Library Updates: Building and Services

All due dates for borrowed materials have been extended to August 15^th and all overdue fines have been waived.

• Until normal operations resume, please do not return any items to Gumberg Library. If you have extenuating circumstances and must return library items now, please contact Amy Lee Heinlen: heinlena@duq.edu

Please click the link below for steps you can take to resolve the problem or report it to the library staff:

• Off-Campus Help

 Please see our research guide on Resources for Faculty Teaching Online.

All electronic resources, including eBooks, online magazines, newspapers, and journals, databases, and streaming audio and video, are available to Duquesne students, faculty, and staff.

• ​All you need to access these resources is an internet connection and your MultiPass username and password.
• Unfortunately, we are not able to provide access to any of our tangible and print collections at this time.

⇒ Visit our Research page to use these resources.

⇒ Visit Gumberg’s research guide to COVID-19 for up-to-date research information about the virus.

♦ Not seeing what you need? Suggest a purchase for materials here!

Please visit the Ask Gumberg page to see all the ways you can connect with library staff to have your questions answered.

Librarians can provide instruction sessions through Zoom. Please visit our Ask Gumberg page to arrange library instruction. 

• Click here to see our list of subject librarians

Although all library hosted events for the spring and summer have been canceled or postponed, librarians are working to reschedule some events online.

• We are also developing new online workshops and learning opportunities.
  • Please go the events calendar for updates.

Please call 412-206-6867 

• If we are busy helping a caller and cannot take your call immediately, please leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Items, such as online journal articles, ebook chapters, and entire ebooks, can be placed on e-reserve. Print reserves are not available at this time. Place a request through ask@duq.libanswers.com

We will work to fulfill as many requests electronically as we can. Make your requests through ILLiad. Print Interlibrary Loan and E-ZBorrow services are suspended due to partner institutions’ short-staffing and closures.