Ask a Librarian

Follow these helpful instructions to use MobilePrint on your personal devices.  If you get stuck, ask a librarian for help or visit the IT Help Desk!

Works with: personal computers, laptops, iPads, smartphones, Chromebooks

Library printers are located on the first floor.  Users may print from the library computers or their own personal devices.  All printers are black and white only, and free of charge.  

The library is open to all members of the Assumption community, as well as outside visitors.

Study rooms can be reserved by using the Book a Study Room button on the left side of the Library homepage.  Six study rooms are available on the first floor, and three additional study rooms are available on the third floor.  Reservations are limited to 2 hours per day and may be made up to 2 weeks in advance.

Assumption University students can connect to the ACStudent wireless network by entering their Assumption username and password. 

Visitors to the library that are not affiliated with Assumption University can connect to the ACGuest network by following the registration instructions to receive a temporary password.  The ACGuest network is not secure and will not provide access to library databases.

The library has a small collection of textbooks and other required course readings available on reserve for students.  To find a complete list of these items, use the Course Reserves button from the library homepage.  Materials are organized according to course number.  Keep in mind that this collection is small, and many classes are not yet included. Books that have been placed on reserve can only be used within the Library building.  To use a reserved book, just ask for it at the Front Desk.  Keep in mind that a free scanner is available on the first floor if you would like to make copies of specific sections.

Students can upload their paper to Turnitin through Brightspace in the Turnitin Paper Checking Course. 

Papers will be compared against billions of documents and students receive a comparison document called an Originality Report or a Similarity Report.  This is a great tool to use before submitting a paper to your professor.  Learn more about using Turnitin in our Writing and Citing Research Guide.

Select the "Journal Titles" tab above the main search bar on the Library homepage. Enter the title of the specific magazine, newspaper, or journal that you need. 

After you click "Search", locate the correct journal title from your list of results.  Click on the blue "Access Online" button to find out which issues (or which publication dates) we own in our collections.  Follow the "View online"  link next to the collection that includes the journal issue you need.

Occasionally, the journal title that you search for is available only in print.  In those cases, there will be no "Access Online" button available.  Instead, you will see how many issues (and what publication dates) we own in print.  For example, "v.22-v.43; 1996-2017" indicates that the library has volume 22 through volume 43 (dates 1996 through 2017) on the shelf.  You can learn how to locate our print journals here or ask a librarian for help!

To schedule a research appointment, follow the Meet with a Librarian link found on the left side of the Library's homepage.

Appointments are typically 30 minutes long and can be held in-person at the Library or online over Zoom.  Bring a copy of your course assignment and any research questions you may have!  Questions we commonly hear at appointments include: How do I know a source is peer reviewed?  How do I use this database?  How should I cite this source?  Where else should I look for more sources?  Research appointments provide great one-on-one library help and are available to undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty.

If you have found the article through a database and used the "Article Linker" button to determine that you will need to request it from another library, click on the "Request Item through Interlibrary Loan" link on the "Article Linker" results page.

When prompted, log into your ILL account. The request form should have been filled out automatically by the system. If some spaces have been left empty - that's okay! Scroll down and click on "Submit Request."

You will receive an email when your article arrives, usually within 1-3 business days. You will be able to download and save the file from your ILLiad account page.

Use the main search bar from the Library homepage and select the "Libraries Worldwide" filter option located on the left side of your search results page. Click on the title of the item you want and then click on the blue "Request Item through Interlibrary Loan" button.  When prompted, log into your ILL account. The request form should have been filled out automatically by the system - if some spaces are blank, that's okay! Scroll down and click on "Submit Request."  You will receive an email when your book arrives, usually within 5-7 business days. You can have the book shipped to your address, or pick it up from our Library Front Desk.  If you need the book shipped to your address, please include that information in the "Notes" section of your request form.

If you are off campus and having difficulty playing a video in Brightspace, open a new tab in your browser and follow this link.  You should be prompted to login with your Assumption email address and password.  After you have successfully logged in, you may close that tab and refresh your Brightspace page.  Your video should play correctly now.

