Exploration & Discovery: Start Here

The following two books were mentioned in the first E&D colloquium, "Enduring Ideas, Enduring Change." Both are in Watzek Library's collection. Be sure to click on the titles to check for real-time availability. If you would like help finding a book, please ask at the service desk!

The second E&D colloquium will focus on Lucas Hnath's 2015 play The Christians. Find this book on reserve (available for 3-hour borrowing), and discover more of Hnath's plays in Primo, the library catalog.

This guide provides a starting place for first-year students using the library.

Use the tabs above to navigate through the pages of this guide.  

Questions? Please ask Erica, or check out the full array of ways to get help at Watzek Library.

Many of your required texts are available for a 3-hour loan at the library service desk. You may look up your section on the Course Reserves page of the library website. When you approach the desk, be prepared to give the title of the book as well as your course and the instructor's name. You'll need your ID card in order to check out the item.

Items that are not available on reserve may still be available at a library in the large consortium we belong to. If you can find them in Primo, the library catalog, you can order them to be delivered to Watzek Library for a six-week loan (no renewals).