New Library Home Page

The University Library has a new home page. Here are the biggest changes, to help you orient yourself.

Tabbed Search Box – We've made it easier to start your research. You can now search the library's catalog and website, as well as Google Scholar and other resources, from one centralized location. Just click the relevant tab to access the different search bars.

Cleaner Layout – We've streamlined the website, removing unnecessary design aspects until all that's left is what needs to be there: the content you need to help you with your research.

More Links – Although our design is minimalist, we've increased the amount of information on the home page. You can now access more pages with one click, reducing the amount of time spent trying to find what you need.

Dropdown Menu – We've added a dropdown menu to the home page with direct links to important and frequently visited pages. It's now easier to find department web pages, information on the library, and research materials.

Easier to Understand – We've tried to remove some of the library jargon from our web page, so that our links are more intuitive and easier to understand.

Social Media Links – The library is now on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+. We've added links to these social media services at the top of our home page, so you can easily keep abreast of library news, announcements, and other information in realtime.

Notice of Network Downtime in Library

Due to an IT project which will upgrade the network switches in the university library buildings, we regret that there will be limited computer access on Friday, December 16th and Monday, December 19th. This includes Internet, Printing, and the ability to log on to computers on some floors.

Please see the chart below for full details:

Plan your work accordingly and make other arrangements while the network/internet is unavailable.

Also note that if you are already logged onto your computer you can use the local resources. You may not be able to log on after the switch is taken off line.



Friday, December 16

8:00 – 10:00am South Library 5th floor

10:00 – 12:00pm South Library 4th floor

1:00 – 5:00pm South Library all floors

1:00 – 6:00pm South Library 2nd floor east

The internet café in the North Library will be functional; however there is limited software and no printing from those computers.



Monday, December 19

8:00 – 10:00am South Library 3rd floor west

10:00 – 12:00pm South Library 3rd floor east

1:00 – 3:00pm South Library 2nd floor west

Extended hours for Final Exams

The library will be open until 10PM Monday through Thursday between the dates of 12/05/2011 and 12/15/2011 to assist students with studying for final exams.

We will be open regular hours both Fridays and the Saturday of 12/10/2011, but we will be closed on Saturday the 17th.

For a full list of library hours, please see our calendar on the library website.

Holiday Hours and Closures

Please keep in mind the following library hours and closures over the Thanksgiving break.
Wednesday, November 23rd: 8AM to 5PM
Thursday, November 24th through Sunday, November 27th: CLOSED

Normal hours will resume on Monday, November 28th. For more information on library hours and closures, check our official calendar online.

Thank you, and we hope you have a pleasant holiday.

New Library Floor Plans

Floor plans for both library buildings (North and South) are now available on the library's floor plans web page. The plans are to scale and show the location of books, offices, and other pertinent features of the library like computers and photocopiers.

You can also download a printable PDF copy of the map on the page, which includes a separate list of the items on each floor.

Laptop Loan Office May/Summer Schedule

Laptop rentals and Group Study room checkouts will be unavailable from May 23rd through May 27th. However, the laptop loan office will still be open from the 23rd through the 25th for the return of equipment.

The office will be closed the 27th through the 30th, and will re-open for laptop and group study room checkouts throughout both summer sessions, from May 31st through August 19th.

Explore the New Library

Haven't made it over to the new library building yet? Have, but still aren't sure where everything is?

Check out our brief web-based presentation, available on the library's website, to get your bearings.

Mac Lab Now Open

The library's new Mac Lab is now open for student use. This lab contains 12 apple computers loaded with Mac OS X and is located just behind the reference desk on the second floor of the library's south wing.

Lab hours are the same as the library's hours of operation.

Laptop Loan and Group Study Rooms

The last day to use the library's Laptop Loan and Group Study Room programs will be December 17th, 2010.

After this time, both programs will be closed to student use for maintenance during the winter break.

Group Study Room checkouts will resume the first day of the winter 2011 session, January 3, 2011.

Laptop checkouts will resume the first day of the spring 2011 semester, January 18, 2011.

Thank you for your understanding.

