Luther Library FAQ’s
You can find your Student ID number in the FreshX app. This number is used to scan and check out the materials at the Library.
Standard hours during the academic year are:
- Monday-Thursday: 8:00am – 11:00 pm
- Friday: 8:00am – 4:30pm
- Sunday: 3:00pm – 11:00pm
Yes! Click on the database that you wish to search from and a login screen will appear. Use your Midland credentials (same as Canvas) for your username and password. Once you log in, you will have full access to all of Luther Library’s databases.
When you are searching in a database, the first thing you should do is limit your searches to the full text. If you don’t do this, there will be articles that appear that won’t have the complete article. To limit your search to full text, look on the left-hand side of your screen and you will find two small arrows: By clicking this, it will expand your limiters. The first limiter listed is the full text. Once you check that box, your search will update to only full-text articles.
If there is an article that you would like that isn’t full text, you can request an Interlibrary Loan. To do this, you can use the Interlibrary Loan Request Google Form found under the Services tab on the Luther Library website.
The Formatting and Style Guide on the Purdue Owl is a great resource to assist you with in-text citations and works cited/bibliography page. This resource provides information on MLA and APA citations: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/resources.html
Closed Reserve is located behind the Service Desk. It contains shelves of textbooks and articles from professors that are used in some classes. Students are able to check out these materials, but they are to stay in the Library and can only be checked out for 3 hours.
These books can be checked out for up to 3 weeks.
You may renew books as long as they are not being held for another patron.
You may check out DVDs for 7 days.
Both black and white and color printing is free of charge.
Yes! The front of the Library generally has more noise and socializing, but towards the back of the Library is labeled as the Quiet Area. There are individual study rooms, study carrels, and furniture in this area to have a quiet place to study.
Yes! There is a book drop outside the Library next to the front door.
Yes! You can reserve Study Room 1 and Study Room 2 by going to the Reserve a Study Room page on the website. You can also schedule in person by going to the study room windows and scanning the QR code on your phone. You will have to log in using your Midland credentials and then reserve the room at your desired time.
Yes! You can go to https://midlandu.on.worldcat.org/atoztitles/#journal and in the search box, you can search for a keyword of a journal that you are looking for. Your search will populate results with journals relating to your search and the volumes and issues that we have.
If you have any questions, please contact the Head Librarian at library@midlandu.edu.