Getting Started
The Hesburgh Libraries is the name of the system of libraries on Notre Dame’s campus (except the Law School’s Kresge Law Library.) Hesburgh Library is our flagship library building — it features the famous Word of Life mosaic on the front and overlooks the reflecting pool and football stadium to the south.
The Hesburgh Library offers expertise, services, and resources for all members of the Notre Dame community and is home to several specialty centers and libraries, including the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship, the Medieval Institute Library, Rare Books & Special Collections and the University Archives. In addition to the Hesburgh Library, there are three branch library locations: the Architecture Library, the Mahaffey Business Library, and the Music Library.
Read below to learn more about how the Hesburgh Libraries support your success at the University of Notre Dame.
Discover the Libraries’ Locations and People
- Bookmark the Hesburgh Libraries website, then set up and manage your Favorites.
library.nd.edu - Go to library.nd.edu → Libraries to review all libraries and specialty centers that are part of the Hesburgh Libraries system.
library.nd.edu - Find subject librarians for research support in your area of study.
directory.library.nd.edu/directory/subjects - Locate your subject-related resources under Research → Subjects A-Z.
library.nd.edu/subjects - Visit the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship, home to the new Immersive Technologies Lab, for digital expertise, specialty technology, 3D and large-format printing services, and more. Hesburgh Library, 2nd Floor, Northwest | cds.library.nd.edu
- Visit the AI Collaborative in room 260 for assistance with all of your AI questions.
cds.library.nd.edu/technology - Discover specialized collections expertise to support your research in Rare Books & Special Collections.
rarebooks.library.nd.edu - Explore the rich historical collections housed in the University Archives.
archives.nd.edu - Browse Hesburgh Library study space options.
library.nd.edu/study-spaces - Get a St. Joseph County Public Library (SJCPL) card at the Hesburgh Library Circulation Desk. You can request SJCPL items to be delivered to the Circulation Desk and return borrowed items at the Circulation Desk.
Hesburgh Library, 1st Floor | library.nd.edu/partner-libraries - Identify the many ways to get help from the Hesburgh Libraries.
library.nd.edu/contact-us
Use Services and Resources
- Create your Interlibrary Loan account and explore how the service works.
library.nd.edu/ill - Discover Document Delivery, the library materials request service. Learn how materials can be delivered to your branch library location (students, staff, or faculty) or your department (faculty only).
library.nd.edu/document-delivery - Find your course reserve items and related resources.
library.nd.edu/courses - Learn what it means to request and recall an item or to have an item recalled from you.
library.nd.edu/borrow-renew-request - To view your accouent activity, including all borrowed or requested items and your Favorites, go to library.nd.edu → Login → My Account.
library.nd.edu - Set up your off-campus access (VPN, Google Full Text, OpenAthens)
library.nd.edu/off-campus-access - Find books, music, movies, and more in FiNDit, the library catalog.
findit.library.nd.edu/ - Identify equipment you can borrow for study or research purposes.
library.nd.edu/technology-lending - Reserve group study and technology rooms to support your teaching, learning, or research.
libcal.library.nd.edu - Upload your work to CurateND, Notre Dame’s institutional repository for scholarship, research data, and electronic theses and dissertations.
curate.nd.edu - Register for Aeon to access collection materials, schedule appointments, and request reproductions from Rare Books & Special Collections and the University Archives.
libguides.library.nd.edu/aeon/register - Borrow a tool, sewing kit, board game, or other useful item from our Library of Things Collection.
libcal.library.nd.edu/reserve/library-of-things - Find your next great read in the Popular Reading Collection, located on the north side of the first floor.
libguides.library.nd.edu/leisure-reading
Explore Teaching, Research and Writing Services
- Manage your research documents and citations with RefWorks or other tools.
libguides.library.nd.edu/citing-managing - Learn about the Writing Center services available at Hesburgh Library.
Hesburgh Library, 1st Floor Collaboration Hub | library.nd.edu/writing-center - Enhance your library research skills and streamline your process with the Information Literacy Guide.
libguides.library.nd.edu/information-literacy - Arrange a library instruction session for a class or group.
library.nd.edu/instruction-request - Visit the Ask Us Desk to begin or extend your research.
Hesburgh Library, 1st Floor | library.nd.edu/ask-us-desk - Create your ORCiD author record. Use the Institutional Login option with your NetID and password to affiliate your ORCiD with the University of Notre Dame.
orcid.org/register - Learn about accessibility services and accommodations.
library.nd.edu/accessibility - Learn about workshops, lectures, and events.
library.nd.edu/events - Explore Hesburgh Library’s Non-English Leisure Reading Collection on the 1st Floor and find language learning support at the Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures.
cslc.nd.edu - Browse Marble — an online platform that makes distinctive cultural heritage collections from across the University.
marble.nd.edu
