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:

Computers are available in the Cooke Wing and in the Lower Level. Printing is free for all DelVal students, faculty, and staff. Print jobs can be picked up in the Lobby. 

The scanner is available to email or save documents via USB  in the Lobby.

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

• Cooke Wing, available during normal library hours. Some soft, lounge furniture in the front, movable chairs and tables for collaboration, and PCs in the back. Chalkboard available. Moderate-volume conversations and heavy foot traffic.

Silent Study

• Shapiro Wing, available during normal library hours except 9:00am – 1:15pm Mondays-Thursdays (Fall 2023 classes in Shapiro). 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.