Library Facilities
- Maps and Directions - to the Chicago and Evanston campus libraries.
- Building maps
- Building amenities
- Facts about the library
- Building information for the Main and Deering Libraries
- Guide to the book stacks
- Locations of Evanston and Chicago Campus Libraries
- Location of Main Library seminar classrooms
- Library services for patrons with disabilities
- Regulations governing the use of the University Library
Building MapsFind where you want to go within the Northwestern University Main Library with a library map: |
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Contacting Staff
- Library Staff Directory
- Directory of Departmental Contacts and Services
- Important Phone Numbers
- Organization Chart
Building Amenities
- Animals - Dogs and other pets, except service animals, are not permitted in the Library.
- Book Drops - Book drops for returns are located at the Circulation Services desks on Level 1 and outdoors at the south Lantern Entrance.
- Bulletin Board - Events of interest to the Northwestern community may be posted on the bulletin board on Level 1. Items should be submitted for approval to the Information Commons desk.
- Carrels and Studies - Carrels and studies around the perimeter of each research tower in the library are reserved primarily for graduate students and faculty. Applications may be obtained from the Library Privileges Office of Circulation Services. Assignments are made for the academic year and for Summer Session. The demand for carrels and studies far exceeds supply, and waiting lists are maintained. A refundable $25 key deposit is required for closed studies.
- Change - Library departments and offices are not permitted to provide change. A $5 and $1 bill change machine is located in the Student Lounge on Level 2.
- Computer Classrooms, Lab, and MediaWorks - The Information Technology (IT) computer lab and classrooms are located on the Lower Level and are open to all students, faculty, and staff with a current Northwestern NetID. The two computer classrooms in this space are reserved for academic courses but are also available for walk-in use on a first-come, first-served basis when a class is not in session. Hardware includes PC and Macintosh computers, scanners, and a PC for users with disabilities. MediaWorks is exclusively for Northwestern students. This Macintosh and PC walk-in facility offers digital software and hardware that allow users to capture and edit video and audio, scan and manipulate photos, and develop Web content and animation. All IT facilities offer black-and-white and color printing for a fee.
- Food and beverages - Consumption of food and beverages is not permitted in the Library except in the Student Lounge and the Plaza Cafe´. Alcoholic beverages are strictly prohibited in the Library. Other beverages and cold food, in sealed containers only, may be brought into the Library for individual consumption in the lounge. No food or beverages may be distributed in the Library except through authorized vending machines.
- Laptop connections - Ports for the use of laptop computers are available along the north wall of the Periodicals and Newspapers Reading Room, along the perimeter of the Reference Department, on the mezzanine of Core/Reserve, and in the Plaza Cafe´. Two laptop ports are also available in the center of the following research towers: South Tower, Levels 3, 4, and 5; East Tower, Levels 3 and 4; and North Tower, Levels 3 and 4. Two laptop ports are available at carrel 5388 in the Transportation Library, Level 5, North Tower. In Deering Library laptop ports can be found at the west end of the Music Library Reference Room on Level 2 and at the south end of the Eloise W. Martin Reading Room on Level 3.
- Lockers - A limited number of lockers are available. Applications may be obtained at the Circulation Services desk. A refundable $10 key deposit is required.
- Lost and found - Lost items are held at the Circulation Services desk. Identifiable items are returned to the owner when possible; all unclaimed items are forwarded to the information desk of the Norris University Center (847-491-2300).
- Photocopying - Copy machines that accept cash, copy cards, or WildCARDs are located throughout the Library. Four copy card vending machines are available: on Level 1 near Government Publications and Maps Department, in the Information Commons, and on Level 2 in the linking corridor and in the student lounge.
- Printing - Printing is available in the Information Commons for a fee.
- Restrooms - Restrooms are located throughout the Library.
- Scanners - scanners that convert printed documents into machine-readable form are available in the Information Technology (IT) Lab on the Lower Level.
- Smoking - Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the Library.
- Suggestions Forms for suggestions to improve Library operations, programs, and facilities are available at the Information Commons desk and other service desks. Suggestions and comments may also be submitted online.
- Telephones - Public coin-operated telephones are available in the linking corridor of Level 3 and near Government and Geographic Information and Data Services on Level 1. Campus telephones are available in these locations as well as in the linking corridors of Levels 2, 4, and 5 and in the lobby of Level 3 of the Deering Library.
- Wireless Network Access - Wireless network access through laptop computers is available in the following areas: the Reference Room, Periodicals and Newspaper Reading Room, Information Commons, Government and Geographic Information and Data Services, most areas of Level 2, the Transportation Library, and in Level 3, east tower. Wireless access is also available in the Art Collection and the Music Library Reading Room in Deering Library, as well as on Levels 1, 2, and 3 of the Seeley G. Mudd Library for Science and Engineering.
