Galvin Library Archive

  • Research Appointments are Available at Galvin Library

    Research Appointments are Available at Galvin Library

    Schedule a research appointment with a librarian and receive help with starting or advancing your research. Whether you have a paper due or you’ve just started preparing for final exams and projects, Galvin Library has the resources you need.

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  • Join Galvin Library’s Student Advisory Group

    Join Galvin Library’s Student Advisory Group

    The Paul V. Galvin Library is now accepting applications for the Library Student Advisory Group (LSAG). Serving on LSAG is a great way to build your resume, develop leadership skills, develop relationships, and provide input directly to library administration. As a member of LSAG, you will advise the library administration on matters of service, space, and collections in order to improve your educational experience at Illinois Tech.

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  • Open Access Week Events at Galvin Library

    Open Access Week Events at Galvin Library

    Join Paul V. Galvin Library to celebrate Open Access Week (October 24-30, 2022) with a brownbag discussion, live streaming webinars, and all week trivia. Open Access is the free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use those results. This year’s theme is Open for Climate Justice.

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  • Galvin Library’s 24 Hours Service Starts Monday, October 3

    Galvin Library’s 24 Hours Service Starts Monday, October 3

    Galvin Library’s 24 Hours Service Starts Monday, October 3 at 8:00 a.m. and will be open until Friday at 7:00 p.m. See the Library schedule for opening hours for the rest of the semester.

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  • Don’t miss the last round of Galvin Library’s 3 Part Series! Creating Strong, Evidence-Based Proposals, Theses, and Other Documents

    Don’t miss the last round of Galvin Library’s 3 Part Series! Creating Strong, Evidence-Based Proposals, Theses, and Other Documents

    Don’t let your good ideas get dismissed as unsubstantiated simply because you didn’t do the background work to find supporting evidence. In this series of workshops, you’ll learn how to craft strong proposals, theses/dissertations, and other professional or academic papers and presentations that place your ideas in context and clearly show that your ideas have merit.

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  • Galvin Library Citations and Zotero Clinic Friday, October 7

    Galvin Library Citations and Zotero Clinic Friday, October 7

    Have questions about properly citing sources or using Zotero? Register today for an open forum clinic to answer questions about citations and Zotero, a citation manager that can save you a lot of time by collecting bibliographic information for your sources and inserting citations and references in your paper, Friday, September 16 from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. in-person and online.

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  • Galvin Library Workshop Series: Creating strong, evidence-based proposals, theses, and other documents.

    Galvin Library Workshop Series: Creating strong, evidence-based proposals, theses, and other documents.

    In this series of workshops, you’ll learn how to craft strong proposals, theses / dissertations, and other professional or academic papers and presentations that place your ideas in context and clearly show that your ideas have merit. The series is in three stand-alone sections, each about one hour long, and offered twice each semester. You must register for each part separately.

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  • Galvin Library Citations and Zotero Clinic Friday, September 16

    Galvin Library Citations and Zotero Clinic Friday, September 16

    Have questions about properly citing sources or using Zotero? Register today for an open forum clinic to answer questions about citations and Zotero, a citation manager that can save you a lot of time by collecting bibliographic information for your sources and inserting citations and references in your paper, Friday, September 16 from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. in-person and online.

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  • Galvin Library Workshop: Introduction to Zotero Monday, September 12

    Galvin Library Workshop: Introduction to Zotero Monday, September 12

    Register today for a workshop to introduce you to the basics of Zotero, a citation manager that can save you a lot of time by collecting bibliographic information for your sources and inserting citations and references in your paper, Monday, September 12 from 12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. in-person and online.

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  • Get Ready for Finals at Galvin Libary

    Get Ready for Finals at Galvin Libary

    Start studying for your exams at Galvin Library! Our building will be open 24 hours for 12 days beginning Monday, April 25 at 8:00 a.m. until Friday, May 6 at 7:00 p.m.* Our staff will be available to assist you at all hours of operation. We're open for your individual and group study needs. 

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