New Ebooks added to library catalog

Almost 4500 new e-book titles covering a wide variety of subjects are now available in the library's online catalog. All of these titles are from our ebrary collection, and many of them are recently published books as well.

Now that these books are listed in our catalog, you will be able to find them by doing a regular book search. Accessing e-books is easy: just look for the link titled "An ebrary electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view." E-books can also be accessed from off-campus, as described in our off-campus access tutorial.

Here are just a few of the new offerings:

Shooting up: counterinsurgency and the war on drugs, by Vanda Felbab-Brown (c2010)

Current prespectives on job-stress recovery, editors Sabine Sonnentag et al. (c2009)

Guided care: a new nurse-physician partnership in chronic care, by Chad Boult et al. (c2009)

On art, artists, Latin America, and other utopias, by Luis Camnitzer; editor Rachel Weiss (c2009)

Genomes and what to make of them, by Barry Barnes & John Dupré (c2008)


If you want to limit your search to only e-books, you should search from inside e-brary for best results.

Asbestos Abatement Project

From July 5^th through the end of August, the 4^th floor of the old library building will be closed as part of the ongoing asbestos removal project. All books located in this part of the library will be completely inaccessible for the duration of the project.

The call numbers and subject headings affected by this closure are:

J (Political Science)

K (Law)

L (Education)

M (Music and Books on Music)

N (Fine Arts)

P - PN (Language and Literature (excepting French, English, American, German literatures))

Call numbers A-H and PQ-Z are unaffected by the project.

If you need a book that falls within the J-PN range, you can:

• request the item via Inter-Library Loan by searching for it on WorldCat (important note: ILL can take 1-2 weeks to process and deliver items)
• stop by the reference desk on the second floor, and we will try to locate the item in a nearby library for you (important note: you may need to be a member of the library which has the item to access it there)
• Search the All CSU Catalog to locate the item in another CSU library, and go to that library in person to check out the item

Thank you for your understanding, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Please contact Richard Tetrick at extension 3795 with questions regarding the abatement project.

Book Locations

Now that the library occupies two buildings, the locations of many of our books have changed. Unfortunately, due to technical issues these changes are not yet reflected in our online catalogue.

As listed in a previous blog post, here is a brief run-down of where books are located:

	North Building	South Building
3rd Floor	A-H	Periodicals
4th Floor	J-PN	PQ-Z

You can see a more detailed listing on the library's website, here: http://library.csudh.edu/info/shelveloc.shtml

Library Renovation Project

Beginning Tuesday, March 2 through April 29, the second floor of the library building will be undergoing renovation. During this time, some library services will be limited or relocated. We apologize for the inconvenience to our users, and thank you for your patience as we prepare newer and better facilities.

The following services will be impacted during these dates:

• Computers – Regrettably, computer access in the library will be limited to 26 computers. These computers are located in the Internet Café and the Instruction Lab (A213). The reference area computers on the second floor will not be available. Please plan to use the Welch Hall or Instructional Media Center computer labs during the renovation process. Printing will still be available.

• Seating – Second floor seating will be unavailable. Please use the third and fourth floors of the library during this period.

• Reference – The reference desk will be relocated to the opposite side of the second floor, next to the circulation desk.

• Information Desk – The information desk will be relocated to the Instruction Lab.

2010 Winter Session

The library will be open the following hours during Winter Session 2010, January 4 - January 23rd:

Mondays-Thursdays: 8:00AM to 7:00PM.
Fridays: 8:00AM to 5:00PM.
Saturdays: 11:00AM to 3:00PM.

Note that the library will be closed on the following days:
Friday, January 8th
Friday, January 15th
Saturday, January 16th
Monday, January 18th

The library will resume its usual semester hours on Friday, January 25th. For a list of hours through February, see the library's calendar page.

Winter Schedule

Please note that the library hours will be altered over Winter Break. The library will be closed Dec. 24th, 2009 through January 3rd, 2010.

Other December hours are as follows:
Saturday, December 19th: CLOSED
Monday, December 21st: 8:00AM-5:00PM
Tuesday, December 22nd: 8:00AM-5:00PM
Wednesday, December 23rd: 8:00AM - NOON

January hours after the 4th can be viewed on the library website: http://library.csudh.edu/info/hours.php?start=34

Exam Week Hours

The library will be open later than usual Monday through Thursday and Saturday during finals (Dec. 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16). Note that Friday and Sunday hours will remain the same during this time.

