Library Help
Need help with your library account, checking out or checking in material, or requesting items from St. Olaf?
- Circulation Desk: (507) 222-4260
Need help with research or using the library?
- Reference Desk: (507) 222-4264
Research Help
- Reference Librarians
We’re here to help you find the best way to research a topic or question.
- Research/IT Desk
Reference Librarians and Carl Techs at your service in the library!
- Research Guides
Research guides designed by librarians around courses, subjects, or other library topics.
- Gould Answers (formerly Ask a Librarian)
Submit questions about library resources or your research or search a knowledge base of previously-asked questions.
- Ask the Archives
Ask the staff of the Carleton College Archives about Carleton history.
- InterLibrary Loan
Request books, articles, or other materials from other libraries.
- Using the library from off campus
A guide to using the library from off campus. Includes instructions on accessing journals through our proxy server.
- EndNote
Need help using EndNote? Don't know what EndNote is? Click here to learn more and download the software.
- CJK (Classic) Bridge Search
Search the Bridge using Chinese, Japanese, or Korean characters. (This goes to the Classic Bridge interface)
- Reference Librarians
Library Help
- About the Library
Hours, maps, collections, policies, and more
- Library Staff Directory
Contact information for the people working in the library.
- Assistive Technology in the Library
Assistive technology resources in the library complement student computing needs, particularly in support of students with physical or learning disabilities.
- Movies & TV
Finding, accessing, and using media resources in the library and online.
- Digital Archiving of Comps, Honors Papers & Prize-Winning Works
Instructions for archiving comps & honors papers
- Feedback & suggestions
Have a comment, complaint, or idea for the library or our website? Let us know!
- New Books & DVDs
Lists of new books and DVDs added to our collection in the past month.
- About the Library