Dean’s Welcome
Academic Year ‘22/23
Hello, I am Sarah Barbara Watstein, and it is my pleasure to welcome you to the Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons at Seattle University. Our mission here is to meet your information needs––but even more so, to create an environment of discovery and belonging. I hope you find this space suits your needs both academically and personally during your time here!
Crossroads
The library is the crossroads of knowledge at Seattle U – at the center of teaching, learning, and research. We offer a wide range of resources, services, expertise, technology, and spaces. Most importantly, we offer an unwavering commitment to support our students - you, on your academic journey.
Every student has a unique story, goal, and triumphs––every one different. You will be challenged. And we want you to know the library exists to support you through all of this.
Resources/Collections
The library provides access to an abundance of physical and digital collections. And if you do not find what you need in our collections, we are part of a network of libraries that does and can easily have it delivered.
Resources/Expertise
At the library you have access to experienced learners and researchers, including Library Faculty, staff, Student Peer Research Consultants, or student assistants. We are happy to help you using the library and finding materials for your research papers and course assignments.
Services/Learning Commons
To further support you, the learning commons on the library’s 1st and 2nd floors consists of the Learning Assistance Programs, Math Lab, Media Production Center, Research Services, and the Writing Center.
Beyond the walls of the library at the Sinegal Center, you will find the Billodue Makerspace. Here, students interested in physical and digital making will find materials, tools, technologies, and social connections to do so.
Technology
Advanced hardware and software have become an integral part of a student’s academic journey. Our technology-rich spaces encourage exploration with while fostering an atmosphere of open experimentation and discovery.
This fall, we are excited to announce the opening of the IT Service Desk on the 3rd floor. They offer simple, streamlined, and effective technology support to get your IT needs resolved quickly.
Spaces
At the library you will find spaces for quiet study, individual Zoom-ready rooms, study carrels, group study rooms, various kinds of computer labs and more.
Contact the Dean
Our faculty and staff are dedicated and eager to help you with all aspects of using the library. You can also contact me directly in my office or at watsteins@seattleu.edu. And, of course, there is always more information on our website at seattleu.edu/library. I hope to see you here soon!
Fall 2021 Dean’s Welcome
In its placement and prominence, status as both destination and hub, physical and virtual spaces, resources, collections, and integrated services, the library conveys its integral role in supporting Seattle University’s mission, vision, and Strategic Directions. Library Faculty, staff, Student Peer Research Consultants, and student workers are here for YOU!
As the information environment, higher education and Seattle University have changed and evolved through recent years, the library has forged pathways to serve faculty and students more effectively. The pivot to online teaching and learning in Spring Quarter ’20 provided the library with an opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to inclusive excellence through a variety of strategies to improve access and affordability for our students. During the 2021/2022 academic year, we will continue to provide many of our services online while at the same time resuming onsite operations.
Using our web site, you can browse and access our digital collections, view guides and e-reserve materials for courses. We are continually expanding our digital collections to provide more eBooks and streaming media. Our print and media collections are available onsite or request for pickup. Request of digital scans of Article and Book Chapters is also an option. You can also request materials from other libraries using Summit or interlibrary loan or have materials mailed to you if you live farther away. You can also check out technology using this service.
You can ask a librarian or student consultant for assistance and set up virtual or in-person research consultations via our 24/7 chat service, or in-person at our reopened iDesk. For more information, please visit our Ask a Librarian page. The library also provides integrated information literacy training for courses across the University. Your class may visit the library to learn more about searching and finding information using our resources, and tips and tricks for navigating the complexities of the information environment.
We are especially excited to open the doors to the Billodue Makerspace in the Jim and Janet Sinegal Center for Science and Innovation. Supporting multidisciplinary learning across all aspects of the university, the Billodue Makerspace is a destination where students - often alongside staff, faculty, and mentors - can create, problem solve, and develop skills, talents, thinking, and intellectual rigor.
