The Library staff extends a warm welcome to new and continuing graduate students.

• General Information - Library Hours | Contact a Subject Librarian | FAQs

• Facilities & Resource Locations--view 10-minute slide show
  
• Complete the Information Usage Survey
  
• Refresh your search skills with the online tutorial TILT

• Sterling - The Library's online catalog for library materials acquired since 1976. Check the Card Catalog in Founders Library for pre-1976 acquisitions.

• Course Reserves -
  • The library maintains reading materials placed "On Reserve" by the instructors.
  • Many articles are digitized for convenient viewing 24/7 from any computer, on-campus or off-campus.
  • Access to e-reserves is restricted to Howard University's current students, faculty, and staff.
    
• Databases for Getting Started on Your Research
  
  • Use Dissertations and Theses - to get ideas for future research and
    
  • IRIS: The Illinois Research Information Service to set up an alert service for grants and scholarships.
    
• Get Off-Campus Access to Restricted Databases - Access library networked resources 24/7 from off campus, inside OR outside (Verizon, ATT, Comcast, etc.) HU-Net.

• Borrow Library Materials from HU Library Collections

• Check Your Library Account—Online! - Please return books when due. Fines and charges apply when items are returned late.

• Search World Cat - Get materials not at HU Libraries through Interlibrary Loan or borrow directly from a CIRLA Library.

• Beyond HU Campus: Local Metro Area Resources - A great advantage of studying in the Washington, DC metropolitan area is the easy access to rich information resources available to researchers at other universities, as well as federal and local government libraries, museums, and public libraries. See resources for researchers at the Library of Congress.
  
• Choose the Best Source for the Information You Need.
  
• Library Help Guides.
  
• Find HU Authors - discover who's published what, at Howard.

• Familiarize yourself with Library Access Policies - regarding admission and use, responsible computing, and filming on library premises.
  
• See Copyright and Plagiarism..

• Online Request Form - Use this form to suggest an item that the Library should purchase. Please check STERLING to see if the Library already owns the item before submitting your request.

• Sharpen Your Information Management Skills (IMS). Sign up for a general database instruction session or request an individual consultation

• Contact Us for additional information!