The Marvin K. Peterson Library
General Help/Circulation/Course Reserve: 203.932.7197 | LibCirc@newhaven.edu
Reference/Research Help: 203.932.7189 | libraryhelp@newhaven.edu
Interlibrary Loan: 203.932.7194 | ILL@newhaven.edu
Hours: For the most up-to-date hours of operation, visit: mkpeterson.newhaven.edu
The Peterson Library provides students with a variety of learning spaces including a quiet study floor, collaborative group space, and study rooms as well as access to both Mac and PC computers, printers, and scanners. The library stacks have both reference and circulating book collections which support the university curriculum.
Professional reference librarians provide student support in a variety of formats. Students can schedule one-on-one research consultations, held in person or via zoom with a subject specific liaison librarian. Consultations can be scheduled through Navigate, by emailing libraryhelp@newhaven.edu or by contacting the subject specific library liaison https://libguides.newhaven.edu/liaisons.The library's information literacy program provides in-class instruction on research techniques.
The library's homepage, https://mkpeterson.newhaven.edu, has the library's operating hours, a description of library services and a link to the university library catalog which allows searching of library holdings. The library provides 24/7 access to electronic databases, full-text e-journal holdings, e-books and other digital collections. The library is a U.S. Government Depository library and selects and adds documents that support many university programs.
Library Guides as well as instructional support resource materials are prepared by our librarians and are posted at https://libguides.newhaven.edu/home. Students can learn more about using library resources by reviewing the guides, many of which include short video clips to help with learning.
To borrow materials, students need a current University of New Haven ID card. Most materials are loaned out for one month and can be renewed, either in-person, by calling 203.932.7197, or online. Exceptions are the materials that professors place on course reserve for you to read in the library. If an item is not owned by the University of New Haven, it can usually be retrieved from another library via an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) request. Journal articles or book chapters are usually provided as PDFs. Forms to request articles or books are available online or in the library.
Students who are Connecticut residents may use the extensive public library system, which includes New Haven and West Haven, but must secure a library card from the Connecticut town that they list as their permanent address. Nonresidents can obtain a library card at the West Haven Public Library with a current University of New Haven ID and this semester's course list and a temporary West Haven Public Library card will be issued to you until the end of the current semester. For more information regarding the use of other libraries, please contact the Peterson Library at 203.932.7189.
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