Services
Technology and Spaces
- Find a Study Space
Explore study spaces in Hesburgh Library
- Book Study and Media Rooms
Book study rooms, a room in the Center for Digital Scholarship, the Sound Studio, or a Multimedia Recording Space.
- Copy, Print, Scan
Printing, copying, and scanning services are available at Hesburgh Library.
- Reserve a Class or Meeting Space
Select spaces in the Hesburgh Library are available for meetings sponsored by other campus departments and organizations.
- Graduate Student Carrels
Secure study spaces in the Hesburgh Library tower are assigned to doctoral students in the College of Arts and Letters.
- Lactation Room
A lactation room is available for faculty, staff, and students in Hesburgh Library room 500 (5th Floor, turn right from elevator). Contact Notre Dame HR to get card access.
- The Writing Center
The Writing Center offers tutoring in Hesburgh Library.
- Deposit and share research in CurateND
Notre Dame's institutional repository for scholarship, research data, and electronic theses and dissertations.
Find, Borrow, Request
- Getting Started
Learn more about how the Hesburgh Libraries support your success at the University of Notre Dame.
- Borrow, Renew, and Request
Options for borrowing, renewing, and requesting materials through the Hesburgh Libraries.
- Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery
Request articles, books, and more from the Hesburgh Libraries' collections or other libraries.
- Course Reserves
Access content that course instructors make available for their students.
- FiNDit
Find books, journals, music, movies, etc. at the Hesburgh Libraries.
- Microtext and Media
The Microtext and Media collection contains microfilm, microfiche, microcards, DVD, and VHS media types.
- Alumni Library Access
Notre Dame alumni in good standing with the Alumni Association have select borrowing and access privileges at the Hesburgh Libraries.
- Library of Things
The Library of Things supports research and everyday needs while promoting play, relaxation, social connection, and community building as essential parts of student life.
Teaching and Consulting
- Ask Us Desk
Here you can get answers to your questions from our support staff.
- Library Research Consultations
Make an appointment to meet with a librarian for library research assistance.
- Library Research Instruction
Request a library research instruction session for your class.
- Thesis and Dissertation Camps
Offered during fall and spring break weeks and select Saturdays, these programs are designed to improve research and writing productivity.
- Web & Digital User Experience Services
The Web & Digital User Experience team aims to provide an exceptional user experience at the heart of our library User Experience (UX) mission at The Hesburgh Libraries.
- Workshops and Professional Development
Sessions offered by the Libraries help you improve or gain skills to better your research and academic output.
- Workshops
Sessions offered by the Libraries help you improve or gain skills to better your research and academic output.
- Course Reserves
Access content that course instructors make available for their students.
Request Forms
- Missing Book Search Requests
Fill out this form when the catalog status of a book is "available" and the book is unable to be located on the shelves.
- Recommend a Purchase
Make a recommendation for an item to be added to the Hesburgh Libraries' collections.
Problem Report Forms
- General Problems
Report any issues or feedback of a general nature relating to library services.
- Catalog Record Problems
Report issues related to problems you've seen in catalog records.
- Interlibrary Loan Problems
Report a problem with Interlibrary Loan services or ask about requesting resources from another library.
- Online Resource Problems
Report problems with online resources.
- Reserves Problems
Report problems with course reserves.
Speciality Expertise and Consultation Areas
- Copyright and Fair Use
The Hesburgh Libraries offer information and help in relation to copyright law and how it might impact your scholarship and teaching.
- Research Data Services
Learn more about resources and tools for optimizing data management and regulatory compliance, and how to request help from the Research Data Services Team.
- Data Use and Analysis
Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship staff can help with formulating an analysis, identifying appropriate data sets, and preparing and working with data.
- Digital Humanities
Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship staff can provide support for working with digital texts, marking editions, and assessing/creating digital scholarship and projects.
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship staff can help with generating a map or analyzing spatial data.
- LaTeX
A powerful typesetting system for producing articles, books, and slides, especially ones with many equations, symbols, and references.
- Text Mining and Analysis
Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship staff can provide support for using and understanding the content of large corpora.
- 3D Modeling and Printing
Navari Family Center for Digital scholarship staff can provide support for designing 3D models and creating 3D prints.
- Digitization and Metadata Services
Consult with staff on digitization, description, and preservation of digital collections to enable long-term discovery and sustainability of materials.
- Media Corps
Notre Dame students, faculty, and staff who are creating multimedia work can get face-to-face support from the Media Corps coaches — a team of undergrads who can help you learn how to capture, edit, and produce digital media.
- Preserving Private Collections
Find resources to learn more about preserving private collections.
Technology and Technology Lending
- Technology and Miscellaneous Equipment Lending
Notre Dame students, faculty, and staff can borrow a variety of technological and other equipment from the Hesburgh Libraries.
- Transcription Station
Use the Transcription Station to enhance your efficiency when typing transcripts of multimedia files.
- Computer Workstation Availability
Check the availability of computer workstations in student labs around campus, including in Hesburgh Library.
- Specialty Software
The Center for Digital Scholarship provides access to specialty software titles, such as ABBYY FineReader, Atlas.ti, Oxygen XML, StatTransfer, and Tabula.
- Multimedia Spaces
Learn more about audio and video recording, screencasting, transcribing, captioning, and multimedia editing in the Libraries.
Research and Scholarship Tools
- Citation Management
Learn more about options for citing sources and managing citations.
- DMPTool
Resources to help write a data management plan for your research.
- CurateND
Notre Dame's institutional repository for scholarship, research data, and electronic theses and dissertations.
- Digital Exhibits
Digital exhibits that include online browsable galleries and showcases enhanced with curated descriptive information.
- Open Science Framework (OSF)
Free and open source research project management tool - including collaboration, workflow, and repository features - for researchers across the entire research lifecycle.
- ORCID
One registry to link your identity to your articles, data, grants, etc. Your ORCID record changes organizations when you do.
- RefWorks
Citation management software designed to help you save, organize, and format bibliographic citations.
- Remix Digital Resource Portal
Remix assembles a broad variety of tools in one place to help you find, mix, and create new digital media and visual material.
Miscellaneous Services
- Lokmobiles
Lokmobiles are available to graduate students (priority) and seniors working on their theses.
- Lost and Found
- Services for Library Users with Disabilities
The Hesburgh Libraries are committed to providing accommodations for patrons with permanent or temporary disabilities. Please contact us for assistance.
- USGS Map Printing-on-Demand
The US Geological Survey map printing service is provided as guaranteed by public law (Title 44 United States Code).
- Visitor Information
Find information on hours, directions, and access to library resources and services for visitors to Hesburgh Library.