Services: On Campus Services

Research Guides

Librarians recommend trusted, relevant research in your subject area. Each research guide is tailored to a specific class or subject, getting you exactly what you need. 

Research Consultations

Librarians are available to help you with research. We can help you find sources, narrow your topic, and format citations.

Zoom with a Librarian

• Email your question and a librarian will get back to you within 3 days
• Call or text us at (215) 489-2953

Tutorials

Want to gain some new skills or practice those you have? We can help you:

Any of the Print Center, Lower Level, Cooke Wing, and Circulation Desk PCs can print to Printer 1 or Printer 2 in the Print Center.

The printers appear as LIBRARY_COPIER and LIBRARY_COPIER_2. They can print on 8.5x11" or 11x17", both of which are available in the print center and stocked in the machine. We can print to other paper types and sizes if the machine is programmed correctly. Ask a Library Assistant or Librarian to help with special paper requests. 

Printer 2 is also set up for IP Printing (i.e., printing from personal laptops). This can be done if on the 1896 WiFi and using the correct IP Printer Directions for your device. We support Windows 10 and Windows 11; we cannot support MacOS at this time. Printed directions for this are available at the Circulation Desk and at https://library.delval.edu/help/printing. 

There are FOUR scanners in the print center. 

• ScannX 1 - the smaller of the two, this one is best for single pages and odd sizes. You can close the lid on the scanner to catch the finer details of a page of handwritten notes, or an old newspaper.
• ScannX 2 - this is the larger, overhead scanning one. This is best for multiple pages of a book, as it has several features to make the book easier to scan and come out in different formats. 
• Printer 1 and 2 (Xerox) - these are best for multiple-page documents, like a stack of pages. It should only be used for a standard size, 8.5x11" page, and it would be unwise to try anything but standard plain paper (i.e. not something delicate or easily torn in the feeder). Documents can be fed into the top and emailed or copied directly as needed using the control panel. 

The library has the following equipment available for use by all students. They can be borrowed from the Circulation Desk.

Chalk, Dry-Erase Markers, Hole Punchers, Paper Cutter, and Staplers are available at the Circulation Desk.

Windows PC Desktop Computers are available in the Cooke Wing and in the Lower Level.

A large book scanner is available for scanning materials to email or save documents via USB thumb drive in the Lobby.

Printing is free for all DelVal students, faculty, and staff. Print jobs can be initiated from the Library PCs or emailed to the Circulation Desk and picked up at the printer in the Lobby. 

Social Space

• Lobby and Memorial Room, available during normal library hours. Soft chairs and couches, low-volume conversations, equipment noise, and heavy foot traffic.

Group Study

• Shapiro Wing, available during normal library hours. Some soft, lounge furniture, movable chairs and tables for collaboration. Whiteboards available. Moderate-volume conversations and heavy foot traffic.

Silent Study

• Cooke Wing, available during normal library hours. Silent study carrels along the walls for distraction-free work, large square tables with chairs for spreading out. Very low noise, conversations discouraged. Low foot traffic.
• Lower Level, available during normal library hours. Four PCs along the wall and large, movable square tables with chairs for spreading out. Very low noise, conversations discouraged. Low foot traffic.

How many books and how long? 
Unlimited books for 3 weeks

How many DVDs and how long?
3 DVDs for 3 days

Most items can be renewed if you need to keep them longer than the original due date. To renew, log into your library account. Enter your student ID as the user name and the last 4 digits of your ID as the password. 

You can also ask in person at the library front desk, by email, or by calling/texting (215) 948-4171.