ATTENTION Winter Intersession Students & Faculty: Limited Reference Services will be available during winter intersession. See the section "Getting Help" for ways to contact a Librarian for assistance.

General Welcome

The LHU Distance Learner's Guide supports distance learners, faculty and staff by providing information about and access to library services and resources.

Getting Help

Reference services are available to students, faculty, and staff in order to assist you with your assignments, research or general information needs. Services are available when University classes are in schedule.

Off-Campus Access

Many library databases (articles), and other e-resources are available from off campus areas such as home or office. To access databases off-campus you are required to log-on to the database with your LHU ID# & LHU password. Learn more about connecting from off campus.

Problems with Off-Campus Access

If you are experiencing problems accessing databases from an off-campus location please contact: Contact Susan Hanna@ 570.484.2311

Finding Books

• PILOT - The LHU libraries' online catalog enables you to locate print books, e-books, journals, and other library materials owned by the libraries.
• EZ-Borrow - Find and borrow books from fifty academic libraries in PA and nearby states
• ILLIAD - Interlibrary Loan service for requesting books not found in the above catalogs
• Borrowing Policy

Finding Articles

• LHU Journal Finder - Use to find out if the library has full text of a specific journal online or in print
• Databases A-Z - Access to all LHU Libraries databases alphabetically.
• Databases by Discipline/Department - Suggestions for most relevant database to choose based upon academic discipline.
• ILLIAD - Requesting articles not available in full-text in an article database

Interlibrary Loan Services

• ILLIAD

Additional Important Services/Resources

• Library Guides (LibGuides)