About the Gellert Library
Staff
Rachel Paprocki, MA, MLIS
rpaprocki@ndnu.edu | library@ndnu.edu
(650) 590-6053
Rachel studied English literature at Pepperdine University, theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, and library science at San José State University. She's an avid baker, yogi, and knitter. She lives in Los Angeles with cats Monica and Sweatpants.
Things you can ask me:
- How do I use the library?
- Why do I need to use peer-reviewed articles?
- How do I open this ebook?
- What should I be reading to get ahead in my field?
- What are the seven types of cheese production?
Policies
Mission
The Carl Gellert and Celia Berta Gellert Library at Notre Dame 91¸£Àû×ÊÔ´Õ¾ provides access to knowledge and information resources for students, faculty, and staff to facilitate multimodal instruction, knowledge development, scholarly communication, creativity, and cultural transmission.
Collection Development
Library FAQ
We sure do, and ²â´Ç³Ü’r±ð looking at it! The Gellert Library is a digital library with thousands of scholarly ebooks and articles to support your coursework at NDNU. Explore our research help resources to learn more about how our library works and how to get the most out of it. Email our librarian Rachel (library@ndnu.edu) with any questions that come up!
For research in psychology, start with .
For research in education, try .
For business, head to .
If ²â´Ç³Ü’r±ð looking for ebooks, start with .
If ²â´Ç³Ü’r±ð looking for theses and capstones by NDNU students, go to .
³Û´Ç³Ü’l±ô find more recommendations in our research guides for , , and . Check out .
Probably not. The library at NDNU does not collect textbooks, but we do have a few copies of commonly-used handbooks and study guides for on-campus use in the Academic Success Center in CC2. Lower-cost, ethical sources for textbooks include and .
If ²â´Ç³Ü’r±ð a BA Psychology or BS Business Administration degree-completion student, your textbook costs are covered by NDNU. For Psychology students, your Program Director, Hannah Yanow (hyanow@ndnu.edu), will include information in your courses on Canvas and the BA Psychology newsletter. For Business Administration students, your Program Director, Claudia Roehl (csonzroehl@ndnu.edu), will ensure your Cengage subscription is accessible directly in your courses on Canvas.
Error screens are frustrating! Email library@ndnu.edu with a screenshot of the message ²â´Ç³Ü’r±ð receiving, and ·É±ð’l±ô get you squared away. In the meantime, you can also check out on accessing library resources online.
Nice find! Email library@ndnu.edu with as much citation information as you can find (aim for author name, title, publication date, and publisher). Our librarian Rachel can request the article from another library, or recommend similar sources; just email library@ndnu.edu.
Books are wonderful! Because our library is online-only, we are not set up to borrow physical books from other libraries. You can use to find books in public libraries near you (just ; i³Ù’s very easy!). Our librarian Rachel can also help you track down a book, or recommend similar sources; just email library@ndnu.edu.
Courses in all subjects at NDNU use APA Style. Check outfrom the Academic Success Center. ³Û´Ç³Ü’l±ô find even more citation and formatting resources here at the , including and handy .
The Student Lounge in Campus Center has comfy seating, a printer, and a free coffee station. You'll find the friendly folks of the Academic Success Center right next door in CC2, where you can check out noise-cancelling headphones and laptops.