out a book).

Additional information :
Library materials are subject to annual recall. You will receive a notice when items are due.


Emeriti Faculty


Borrowing period Number of renewals Maximums Fines
Books 28 days
1 week
None $0.25/item/day
Bound journals 3 days None None $0.25/item/day
DVDs/CDs 3 days None 5 DVDs/person/day
$0.25/item/day
Juvenile/curriculum 28 days
1 week
None $0.25/item/day

Is the item you want checked out?
Put it on hold.