Remote Services

All locations are closed; however, the University Libraries’ faculty and staff will continue to support research and instruction remotely. Online access to UD-subscribed e-books, journals, databases and other materials remains available.

Online assistance services include email, text and chat:

• library@udayton.edu
• Text: 937-412-0023
• Chat: See the red “Need Help?” button in the lower right-hand corner during our hours of service.

For in-depth research assistance, use Book a Librarian to set up an appointment via Zoom or phone call.  

Write Place is offering remote support on any writing assignment and at any stage of the writing process. 

Also available via email:

• Marian Library: marianlibrary@udayton.edu
• University Archives and Special Collections: archives@udayton.edu
• U.S. Catholic Special Collection: uscatholiccollection@udayton.edu

Faculty needing materials to support their online courses should contact their liaison librarian.

The Roesch Library teaching team remains available to provide instruction and research support in ways that work best for your course. For instructors who have already scheduled a research session, librarians will contact them to make arrangements. Multiple options are available, including Zoom conferencing, a forum in Isidore, relevant electronic worksheets and online research guides. Please use this form to request library instruction.

Publishers and vendors are providing free access to many online resources temporarily. See the COVID-19 educational resources and offers research guide.

The Libraries’ website and research guides provide online access to materials, including e-books, journal articles, primary sources and more to all members of the UD community.

You will be prompted to log in with your Porches username and password to access subscription-based resources. Please email library@udayton.edu for assistance. 

Publishers and vendors are providing free access to many online resources temporarily. See the COVID-19 educational resources and offers research guide.

University of Dayton faculty, staff and students can pick up their holds at the first-floor lobby Hello desk between 8 a.m. and noon on Fridays during the library closure. To place a hold, click the "Request" button in the library catalog.

Most library items will be automatically renewed, and due dates will be extended. The book return slot at the east entrance is open. For questions about your library account, please email circdesk@udayton.edu.

All OhioLINK services have been suspended for all institutions. Most libraries around the country have closed their physical buildings, and almost all have ceased borrowing and lending of physical items through interlibrary loan (ILL). Some libraries are lending from their digital collections, so ILL requests for articles and single book chapters can still proceed with discretion, but processing times by lenders will be slower, and many requests will have to be resubmitted once normal services resume. 

If you have any physical item(s) on hold, please email circdesk@udayton.edu for your options.