Last updated May 11, 2022
The Library is open! The Library Team is ready and available to support students, faculty, and staff in teaching, learning, research, and scholarship, both in-person and virtually.
In-person services are available to currently registered students, faculty, and staff, alumni, and visitors.
For information on our hours for the Summer term, please visit our Hours page. Please note that hours and services are subject to change.
The health and safety of our campus community is our top priority. To visit the library, you must:
Current services are detailed below. Get in touch with us by email, phone, or fill in our call-back form below.
Hand sanitizer is available throughout the library. Cleaning wipes are also available.
Need a mask? The Library has ASTM level-3 disposable medical grade masks available at the service desk.
Individuals that do not comply with library health & safety protocols will be asked to leave the building.
Food is not permitted in the library. Lidded beverages are allowed, with mask removal only allowed when actively drinking.
Two group study rooms are available for booking.
Our physical collection is available for browsing during our open hours.
All library users may continue to request items for pickup through Omni. You will receive an email when your item is ready for pickup.
Digital Delivery services also continue! Faculty, students, and staff can request portions of eligible physical library materials to be delivered in PDF format by email as allowable under the Canadian Copyright Act and fair dealing guidelines.
With Digital Delivery, you can access a variety of materials such as book chapters, journal articles, government documents, reference works, and more. Your digital copy will be accessible for 30 days and you can open it 10 times, print, or save it to your computer.
How to Request Digital Delivery:
To request digitized material, such as journal articles or book chapters, locate the item in Omni and click the “Digitization” link. You will need to sign in with your Western ID.
You will receive an email with instructions for accessing your digitized material when it is ready.
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the Beryl Ivey Library Team at beryliveylibrary@uwo.ca.
Printing, photocopying, and scanning services are available. Please visit our Print Copy Scan page for more information.
Please return library materials to one of our drop-bins, located just inside the entrance to the library, or in the Mother St. James library vestibule.
We are pleased to welcome alumni, visitors, and guests back into the library.
You may also continue to request books through Omni for pickup at the service desk. If you request a book through Omni, please come to campus once you have received an email notifying you your item is ready for pickup.
Librarians are available for one-on-one support. We can help with topics such as finding academic sources, search strategies, evaluating information, citation, and more! We can also help with virtual technologies, such as OWL or Office 365. Reach a Librarian by:
For general questions, you are welcome to use our Call-back form. We will respond as soon as we are able, and at least within one business day by your choice of phone or email.
There are many online resources available to help you in completing your coursework and research:
If there are readings you would like to make available for your students, the Library can add physical and electronic reserve materials through the Course Readings program. Please submit your requests via the Ares, our Course Readings software, or email beryliveylibrary@uwo.ca.
Physical course reserves will be offered again for the 2021-2022 academic year
If there is a resource you would like purchased, please email the Library at beryliveylibrary@uwo.ca or fill in our Suggest a Title form.