Please see our research guide on U.S. Government Information (https://researchguides.uvm.edu/usgovinfo) for information about searching for government information, using the physical collection, and getting help.

Please visit the Government Information and Maps page to learn about the resources available in the Map Room. 

These books are shelved in the Libraries’ storage annex, and you will need to request a book delivery. To do this, select the “Library Research Annex (LRA) Request” button and follow the directions. Items are typically delivered within 24 hours.  

Print periodicals can be found in several locations:

• Print periodicals for the last 30 days are located in Current Periodicals, on the second floor, next to the main stairwell. 
• In some cases, older periodicals can be found in our bound periodical collection on the second floor, on microfilm, or in the Library Research Annex.
• Many of our periodicals are only available electronically. For a full listing of both print and digital periodical locations and coverage, search for your Journal Title or Ask a Librarian for help.​

Our Engaging with Scholarly Information tutorial will introduce you to the types of articles that you may find in your research, including differences in audience, depth of coverage, authorship, and review process.

If an item is “Available online”, you can access it by clicking on the "Available online" link in the item record or results list.

If you are working off campus, you will need to log in to the Library website before accessing the material. To log in, go to the Library home page, select “Connect Off Campus”, and log in with your NetID and password.

For more tips on using CATQuest, take a look at the CATQuest Overview Tutorial.

Complete the Searching the Libraries' Collections with CATQuest tutorial for an introduction to CATQuest’s features. For more assistance, Ask a Librarian.

NOTE: Sign in to CATQuest to include databases such as Web of Science and ArtStor in your search. To sign in:

1. Select Advanced Search in the CATQuest search box:
   
2. Look for the Sign in option in the upper right corner of your screen.

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You can search for library books in our search tool, CATQuest, on the Library homepage:

If you are not sure how to use this tool, take our Searching the Libraries' Collections with CATQuest tutorial.

NOTE: If you are working off campus, you will need to log in to the library website before accessing material. On the library home page, select “Connect Off Campus” and log in with your NetID and password.

In CATQuest:

1. Select “Advanced Search”

   

2. Enter your topic, or if you just want to see what we have in a particular language enter "$$" (2 dollar signs)
3. Adjust the language drop down as desired
4. Select “Search”
   

On the Library home page, select “Connect Off Campus” and log in with your NetID and password.

If you continue to have problems accessing a database after logging in, please submit an eResource Problem Report.

NOTE: If you do not have a NetID and password, you will need to access the databases from the public computers in Howe Library.

The Library has some electronic books. To access these:

In CATQuest:

1. Search for the topic you are interested in.
2. Under “Tweak your results”, select “Books” as a format.
   
3. Under "Quick Limits", select “Available online.”
   
4. Select "Apply Filters".
   

OverDrive contains fiction and non-fiction e-books and audiobooks and is available in Research Databases. Read e-books on a computer, the Libby app, or the Kindle Reader.

If you have a library card for a Vermont public library, try searching Green Mountain Library Consortium for a broader selection of ebooks.

OverDrive contains fiction and non-fiction e-books and audiobooks and is available in Research Databases. Listen to audiobooks with the Libby app and read e-books on a computer, the Libby app, or the Kindle Reader.

We also have a small collection of audiobooks on CD. To browse these audiobooks, search:

In CATQuest:​

1. Select “Advanced Search”
2. Set the “Any field” drop down to “Subject”
3. Search for audiobooks
4. Set “Material Type” to “Sound recordings.”
5. Select “Search”

If you have a library card for a public library in Vermont, try searching Green Mountain Library Consortium for a broader selection of audiobooks.

Mometrix eLibrary is available in Research Databases. This resource offers online study guides and practice tests for a variety of graduate, professional, and teaching certification exams, including the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, and Praxis II subject tests. 

We also offer a few guides to the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, and Praxis in our circulating collection. NOTE: The print collection does not include guides that are specific to the Praxis II subject tests.

See also How Can I Print from my Laptop or Mobile Device?

Send a Print Job 

Double-sided printing is the default.  Jobs remain in the print queue for two hours.

• Send a print job by choosing the print command in your browser or other program/application and
• Choose a printer/copier:
  • Cafe-Color-Queue (Color print jobs) or
  • Cafe-BW-Queue (Black and White jobs)

Note: to print a webpage, choose your browser's "Print" command, then choose either "Save as PDF", "Print to PDF", or "Microsoft to PDF" in the printer selection dropdown.  Save the webpage as a PDF, which can then be uploaded to Pharos Print Center.

You could also choose to send print jobs via Pharos Print Center as described in How Can I Print from my Laptop or Mobile Device.  

Copy/Print/Scan Locations

The main printer/copiers and scanners are located in the Cyber Cafe on the main level. 

The printer/copier closest to the Cyber Cafe doors is black and white only and the one is both black & white and color.  

