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General Library Orientation

This is a short guide to using the library's resources.

Welcome

exterior of Foley at twilight in the fall

Hello, and welcome to the Foley Library at Gonzaga! We've put together this guide to give a short orientation to finding and accessing library resources.

We welcome questions! Contact Us

Did you know Librarians have Masters Degrees in Library and Information Science? Our Librarians are your information experts! Our faculty librarians serve as liaisons to each academic area on campus, and many of our staff librarians have expertise in everything from research, to cataloging, to archival preservation. 

Librarians are available to work with students and faculty on all aspects of library research as well as providing assistance with library resources and services.  Students who need help with a specific research topic can contact the librarian listed for their academic discipline. We also offer training related to the Gonzaga Institutional Repository, Digital Scholarship, Copyright, and citation management with Zotero (a free citation management software).

Library Place

Come to visit, stay to study!
Foley Library is open until 2am on most weeknights during the semester. Always check the Hours Page for the most current information.

Locate resources or partner departments using our Building Maps, and find the noise zone that is right for your study needs on our Study Zones guide.

External image of Foley at twilight in the fall

Introduction to Using Library Resources

This video was created for students in the online graduate nursing programs, but provides information that will be helpful for any type of Health Sciences student.

Summed up notes from video

Front page tour

  • Schedule a Research Appointment: for getting library research help.
  • Chat services: for quick questions, such as how to access a particular journal or how to cite in APA. Staffed both locally (if library is open), or by other libraries.
  • Research subject guides: has a collection of guides that contain resources on a given subject.
  • Databases: used to find journal articles.

Using a Database

  • Go through library website to access link
  • Use full text link: "Get it at Gonzaga" or "Check Gongaza Libraries for full text options"
  • Using ILL
  • Avoid checking the box for full text. Use ILL instead
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