Library & Information Services

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Lovejoy Library is proud to announce its transition to a digital-only member of the U.S. Government Publishing Office's (GPO) Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). This strategic move aligns with the evolving landscape of information dissemination, allowing Lovejoy Library to provide enhanced access to a vast online collection of Federal Government documents for the benefit of the public, faculty, and students.

In response to the changing dynamic...

To our patrons,

Over the last few years, the faculty and staff of Library and Information Sciences have been engaged in a wholesale reinvention and transformation of Lovejoy Library. A number of things have been happening simultaneously. Various other units have been welcomed into Lovejoy Library: the Honors Program offices, the Faculty Development Center, and part of the Writing Center. In conjunction, the primary physical collection of Lovejoy Library has been examined and ‘weeded.&#821...

You're invited to Crafternoons in the Lovejoy Library MakerLab, a make and take experience.

Thursday, 10/22, 1-2pm - Halloween Face Masks
Thursday, 11/5, 1-2pm - Make your own Buttons 
Thursday, 11/19, 1-2pm - Fall Craft
Thursday, 12/3, 1-2pm - Paint by Number
12/17, 1-2pm - New Year’s Eve Masks and Hats

We're ready for you to come out and craft with us. Take some time to create your own masterpieces and take them with you! Just take a break and craft! Come to the Lovejoy Library an...

This is a lecture series made possible by a generous endowment to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Lovejoy Library and the College of Arts and Sciences: Mathematics and Statistics Departments respectively, by Dr. Ann and Earl P. Lazerson. The purpose of the endowment is to supply funding for a yearly lecture series. For Fall 2020, it is Lovejoy Library's role to plan and coordinate this event for our campus, this year's event will be held online with the theme, "Conversations i...

Lovejoy Library is excited to announce our new discovery service, Primo VE! This discovery layer will replace the current online catalog, as well as the search box used to find resources. Primo VE will have the capability of searching all library holdings including databases using a simple search interface.  

Beginning Wednesday, June 24, you can access Primo VE by typing keywords into the search box on the Library’s homepage and&#160...

This database is a leading resource for scholarly research. Find journals, periodicals, reports, books and more.

Click here to access.

With great interest in addressing the needs of the 21st century student, the library created a meditation room. In 2018, the library received a grant from Trust for the Meditation Process (link: https://trustformeditation.org/). Lovejoy Library is the first library to submit a proposal to the grantor for such a space. Principal Investigator for the grant and Metadata Librarian Marlee Graser states, “We didn’t really realize how much the space was needed in the library until we starte...

Join us in celebrating one of SIUE's most distinguished alumni, former East St. Louis Mayor Dr. Gordon D. Bush '70 '71. A photographic installation depicting Bush's many accomplishments will be unveiled at this reception in his honor. 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10 Lovejoy Library, second floor Light hors d'oeuvres will be served. Free parking available in Lot A. Please RSVP no later than Monday, Sept. 2 by emailing Laura Scaturro at lscatur@siue.edu.

ASTM International’s flagship product, Compass provides access to the most up-to-date standards and research, along with productivity tools for sharing, version comparison, and annotating. Create an account or use your existing ASTM login information to use tools and other productivity features. Search here: https://login.libproxy.siue.edu/login?url=http://compass.astm.org/

The STEM Journal Club is a monthly lunch time gathering sponsored by Lovejoy Library and the SIUE campus STEM Center. The primary purpose of the STEM Journal Club is to examine scientific STEM journal articles, especially those relevant to research happening on the SIUE campus. We will meet once per month in the Lovejoy Library 3rd floor conference room on the following dates from noon to 1pm.

• September 10, 2019
• October 8, 2019
• November 12, 2019
• February 11, 2020
• March 10, 2020
• April 14,...

Watershed Redemption: Diana Hartel Author Talk

In Lovejoy Library’s Friends Corner

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 21

Join us to hear excerpts from her new book, discuss and share stories of watershed activism, and introduce the Milagros project for endangered species.

Welcome Class of 2023 and returning students, faculty and staff!

Stop by Lovejoy Library’s Open House:

9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 28

Come explore Lovejoy Library's resources and services, and meet our friendly faculty and staff! Enjoy free kettle corn and win prizes! Stop by anytime during our welcome week event--we hope to see you there!  Play to Win!

Register on First Floor, Lovejoy Library  

For more information, contact us at 650-4636.

Library faculty and staff participated in a one-day Strategic Planning Library Retreat on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. The retreat was facilitated by two Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Consultants. The meeting was held in the Mississippi Room at the Morris University Center and was a positive, productive brainstorming session for the future of the library at SIUE. A Strategic Planning Working Group was formed and tasked with:

• gathering input from library faculty, library sta...

Library & Information Services hired Elizabeth Kamper as First Year Engagement & Retention Librarian. Kamper joined SIUE’s library faculty on June 1, 2018. She earned her master’s in library & information science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She brings great knowledge of outreach and course-integrated library instruction. She is helping to redesign the library instruction program and build outreach to SIUE’s first year students.