Library Mission Statement

Collection

Loan Periods

Reciprocal Borrowing

Department
Directory



Marywood University Library Mission Statement

Realizing its fundamental role in the teaching, learning, and research process, the Marywood University library staff foster a welcoming and supportive online and physical presence within the community. The integration of information resources, instructional services and technology in tandem with the expertise of library faculty and staff provide an environment that encourages scholarship by promoting intellectual curiosity and critical thinking. The library is committed to the University's effort to help individuals reach their potential, engage in lifelong learning, and emerge as responsible leaders.
(rev. April, 2005)

Collection

Marywood Library holds 216,191 volumes, 338,191 items on microforms, 43,342 media items, 969 active periodical subscriptions in print and microfilm format plus over 9,000 full-text electronic journal titles. The Learning Resources Center houses the Library, Computer Training & User Support, Instructional Technology Services, and the Radio & Television Studios.

Marywood Library is classified by the Dewey Decimal scheme. Library books, media materials are shelved as follows:
1st floor: 900s, fiction, periodicals, microforms and art prints
2nd floor: Reference, 300s, music media and best sellers
3rd floor: Oversized, 001-299 and 400-899, juvenile collection
All floors: Non-music media items shelved with books on all floors

Loan Periods

Undergraduate(general collection)

3 weeks

Graduate(general collection)

8 weeks

Alumni / Others (general collection)

3 weeks

Juvenile materials

3 weeks

Media items (videos etc.)

7 days

Art prints

120 days

Items on hold

10 days

Periodicals

Library use only

Reference

Library use only

Reserve items

1 hour library use only

Items are subject to recall after 3 weeks.

Reciprocal Library Borrowing Privilege

Are you looking for a book the Marywood Library does not own? One option is reciprocal borrowing.The reciprocal borrowing allows Marywood students, faculty, and staff to borrow books directly from the following institutions: College Misericordia, Keystone College, King's College, Lackawanna County Library System, Luzerne County Community College, Penn StateWorthington Scranton Campus, University of Scranton, and Wilkes University. The Northeastern Pennsylvania Library Network (NPLN) online catalog provides access to the collections of most of those libraries.

 Department Directory

Circulation

961.4707

Collection Management, Non-print

348.6266

Collection Management, Print

348.6267

Director's Office

348.6260

Interlibrary Loan

348.6205

Reference

348.6211 Ext. 2647

Serials

348.6263


 

Director of the Library Cathy Schappert cschappert@ marywoodu.net (570)348-6260

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Last updated November 7, 2006
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