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Use Primo Central to search for many of the journal articles included in Waterloo Library collections and beyond, plus everything in Primo.

Current News

New Issue of news @ your library

Check out the January issue of news @ your library for new resources and activities happening in the Library.

Library Workshops
Workshops this week: Find Books and More!; Introduction to RefWorks; Better Searching - Better Marks
Workshops next week: Introduction to RefWorks; Better Searching - Better Marks

Rendering of one of the future 10th-floor group study roomsMajor Donations Will Transform Student Spaces in the Dana Porter Library

The Library has received two major donations that will be used to make tremendous improvements to student study spaces on the sixth and tenth floors in the Dana Porter Library.

The Map Library Is Moving

Plans are underway to relocate and integrate the Map Library’s services and collections into the Dana Porter Library in the spring of 2012.

AccessEngineeringScreenshot from the banner of AccessEngineering

Need to check an engineering source but it’s after hours? Or you’re at home? Or just don’t have time to get to the Library? The Library’s new subscription to AccessEngineering may help!

IT Help in the Davis Centre Library

Looking for IT help? Information Systems and Technology (IST) now has a Help Desk located at the Information Desk in the Davis Centre Library open Monday-Friday from 4:30-8:30 pm and Saturday- Sunday from 12:30-8:30 pm.