Category: Library News

Based on student need and usage patterns, we are happy to open two new group study rooms on the JFK upper floor! Rooms U05 and U07 are now available for walk-up study groups! Need to reserve a room? We’ve got spaces for that – visit the Circulation Desk on the main floor in the lobby…

Announcing New Access to NYTimes.com through EWU Libraries We have subscribed to the New York Times – News Access Academic Pass product, with access to news articles and more! Once registered, students can access NYTimes.com until Dec. 31 of the graduation year they choose. Faculty and staff will have four years of access, after which…

Need a very quiet place to study without phone calls, talking, or audible media use? Look for our silent study areas, located on each floor. Silent study areas are highlighted on building maps, and have posted wall and standing signs throughout the JFK library. Need assistance? Contact the Circulation Desk, open during all hours of operation.…

The JFK Library has undergone a transformation over the summer. Returning students, faculty, and staff visiting the library can look forward to expanded resources, improved organization, greater access to collections, and more designated quiet study and collaborative spaces.  Many of the changes are in response to feedback from the campus community, including faculty who requested…

We are shifting our collections at the JFK Library in an access-improvement project that runs through August 15. If you need assistance locating materials at JFK, please visit the circulation desk on the main floor. We are happy to help! circulation@ewu.edu | 509.359.7888  

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336,137 total item downloads (articles, pdfs, videos) 348,633 views of library research guides 136,020 eBook chapters viewed or downloaded 171,323 Digital Commons (institutional repository) works downloaded 7,848 books checked out (including curriculum center books) 321 library instruction sessions conducted 11,922 questions answered at library desks (including research consultations) 3,339 interlibrary loan items borrowed, 5,340 lent…

The laptop kiosk in JFK (near Thomas Hammer) now features MacBook Air laptops! Want other options? Visit the the library’s Equipment Checkout Desk on the lower level! Learn about our services and see all options on our Equipment Checkout Services page. Equipment Checkout Services brought to you by a partnership of your Student Technology Fee…

Loan periods for most EWU collection and Summit materials* have been extended! Most loans have been extended from 6 weeks to 12 weeks, enabling longer use of EWU library and Summit collection materials, including videos and DVDs. Loan periods for equipment checkout are not extended. For information on equipment checkout, please visit this webpage. *Faculty,…

Payment of quarterly student tech fees enables you to borrow a wide array of equipment, such as cameras and laptops, from JFK Library. (You can see everything that is available to borrow on the equipment checkout webpage.) To borrow equipment, come to JFK’s equipment checkout desk on the lower level of JFK. Bring your Eagle I.D.…