If this does not solve the problem, or you are having difficulty on campus, please contact the library for help.

There are a couple different ways to find peer reviewed articles. You can use the main search bar on the Library's homepage. Use the filters on the left side of the search result screen to limit your results to Peer Reviewed under Content, and Article/Chapter under Format.

Additionally, you could use the Article Databases button on the Library's homepage and start your search in one of our specific databases. Most of the databases include filters to limit your results. Look carefully for a check box option for Peer Reviewed. Can't seem to find it? Ask a librarian for help!

If you are searching for a book through the main search bar on the Library's homepage, you will see a call number included for each print book in your search results.

Here is an example of a call number: PR6062 .I89 H69 2012

On the spine of the book, it will look like this:

PR
6062
.N89
H69
2012

All of the books are arranged on the shelves alphabetically.  So this book is shelved after the A's, B's, etc. and after the PA's, PB's, etc, until you get to PR.

Then start the PR 1's, 2's, etc. until you get to number 6062.  If there are a lot of PR 6062's, then we look at the third line down (.N89) and start again.  It's easy to get confused, so please visit the Front Desk for help.

 

 

 

Print items placed on reserve are shelved behind the Front Desk of the Library.  They can only be used within the Library building.  A complete list of our print reserve items can be found by following the Course Reserves button on the Library homepage.

All electronic reserves, such as articles and book chapters, are posted to the Brightspace course page.  To access the readings, click on e-Reserves under Content when logged in to your course page in Brightspace.

Use our free scanner to send files directly to HoundPrint.

We have an easy to use, touch-screen scanner located on the first floor of the Library.  You can send files directly to HoundPrint, or email them to any email address.  You can also save your scans as audio files or PDFs to your USB device.

As you search in our databases, you may find that an "Article Linker" button brings you to a page that states your article is "Available from Assumption University Print Journals."  If you click this link, you will see a description of how many issues (and what publication dates) we own in a box to the right under the heading "Access Options."  For example, "v.22-v.43; 1996-2017" indicates that the library has volume 22 through volume 43 (dates 1996 through 2017) on the shelf.

Most of these print issues will be shelved on "Journals - 2nd floor".  The collections of journal issues will be arranged alphabetically by title, so that journals beginning with the letter A appear on the shelves closest to the stairs on the second floor of the library building.  Multiple issues of the same journal publication are bound together and resemble a large hardcover book.  They will be organized by volume number and issue number, which you will have from the citation found in the database.

 

We recommend these online guides to help you with your MLA style citations:

• MLA Formatting and Style Guide from Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL).
• The MLA Style Center is run by the MLA and has editors who will answer questions, FAQ, and blogs that go deeply into knotty documentation issues. Find MLA sample papers, formatting tips, and a Works Cited guide.

We also have print copies of the MLA Handbook available for use at the Research Help Desk and the Reference shelf on the first floor of the Library.  Additionally, many of the databases provide citations, though you should proofread them for accuracy.

Absolutely! 

All current students, faculty, and staff of Assumption University can use all of our library resources both on and off campus.  When selecting a database from the Library website, you'll be prompted to enter your Assumption email address and password. This will allow access.

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If you go directly to a subscribed resource using Google or a direct link instead of through the d'Alzon library, you can often simply edit the URL so that it recognizes that you are a d'Alzon Library student/faculty, which will allow access.

Add http://lib.assumption.edu/login?url= to the beginning of the existing URL (be sure to keep the initial “http://” or “https://”).

Example:

If the URL of an article is:  http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v439/n7073/full/nature04177.html

Edit the URL to look like this: http://lib.assumption.edu/login?url=http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v439/n7073/full/nature04177.html

Note: This will only work if the d’Alzon Library has a subscription to the resource.

 

The French Institute has relocated from its longtime home on the 3rd floor of the d'Alzon Library to the 3rd floor in La Maison Française.

To contact the French Institute, please email lchoquet@assumption.edu.