Hours for these two weeks are as follows:

Wednesday, December 9th - 8AM to 10PM
Thursday, December 10th - 8AM to 10PM
Friday, December 11th - 8AM to 5PM
Saturday, December 12th - 10AM to 5PM
Sunday, December 13th - CLOSED

Monday, December 14th - 8AM to 10PM
Tuesday, December 15th - 8AM to 10PM
Wednesday, December 16th - 8AM to 10PM
Thursday, December 17th - 8AM to 8PM

For further information on the library's opening and closing times, please check the library website's official calendar at http://library.csudh.edu/info/hours.php

Mandatory Logins on Library Public Computers

Starting on Wednesday, June 17th, computers in the library will require users to log in with their campus username and password to get access. The process will be a phased one, and is set to be completed on Monday, June 22nd. The campus username and password are the same ones used to log in to Blackboard, campus e-mail, and the computers in Welch Hall and other parts of campus.

This change will affect all public computers located near the reference desk on the second floor of the library. Our 4 handicapped-accessible computers, located between the reference desk and the library entrance, will be included in the switch. However, the library will maintain 5 public access computers that do not need a login. These are the computers located opposite the circulation desk. This will enable us to continue to serve those members of our community who use the Dominguez Hills library.

We respectfully ask that students, faculty, staff, and others with a Dominguez Hills ID and password not use these public-access computers, as they are intended for members of the general public.

If you do not know what your campus username and password are, you can find them through MyCSUDH by using the following link: https://my.csudh.edu/psp/pdhprd/EMPLOYEE/EMPL/h/?tab=PAPP_GUEST (The links are located about halfway down the left-hand side of the page, labeled "forgot your password?" and "forgot your username?"

If you are unable to retrieve your username and password using the MyCSUDH system, please contact the IT Help Desk at (310) 243-2500 for further assistance. Help Desk hours are Monday through Friday, 8am through 6pm

If you have any questions or concerns about mandatory logins being added to the library reference area computers, please direct them to Library Administration by calling (310) 243-3700, or by dialing 3700 while on campus.

Library Construction Noise

There will be considerable noise from construction on all floors of the library building for the next few weeks, as the new library construction project is being connected to the existing building.

In order to connect the two buildings, walls along the South face of the library will be demolished over the next few weeks. There is likely to be a lot of noise from this, and we apologize to all students, faculty, staff and others who use the library.

Parts of the stacks on floors three and four are also affected by this process, as shelves nearest to the walls had to be emptied and removed in order to safely demolish the walls and to build temporary walls.

There should be no dust or other debris throughout the process, as temporary walls will have been constructed along the South walls to prevent the demolition from unduly affecting library patrons.

Please direct any inquiries or comments about the process to Adele Vanarsdale of Facilities Planning and Construction Management at (310) 243-3826. Her office horus are 8-5 Monday through Friday.

If you need help finding a book in the affected parts of the library stacks, please go to the Circulation desk for assistance. The Circulation desk is open during all library hours, and closes 15 minutes prior to the libary's closing time. Their phone number is (310) 243-3717.

The library will be open for normal summer hours throughout the construction process. See http://library.csudh.edu/info/hours.php for a complete list.

Again, we apologize for any inconvenience.

Wondering what new books we have?

Wonder no more! The New Books page can tell you just that!

The page contains a list of all the books that the library has recently acquired, and is updated once every 3-4 months. The current version of the page shows all the books that we acquired between November of 2007 and July of 2008.

You can browse the new books by subject area or alphabetically by title, and you can also search the list for words in the title or for the name of your favourite author.

Remember that you can always see our newest books by coming to the library in person and taking a look at our New Books shelf, located opposite the reference desk right inside the library's entrance.

Older Library Newsletters

For your convenience, we still have the library newsletters from the old website available online.

You can access them by clicking the links below.

Spring 2002 Newsletter

Fall 2004 Newsletter

Spring 2005 Newsletter

Fall 2007 Newsletter