There are many online, multimedia and print resources available through the library for doing research on a topic. The library Catalog, Journals at PLU, and databases are accessible from the Web. For assistance in obtaining the best information on a topic or designing effective research strategies, contact the reference desk on the main level of the library.
Electronic versions of research guides that help you research a broad topic, includes some of the top reference resources, subject headings, journals and databases for conducting research on a particular topic.
Link on library's home page that helps you find the right electronic database for your research topic.
Link on library's home page that helps you find the right web sites for your research topic--these are hand picked by librarians.
Find books, videos, DVDs, CDs, sound recordings, musical scores, etc. in the using the library catalog.
Electronic versions of the bibliographic instruction course handouts that librarians provide during library training workshops, arranged by course number.
Reference librarians are available to help you with research on any topic and to help you with database searching. In addition, they give workshops on how to do research--these workshops are often requested by professors at the start of the semester.
Online research help is available in real time using the Web and chat.
Find books, videos, DVDs, CDs, sound recordings, musical scores, etc. by using
the Library's Catalog
Library databases which contain article citations and full-text articles are available
via the Web.
To find the right electronic database that will have journal articles on your research topic:
You can't use Journals @ PLU to try to find articles on a topic -- use one of the databases under the "Find Articles" link.
Use Journals @ PLU to find journal titles, in print or online, that
the library subscribes to and where they are located.
You can't use Journals @ PLU to try to find articles on a topic -- use one of the databases under the "Find Articles" link.
Do use Journals @ PLU if you have an exact citation of an article and you're looking where to find a copy of that article.
Click on the "Search Web" link from the library's home page to find the right web sites for your
research topic ~ these are hand picked by librarians.
The following link explains how to evaluate web pages and web sites for accuracy, point
of view, authenticity, author, etc.
Archives
253-535-7586
archives@plu.edu
This department’s collections are available for student research and
includes four collections: University Archives, Scandinavian Immigrant Experience
Collection, Nisqually Plains Collection, Evangelical Lutheran Church Archives.
Archives
The collection provides information on the history of the Lutheran
church in the Pacific Northwest from the 1880's to the present; on
pastors and other who have been and
are connected to the Lutheran Church, on congregational histories, on
educational and charitable institutions and organizations.
ELCA Region I Archives
The Nisqually Plains Collection records the local history of the Northwest
and Parkland history, and the Tacoma Longshoreman's Union.
Nisqually Plains Collection
The Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection brings together books, manuscripts,
oral histories, and photographs relating to Scandinavian immigrants, particularly
in the Pacific Northwest.
Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection
The Archives serves as the final repository for the historical records of
Pacific Lutheran University. Its primary purpose is to collect, describe,
preserve, and give access to the permanent records created by the university's
departments and offices. The collection provides information on the University's
teaching, research and special programs; faculty, administrators, and alumni;
campus buildings and development; and student life.
University Archives
Library Reference Desk
253-535-7507
ref@plu.edu
Get books/articles that the PLU library does not have.
If you need a book, article, or other research resources that is not at PLU, the library will try to obtain it for you from another library through interlibrary loan.
Through the library's Librarian Live service, you can get help with research while you’re online (hours of service).
After connecting to Librarian
Live, type in your research questions and a librarian will chat with you.
If the answer can be found on a specific web page or web site, the librarian can send you the site, or they can guide you through one of the many databases that PLU has access to over the web. Web pages and other electronic resources will open in a separate browser on your computer's desktop.
You don't need any special software, just access to the web from any web browser.
To connect
to the service, click on the yellow box located on the PLU Library
home page, |
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Library Circulation Services
253-535-7500
harrisdf@plu.edu
You'll need your Lute Card to check out resources from the library. You'll also need a barcode attached to your LuteCard--together this becomes your Library Card. Obtain your barcode at the Library Circulation Desk.
To access your library record of items that are checked out to you,
click on "My Library Record" tab in the PLU Online Catalog or click on
the link below.
My Library Record
For information on how long you can borrow library materials, click here.
You can check out CDs, DVDs, and videos like you can check out
books--by using your library card (which is your LuteCard with a
barcode attached, see above). Find books, videos, DVDs, CDs, sound
recordings, musical scores, etc. by using the library catalog.
If you need a book, article, or other research resources that is not at PLU, the library will try to obtain it for you from another library through interlibrary loan.
Getting mateials into or out of the library, making requests and suggestions, getting help.
Your Library Record
Your Library Representative
Request Library Instruction
Put Items on Reserve
Request Multimedia Equipment
Request Media (DVDs, CDs, Videos, etc.) for your class
Request an Interlibrary Loan
Suggest a Purchase
Suggest a New Subscription
Suggest Canceling a Subscription
eCourse Help
Passwords for Off-Campus Access to Certain Databases
Access Librarian Live
| Library Instruction | Contact: Gail Egbers | egbersgl@plu.edu | x8869 |
| Library Instruction Information for Faculty | Information about library instruction options available for your classes. |
| Make a Library Instruction Appointment | Use this electronic form to request instruction activities including: library orientation tours, database workshops, and class-specific instruction. This may be "hands-on" in the library classroom or Haley Center, or in your regular classroom. Call Gail Egbers, 253-535-8869 if you aren't sure what you want. |
Photocopy Machines (located in the Library lobby)
253-535-7500
To make a copy in the Library, you'll need your LuteCard with PLU Point$
on it. Copies cost 5 cents per page. Every January 1 and September 1 full time students
receive Copy Points credits on their LuteCards for 100 FREE prints or photocopies.
Additional LuteBuck$ can be purchased at www.plu.edu/%7Elutecard/lutebuck/.
The 100 FREE prints or photocopies, if not used, will expire December 31 and August 31.
Multimedia Services
253-535-7509
media@plu.edu
Make a color copy or a transparency of an original print, paper, book, magazine, computer file, etc.
UC Computer Lab
253-535-8781
Haley Information Center
253-535-7507
To print from computers in the Library’s Haley Information Center and
the UC Computer Lab you'll need your LuteCard charged up with Point$.
Printing costs 5 cents per page. Every January 1 and September 1 full time students
receive Copy Points credits on their LuteCards for 100 FREE prints or photocopies.
Additional LuteBuck$ can be purchased at www.plu.edu/~lutecard/lutebuck/.
The 100 FREE prints or photocopies, if not used, will expire December 31 and August 31.
Digital Media Center
253-535-8728
dmc@plu.edu
Print a color print or transparency from a computer file.
Need to do research at another university's library? Students
currently enrolled or faculty currently employed at PLU have library privileges at a number
of universities.
List of consortium libraries
Library Privileges and Services for Consortium Faculty and Students
Besides consortia libraries, there are a number of public and
academic libraries near PLU, most of which have online catalogs.
Other Libraries and their catalogs
Below are several resources to help you find grants to support research and scholarship.