Extended Hours for Finals

Andruss Library will be open the following extended hours in preparation for and during finals:

Saturday, 12/5: 9am-7pm
Sunday, 12/6: 10am-12midnight
Friday, 12/11: 7:30am-9pm
Saturday, 12/12: 9am-9pm
Sunday, 12/13: 10am-12midnight
Friday, 12/18: 7:30am-6pm

Also, an after-hours study room will be open from 12midnight-2am during finals week, from Sunday 12/13 through Thursday 12/17.

A complete listing of our hours can be found here: http://library.bloomu.edu/pages/hours.html.

Electronic books

The University Libraries provide access to thousands of electronic books. They cover all subject areas and the collection continues to grow. E-Books can be accessed through PILOT, the online catalog of the University Library. To limit your search to just e-books, click on the Search Limits box in the lower right section of the search screen and select Internet Net Library in the Location box drop-down menu.

If you would like assistance, you can Facebook us, or please stop by the Reference Desk. You can contact our reference librarians at Andruss Library via phone at 570-389-4204 or online through our Ask A BU Librarian email service.

Keep a Lookout for LibQual+

In November and December, the Andruss Library will be participating in the LibQual survey. This web-based survey was first developed by the Association of Research Libraries in conjunction with Texas A&M University Libraries as a means of measuring the service quality of libraries. We first participated in LibQual in 2006; this follow-up survey will show us how things have changed over the last three years.

This survey will:
* Tell us how the BU community rates its library services
* Allow us to compare our results against other university libraries
* Show us where we can improve our library services

We will be surveying all members of the BU community, so keep a lookout for an email inviting you to complete the survey. If you have questions, contact Katie Yelinek, Coordinator of Government Documents.

PA Geological Survey Online

Publications from the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Pennsylvania Geological Surveys have been made available full text online from Penn State University. While Andruss Library has a nice set of PA Geological Surveys in paper, our collection is incomplete. This new collection from Penn State University will allow us to provide access to those volumes we don't own.

You can access the collection directly from the Penn State University Libraries here: https://secureapps.libraries.psu.edu/content/pageo.cfm.

Or you can access the collection from the Andruss Library Government Documents page.

Keep a Lookout for LibQual

In November and December, the Andruss Library will be participating in the LibQual survey. This web-based survey was first developed by the Association of Research Libraries in conjunction with Texas A&M University Libraries as a means of measuring the service quality of libraries. We first participated in LibQual in 2006; this follow-up survey will show us how things have changed over the last three years.

This survey will:
* Tell us how the BU community rates its library services
* Allow us to compare our results against other university libraries
* Show us where we can improve our library services

We will be surveying all members of the BU community, so keep a lookout for an email inviting you to complete the survey. If you have questions, contact Katie Yelinek, Coordinator of Government Documents.