You can search for materials from the library collection through Primo.  Each item record shows the item's availability and Dewey Decimal call number. If you need help locating the item, please ask for help at the Information Desk.

Once you have an item in hand, take it to the Information Desk for check out. Your status (student, faculty and staff, or visitor) will dictate the due date of the item.

Course reserves are books or media items that faculty put on reserve for their classes. Find materials through Primo (the search box on the library homepage) by choosing Nazareth Course Reserves from the drop down menu. You can look for the book title or the Professor name. 

Typically, course reserves are only available for a two-hour period and are in-library use only, though professors will make exceptions for certain items. All items on Reserve are located at the Information Desk.

For Faculty/Staff: Placing Materials on Reserve

Bring course reserves in person to the Information Desk, or email the Reserves Supervisor, Jennifer Rygiel. Email Jennifer at jrygiel5@naz.edu or call her at: 585-389-2141. Please adhere to all copyright laws and provide ample time for the items to be placed in the collection. Items received in the week prior to a semester will be handled as the requests arrive, and cannot be guaranteed to be available by the semester start date. For any urgent additions to the reserve collection, please contact her directly.

Contact the Technology and Media Services desk, located in the lower level of the library, to borrow items such as digital cameras, smart carts, etc.

If you search Primo and see that an item is already checked out, you can place a hold online for the item, call the library, or come in person. A hold will flag the item so that when it is returned it will be held at the Information Desk for you and you will receive an email letting you know that you have 10 days to pick up the item before it is returned to the shelves.

If you would rather not wait for the item to be returned, you can request it from another library through Interlibrary Loan.

For Faculty/Staff: The Research and Instruction team is here to support your information literacy needs. Library instruction classes can be tailored to meet the needs of your students and the specific course focus. Additionally, upon request, research guides (LibGuides) can be created and tailored for your specific class. To schedule a library instruction class or inquire about a LibGuide, please contact Ilka Datig, Head of Instruction and Outreach.  Email Ilka or call her at 585-389-2148. 

Journals, magazines and newspapers owned by the library are held in either electronic or physical format. Locate specific titles by browsing the journals.

Paper and microfilm/fiche periodicals are housed in the lower level of the library in the open stacks. The stacks are organized alphabetically.

The Makerspace is a place where you can come to explore your creativity. Whether you are just looking to keep your hands busy with crafts or you are ready to build a virtual reality world, we have something for everyone.

Photocopy machines are available on the main level next to the Information Desk and the lower level next to the stairwell near the Archives.

These machines have several capabilities including:

• Black and white copies :10 cents per page cash or 5 cents with your Naz Bucks card.
• Color copies: 15 cents per page cash or 5 cents with your Naz Bucks card.
• Free scanning to email or USB
• Printing PDFs from your USB is possible and instructions are available at all copiers. This is very popular for color printing options.

Central photocopy services as well as Poster printing and lamination is done through Media Resources, and they should be contacted directly.

For Faculty: Send a staff member or student assistant to the Library to check out material on your faculty account. In order for the library to allow others to check out items for the faculty member, we need written permission to borrow on file. Permissions must be renewed annually.

Proxy Borrowing form

For Faculty/Staff: Recommendations for library materials are an essential component to the success of our holdings. Each academic department has a different allocation from the library budget for materials and materials should be purchased at least one semester prior to their desired usage. Please direct all questions regarding purchasing of materials to the Scholarly Communications Librarian, Jennifer Burr. Email Jennifer at jburr0@naz.edu or call her at: 585-389-2133. Any directions about journal subscriptions or electronic resources (databases), please contact the Library Director, Catherine Doyle. Email Catherine at cdoyle0 @naz.edu or call her at: 585-389-2123.

The Information Desk, located in the main room of the library, is a place where patrons can ask for assistance in using the library's many academic resources.  

In addition, there are multiple ways to reach a librarian for research help, which are detailed on the Ask a Librarian page. 

Borrow books directly from other participating libraries in the Rochester area through the Rochester Regional Library Council's RRLC Access Pass program. With this program, you sign up for an RRLC account at the Nazareth Library Information Desk, and then use that account to check out books directly from participating libraries. This is distinct from the Interlibrary Loan program, which brings books from other libraries directly to Nazareth for your convenience.

Visitors using an RRLC Access Pass at the Nazareth University Library should go to our Visitors section to see policies for guests.

We house a variety of special collections, including the Thomas Merton Room and Letters, that may assist in your research.

There are a variety of study spaces in the library, depending on your preferences.

I prefer to be alone/in total silence

• The main level and mezzanine have individual study carrels near the windows.
• The Periodicals Room on the lower level is usually very quiet. 
• Small group study rooms in the lower level can be an option as well.  All of our study rooms are “first come-first serve”.

I don't mind being near others but I like private space

• Near the Library Information Desk, there are study carrels and large tables.
• The Rare Book Room or the Merton Room.  All of our study rooms are “first come-first serve”.
• The Tutoring area in the lower level, (when not in use for tutoring) has private desks.

I prefer to share tables with others

• Near the Library Information Desk, there are a variety of large tables.
• In the Reading Room, below the St. Jerome window, there are a variety of large tables.
• In the lower level near LIB 122, there are large tables and the tutoring center.
• The Rare Book Room and the Merton Room both have tables.  All of our study rooms are “first come-first serve”.

I need a social space

• The entire new Millie's area is great for socializing and boisterous group work. It is a 24 hour space for students.
• Group study rooms are available on the lower level, on a first come first serve basis.

For Faculty/Staff: Get help with Moodle, Astra, and developing online courses. See the Technology Training and Support page for more information.