The library is a member of the Orbis Cascade Alliance a consortium serving academic libraries in the Pacific Northwest. Comprised of 37 member institutions, the Alliance provides access to extensive book and journal collections, a shared collection of electronic books, courier delivery to member libraries, and digital collections.
Effective September 20th, 2021, in line with the University's expanding in-person classes and services, the library will be opening expanded service hours for the Fall Quarter.
Building Hours and Access
Campus Card Required for Entry
We have made changes to our operations to safeguard both your health as well as the health of our staff. The University’s COVID-19 response provides information about Fall opening; weekly updates help the campus community keep up with the latest public health recommendations and requirements and their impact on business and operations. Face coverings are required in the library.
The library is committed to ensuring that, whether you visit us on campus or are learning online, you’ll have access to the high-quality physical and virtual spaces, resources, collections, and integrated services you require to be successful.
Library faculty, staff, and student workers wish you a happy and productive Fall Quarter and look forward to assisting you both virtually and in person.
Stay safe and be well!
Dean, Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons
February 8, 2021
A Message from Sarah Barbara Watstein, Dean, Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons
To reopen our facility to the University community, the library and learning commons is phasing in the reopening or resumption of spaces, core functions, operations and limited in-person services consistent with guidance from the CDC, state, and county, including guidance specific to higher education. To ensure the health, safety, and well-being of all members of the campus community, we are working with campus partners on a variety of “positive education” efforts. The delivery of enhanced virtual services with an emphasis on flexibility and ease of access for our users is prioritized. Growing equity is also prioritized; we are working with campus partners to further develop, unify and effectively market a growing suite of access and affordability initiatives.
There are a few access and affordability initiatives I want to highlight as we move into February:
ACCESS TO COLLECTIONS AND TECHNOLOGY LENDING
Contactless Pickup Services
Postal Delivery and Return Services
Digitization Services
Technology Lending
ACCESS TO SERVICES
Learning Assistance Programs
Math Lab
Writing Center
Research Services
Chat
ACCESS TO SPACES
Zoom-Ready Rooms
24/7 Study Spaces
Sarah Barbara Watstein, Dean
January 25, 2021
A Message from Sarah Barbara Watstein, Dean, Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons
Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons welcomes back new and returning Redhawks!
After a much-needed Winter Holiday Break, the Winter Quarter is finally here! Let me be among the first to welcome you back for the Quarter, whether you are fully online or one of the limited number of Redhawks on campus. The new Quarter is a time to start fresh, and while this winter will look different from what we are used to, I hope you will join me in embracing the opportunities ahead of us.
We are in the midst of several urgent crises in this country – crises which have profoundly impacted higher education. SU campus leaders and the campus community spent much of this past spring, summer, and fall addressing a trifecta of unique challenges: the global pandemic; the near-and-long-term implications of the virus on teaching, learning, and the student experience; and a historic anti-racist movement.
COVID-19 has, as everyone knows, made the entire school dynamic not only tricky but confusing. And this impact isn’t just felt by students and faculty. Academic libraries have needed to pivot constantly, and Lemieux Library has risen to the challenge. We have kept our Library Faculty, staff, and student workers safe; opened in a way that helped ensure the safety of students, faculty, and staff; made the transition to digital services rather smoothly; attended to the spike in requests for remote services; and ensured that everyone has the resources they need. Throughout this, library and learning commons staff demonstrated much dedication and support to our students and our mission.
Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons staff remain available to assist with your information, reference, and research needs. There are a few things I want to highlight as we hit the ground running on the new Quarter:
Contactless Pickup Services
Postal Delivery and Return Services
Digitization Services
Technology Lending
Learning Commons Virtual Services
Research Services
Chat
Media Production Center
Information Literacy Instruction
I could not be prouder of the work that our library staff and student workers have done during these unprecedented times.
We will be sharing more details about all of this and more on our Website –
I wish you all a healthy, successful, and fulfilling Quarter.
Sarah Barbara Watstein, Dean