Retrieving Print Jobs

• Printing takes place after release of your job from a Pharos Print Release station attached to each of the printers.
• Using the card reader located near the printer/copier, swipe or touch your CATcard or a CAT$cratch card (available from the vending machine by the Circulation Desk) to view the queued jobs.
• Jobs sent from UVM Affiliate/Authenticating computers and from the Pharos Print Center can be found listed under your NetID.
• Jobs sent from public (stand-up) computer stations will be found listed under the computer name (e.g. USER 102).
• Select your job and hit 'print'.

Printing Fees

Print jobs may be paid for with an existing Cat$cratch account.

• UVM affiliates can deposit more money onto their CATcard with cash at the vending machine by the Circulation Desk or online.
• Non-UVM affiliates can purchase a CAT$cratch card or deposit money onto one, with cash at the vending machine. CAT$cratch cards cost $1.00 and come with $1.00 worth of value.

Yes!

The Howe Library is home to six gender-inclusive restrooms, accommodating eight simultaneous users, with access on each floor of the library at the following locations:

Ground floor: Room 023A (single occupancy)
First floor: Room 107 (single occupancy)
Second floor: Room 251 (multi-stall); Room 252 (single occupancy)
Third floor: Room 351 (multi-stall); Room 352 (single occupancy)

The Silver Special Collections Library is located on the second floor of the Billings Library, which is home to two gender-inclusive restrooms at the following locations:

Second floor: Room B217A (multi-stall)
Third floor: Room B305A (single occupancy)

The Dana Health Sciences Library is located between the Medical Education Center and the University of Vermont Medical Center. Gender-inclusive restrooms can be found in Given Building, adjacent to Dana Health Sciences Library and the Medical Education Center, at the following location:

First floor: Room E-135 (multi-stall)

See additional information on gender-inclusive restrooms at UVM, including an interactive campus map with itemized restroom locations.

No, there is no fee attached to requesting a book or an article for Faculty, Staff and Students from the ILL Dept. There is only a cost for Health Research Associates.

In the humanities, primary sources are documents, objects, or other pieces of evidence that were created during the time period under study (or after the time period in the form of memoirs or oral histories). Because they were created by people living in the period under study, primary sources provide a direct, inside look at events, attitudes, and customs.

• Our Finding and Using Primary Sources guide offers suggestions for finding primary sources by type, i.e. newspapers, periodicals, correspondence & diaries, speeches, government information, travelogues, images & motion pictures, and other online collections.

Finding primary sources can be difficult. Don’t hesitate to Ask a Librarian for help.

NOTE: If this is not what you mean by primary source, talk to your subject librarian.

The Vermont Research Collection in the Silver Special Collections Library includes books, photographs, maps, and manuscripts that cover a wide range of historical and contemporary topics.

For UVM affiliates:

Most computers available in the library require (NetID) authentication. They can be found:

• On the main level in the Reference Department and
• On the 2nd floor, turn left.  There are eleven workstations located just past all of the windows along the outside wall.

Public Access Computers:

There are twelve Linux-based public access computers available in the library. These do not require login credentials and are meant for research purposes. They are secured and allow access only to limited sites (relating to research and email). They can be found:

• On the bottom floor, there is 1 outside of the Government Documents/Maps Department.
• On the main level, a wheelchair accessible workstation is located just as you turn left to go to the Cyber Cafe. See handicapped accessible computing in the library. There are an additional seven standup workstations in this location.
• On the 2nd and 3rd floors, there is one each at the top of the main staircase, near the elevator. There is also one located on the 3rd floor, half way down the main aisle to the right of the staircase (between the PQ and PR call number ranges).

Printing and Scanning

• The main printer/copiers and scanners are located in the Cyber Cafe on the main level. 
• There are two Scanners, which can be used for books or documents and are free of charge.
• The first printer/copier is B/W only and the one further back is either B/W or color.   
• On the 2nd floor, near microforms there is a machine which can be used for copying.  
• Special Collections, Large-format flatbed scanner -- no charge

Microform Scanning Options

1st floor, Reference Area, Microfilm/Microfiche Scanners

Slide and Negative Scanning

The Center for Multimedia Development, on the first floor of The David W. Howe Memorial Library, offers the capability to create scans from slides and negatives, as well as the software to enhance and manipulate those scans.

A laptop with modern wireless capability will see a signal to the UVM network. Upon clicking on this network, a UVM NetID and password is required.

If you have recently changed your netid password, you may need to go into the settings of your device and tell it to forget that WIFI network (password).  See a full description of how to forget a WIFI network password on Enterprise Technology Service's Knowledge Base.

• We have large holdings of DVDs, CDs, and VIDEOS in our media collection along with thousands of online streaming films accessible through the CATQuest Library catalog and other sources  UVM Streaming Collection.
• A variety of media equipment - digital/still cameras, tripods, podcast kits, microphones, recording items, projectors, screens, and many more.
• A multimedia lab with several Mac computer systems, access to a variety of media-related editing software programs - Adobe Suite and Final Cut Pro among many others also available, and a 3D printer.
• Technical assistance may be requested by UVM faculty, staff, and students needing help in the Multimedia lab. Instruction on how to use our media equipment is also provided on request.

