# Libraries

**Source**: https://lib.uwaterloo.ca/web/
**Parent**: https://libcal.uwaterloo.ca/hours/

# Library

- [Find resources](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/find-resources)
  - [Architecture](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/find-resources/architecture "This branch of the University of Waterloo Library houses books and journals on a wide variety of subjects relating to architecture and design, as well as history, art and literature. ")
  - [Catalogue](https://ocul-wtl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=01OCUL_WTL%3AWTL_DEFAULT&lang=en)
  - [Databases](https://lib.uwaterloo.ca/web/research-databases)
  - [Dictionaries, encyclopedias and more](https://lib.uwaterloo.ca/web/dictionaries-encyclopedia-and-more)
  - [eJournal titles](https://ocul-wtl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/jsearch?vid=01OCUL_WTL%3AWTL_DEFAULT)
  - [Interlibrary loans](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/services/interlibrary-loans-ill)
  - [Maps and geospatial data](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/geospatial/)
  - [Media Resources Catalogue (film/video)](https://media.dymaxion.ca/display/082/wwk770 "The Media Resources Catalogue provides access to over 30,000 streaming titles and houses approximately 9,500 physical resources (i.e. DVD, 16mm, VHS). The purpose of these media resources are to supplement the University of Waterloo's academic curriculum ")
  - [News sources](https://subjectguides.uwaterloo.ca/news/)
  - [Special Collections & Archives](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/special-collections-archives)
  - [Theses and dissertations](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/find-and-use-resources/theses-and-dissertations)

- [Research supports](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/research-supports)
  - [Copyright](https://uwaterloo.ca/lib/node/1365)
  - [Librarians by subject](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/services/librarians-subject)
  - [Open access](https://uwaterloo.ca/open-scholarship/open-access)
  - [Open Access Publishing](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/research-supports/open-access-publishing)
  - [Request a purchase](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/services/suggest-purchase/purchase-request-form)
  - [Research data management](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/services/research-data-management-services-rdms)
  - [Research guides](https://subjectguides.uwaterloo.ca/)
  - [Reference management software](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/find-and-use-resources/citing-sources/citation-management-software)
  - [Systematic reviews](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/services/systematic-reviews-support)

- [Learning supports](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/learning-supports)
  - [Assignment planner](https://lib.uwaterloo.ca/web/assignment-planner)
  - [Course reserves](https://www.reserves.uwaterloo.ca/ares/ares.dll)
  - [Drop-in support](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/services/drop-in-services)
  - [Digital Learning](https://lib.uwaterloo.ca/online_learning/)
  - [Workshops](https://libcal.uwaterloo.ca/calendar/events)

- [Use the library](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/use-the-library)
  - [Accessibility services](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/accessibility/)
  - [Book a study room](https://libcal.uwaterloo.ca)
  - [Equipment loans](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/services/equipment-loans)
  - [Printing, copying and scanning](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/services/printing-copying-scanning)
  - [Spaces](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/services/study-spaces-and-lockers)
  - [Student engagement](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/about/student-engagement)
  - [Study zones](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/services/study-zones-dana-porter-library)
  - [Technical support](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/services/help-desk-technical-support)

- [Account and privileges](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/account-and-privileges)
  - [Borrowing privileges](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/services/borrowing-privileges)
  - [Fines and overdues](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/services/fines-and-overdue)
  - [Get a library card](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/services/my-library-card)
  - [Renewals and requests](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/services/renewals-and-requests)
  - [Sign in to my account](https://ocul-wtl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/account?vid=01OCUL_WTL%3AWTL_DEFAULT&section=overview&lang=en)

- [About the library](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/about)
  - [Our people](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/about/people)
  - [Our strategic plan](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/strategic-plan)
  - [Give to the Library](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/give/)
  - [News](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/news)
  - [Events](https://libcal.uwaterloo.ca/calendar/events)
  - [Work for the Library](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/about/work-library)

## Quick Links

- [Book a study room](https://libcal.uwaterloo.ca/)
- [Research guides](https://subjectguides.uwaterloo.ca/)
- [Databases](https://subjectguides.uwaterloo.ca/az.php)
- [My library account](https://ocul-wtl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/account?vid=01OCUL_WTL:WTL_DEFAULT&section=overview&lang=en)
- [Course reserves](https://www.reserves.uwaterloo.ca/ares/ares.dll)
- [Teaching & learning supports](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/library-services-and-supports-teaching-and-learning)

## Information for

- [Undergraduate students](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/undergraduate-students)
- [Graduate students](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/graduate-students)
- [Faculty, instructors, postdoctoral and visiting scholars](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/faculty-instructors-postdoctoral-visiting-scholars)
- [Alumni and community members](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/alumni-and-community-members)
- [Waterloo staff](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/waterloo-staff)
- [Waterloo Library staff](https://uwaterloo.ca/library/waterloo-library-staff)

## OMNI - Catalogue Search

[Advanced search](https://ocul-wtl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=01OCUL_WTL:WTL_DEFAULT&lang=en&mode=advanced)

[What is Omni, the library catalogue?](https://subjectguides.uwaterloo.ca/Omni)

## Check Library Occupancy

Stay updated with real-time library occupancy. Click below to view more details and plan your visit!

[View Occupancy Stats](https://waitz.io/waterloo)

## Hours and locations

[View all Hours](https://libcal.uwaterloo.ca/hours/)

## News

[### Where’s the Data? How libraries improve data discoverability

Every February, the global data community celebrates Love Data Week, hosted by the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). This year’s theme, “Where’s the data?”, invites us to think about the journey data takes, from collection to analysis, storage to preservation.](https://uwaterloo.ca/lib/news/wheres-data-how-libraries-improve-data-discoverability)[### Staebler Insurance OER Fellows Grant 2026-27: Now Accepting Applications

As part of the Library’s efforts to ensure learning materials are freely accessible and available to learners and researchers at Waterloo, we’re once again seeking applications from Waterloo instructors with projects to create or adapt an open educational resource (OER) for a Waterloo course.](https://uwaterloo.ca/lib/news/staebler-insurance-oer-fellows-grant-2026-27-now-accepting)[### Campus-wide ORCID pilot project concludes

The two-year pilot project exploring the campus-wide implementation of Open Researcher and Contributor Identifiers (ORCID) will officially conclude in early 2026.](https://uwaterloo.ca/lib/news/campus-wide-orcid-pilot-project-concludes-0)[**View all news**](https://uwaterloo.ca/lib/news)

## Events