COVID-19 Response

• Roesch Library building hours are online. 
• Visitors need a University of Dayton ID to enter the Roesch Library building Sunday–⁠Thursday after 8 p.m. and Friday & Saturday after 6 p.m.

• Visit our Get Help website to contact us with your questions.
• Research help is available by appointment via Book a Librarian or on immediate request during research consultation hours.
• The library’s sixth floor, including its reservable rooms, is designated a silent study area; other floors are better suited for online classes or talking.

• Check your library account online and email circdesk@udayton.edu with any questions.
• Our contactless materials request and pickup service continues.  
• Consider using the self-checkout machine in our lobby.
• Phone and laptop chargers and other media equipment are available for borrowing in-house and will be sanitized after each use. 

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.

The teaching librarians at the University Libraries are prepared to provide your students with essential research skills, whether your class meets in person, online or in hybrid format. Multiple options are available, including classroom teaching, Zoom conferencing, a forum in Isidore, relevant electronic worksheets and online research guides. Please use this form to request library instruction.

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