The media collections, equipment, and lab is a free resource and is available to current UVM faculty, staff, and students.

To set up access to UVM GuestNet, navigate to the UVM Guest Accounts article from the University's Enterprise Technology Services Knowledge Base.  There are two methods for connecting to wireless: self-sponsored and sponsored. Self-sponsored accounts require the use of SMS (mobile phone with text messaging). For a sponsored account, you need a current UVM affiliate to complete the process.

No, you cannot currently pay your library fines/fees directly via our website or online catalog. All financial transactions/payments for library fines and fees are processed by a central office on campus called Student Financial Services. Their complete contact information can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/studentfinancialservices/contact_us

If you have questions about library fines or need help understanding fees you may have incurred, please contact the Howe Library’s Circulation department, or visit the Circulation desk and speak directly to a staff member.

(802) 656-2023

howecirc@uvm.edu

There are a wide variety of jobs available to UVM students at the Library. The work typically involves helping library users at public service desks or working individually on projects and clerical tasks. All student jobs are part-time and are worked around a student's class schedule. We have day, night and weekend hours to choose from. We welcome applications from students who qualify for the Federal Work Study program but it is NOT a requirement that you have a Work Study grant in order to apply. You must be a UVM student to be eligible for employment.

Apply for all jobs by contacting:

Angus Robertson, Access Services Supervisor
Location: Howe Library Circulation Desk
E-mail: ahrobert@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-2651

The Howe Library provides ten group study rooms to currently enrolled UVM students, faculty, and staff.

The group study rooms are designed to serve as a place for users to engage in collaborative work in small groups, watch videos, and hold meetings.

Group study rooms are equipped with large monitors, whiteboards, and computers. Most have additional data and power jacks for up to six laptops.

You can book a group study room, as well as review further details about the policies governing the use of these rooms by visiting the following link: http://library.uvm.edu/about/policies/group_study.php

The Library no longer offers binding services. If you would like to have a bound copy of your thesis or dissertation, contact UVM Print & Mail Services (802-656-1961). Other local options include Staples and Kinkos. Copies of bound dissertations and theses are also available from ProQuest LLC.  

Library hours may vary depending on the semester, day, and department. Consult our Hours and Directions for more information.

Recent UVM theses and dissertations are published on ScholarWorks @ UVM and are accessible online. The Library also provides a list of UVM theses and dissertations that can be requested from our Annex.

For additional assistance, Ask a Librarian.

• If you are a degree-seeking student, and you are enrolled in a class for the fall semester, you will not lose access to the Libraries’ online resources over the summer.
• If you are not a degree seeking student, and you are not enrolled in a summer class, you will lose access to the Libraries’ online resources after the summer add/drop period.
• If you are a current UVM faculty/staff member/retiree, you will continue to have access to the Libraries’ online resources.

Yes. The second and third floors are both designated quiet floors. On both of these upper floors, we ask that visitors keep conversation to a minimum and try and keep their volume level to a whisper. We also ask that visitors take all phone calls to the first floor or outside of the library. Please silence any personal electronic devices, or set them to vibrate - out of respect for others. 

If you require absolute silence, we recommend that you visit the Quiet Study/Microforms Room (Room 200) on the second floor, where even whispering is discouraged.

Yes, the ILL Dept. does do document delivery (DocDel) for our patrons (UVM faculty, staff, and students).

• You input your request (click on "Place a Request");
• We locate the item on our shelves;
• We scan the article / chapter;
• And then we deliver the PDF to your ILLiad account where you can access it.

See our ILL Policies - Document Delivery webpage for more information about what we can and can't scan for you.

Our Scholarly Metrics for UVM Faculty guide offers:

• tips for finding traditional metrics, such as impact factors, and altmetrics
• steps for tracking metrics in Google.

Ask a Librarian for help finding your book or fill out a Book Search Request.

The lending library sets the loan period, usually 4-8 weeks. Many libraries (though not all) offer renewals, which vary from 2-4 weeks in length.

Yes, you can request DVDs through ILL.

• We will attempt to find those through usual ILL channels.
• Many libraries do lend DVDs, but licensing restrictions sometimes prevent titles from being loaned out.
• If we can't get a DVD through ILL, we will work with Multimedia Services to see about purchasing a copy.

You can find all library staff and faculty contact information on our Staff Directory page.

Films or CDs on course reserve are held in the Multimedia Services Center at the Media Front Desk, located on the main floor. You will need your UVM ID (CATcard) to sign out the item. Media reserve materials are viewed or listened to on a Mac system in the Multimedia Lab, which is situated directly across from the Media Desk.  Lab entry is with your CATcard.

We have Mac adapters available to UVM affiliates for loan. You may reserve one in advance by filling out a Schedule Media Equipment Form or request one in person at the Multimedia Services Circulation Desk.

If you would like to film in the Library, please contact the Dean's Office for permission at 802-656-2020.