Due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and the inauguration of President Obama Mullen Library will be open only for limited hours Sunday, and will be closed Monday and Tuesday. All campus libraries will be closed Sunday through Tuesday.

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Download the University Libraries 2008-2009 schedule.

Welcome back! Spring semester hours for Mullen Library and the campus libraries begin Monday, January 12.

Mullen Library regular hours:

Campus libraries hours:

* Please note that all university libraries will be closed Monday-Tuesday, January 20-21 for MLK Jr. Day and the Inauguration.

Download the 2008-2009 schedule

Mullen Library and campus library hours will be reduced during the Christmas break between the fall and spring semesters.

* exceptions

• University Archives will be closed Wed., December 17 from 3 – 5 pm.
• The Physics Library will only be open by appointment.

Download the 2008-2009 schedule

The 24 hour operating hours at Mullen Library are coming to an end early Thursday morning when we close at 2:00am. The library will reopen at 8:00am.

Mullen Library hours for the remainder of the exam period:

Beginning Monday, December 8th, you will be able to send call numbers to your mobile phone from the Aladin Catalog. No more pencil and paper!

To use, click on the new ‘Text it’ button on the item record page.

When you click on it, a window will pop up.

Enter your phone number and provider and that’s it! The call number, title, and author will instantly be sent to your mobile phone.

Written by: Joel Shields, WRLC

After Mullen Library opens at 9:00am on Saturday, December 6, it will remain open 24 hours a day until closing at 2:00am on Thursday morning, December 11.

During the extended hours of 12:00am to 8:00am only limited services will be available.

• IM reference will only be available during regular hours
• A CUA ID will be required to enter the building
• Laptops will be available for circulation
• Coffee and cookies available in the May Gallery
• The stacks will be closed
• 2nd floor Main Reading Room will remain open
• The Department of Public Safety will provide a guard at the entrance and make frequent patrols of the building

Public Safety also provides an on-campus escort if you would like someone to accompany you to your dorm or your car. Call 202-319-5111 or ask a library employee to call for you.

Hours for the remainder of the exam period are:

The ALADIN Catalog is operating normally again. We thank you for your patience and apologize for the inconvenience while the system was repaired.

If you have any questions please Ask a Librarian.

Access to the ALADIN Catalog continues to be problematic. In the meanwhile there are still options for conducting research in the library and electronically.

Access to electronic journal articles and databases
The problems we are experiencing with the catalog should not affect the subscription databases. You should still be able to access them as normal.

Finding books and journals in CUA Libraries
Although you may not be able to search our library catalog right now, there is a database known as OCLC WorldCat that can serve as a catalog to libraries nationwide. After you conduct a search, look through the results for items labeled Catholic Univ of America. These are items we actually own. Click on the title to see the full record and a partial call number – this will help you locate the item in the stacks. However be warned – WorldCat does not have circulation data, so it will not tell you if an item is checked out, nor if it is in a campus library as opposed to Mullen. Ask at the Information Desk if you are unsure.

You can also specify that WorldCat list only items from CUA Libraries in the search results. From the main WorldCat page, select Expert Search, scroll down until you find Limit availability to: and check the box next to Items in my library. This is actually a fairly decent way to continue your research while the catalog is down.

If you have any questions please Ask a Librarian.

There are several printers in Mullen Library that available for printing over the wireless network. If you would like to take advantage of this, please see the instructions for adding library printers to your personal laptop.

Changes to printer settings
In order to resolve some of the issues you may have recently experienced while trying to print in Mullen Library we have changed the IP addresses for all of the printers. If you had previously used your personal laptop to print in Mullen library, you will have to update your settings. The best way to do this is to delete the old printer settings, then add a new printer following the directions on our website. If you have questions or need help setting up your laptop, please ask at the Information Desk.

New first floor printers
The library has purchased two new printers and set them up at the Information Desk and in the MERIC Computer Lab. You may have noticed as these are quite a bit larger than the previous models! It is our hope that the new printers and network changes will improve the reliability and speed of the printing services we provide. If you do experience any difficulties we first ask for your patience, and second that you notify a library staff member right away. These printers receive an incredible amount of use all day long, and they are not perfect – but we will try to rectify any problems as soon as we can.

Happy printing!

There are several printers in Mullen Library that available for printing over the wireless network. If you would like to take advantage of this, please see the instructions for adding library printers to your personal laptop.

We have had to temporarily change the IP address of the Information Desk printer while some network maintenance is performed. If you already have the Information Desk printer on your laptop you will have to change the IP address to 136.242.180.64 This is a temporary change – we will let you know when the IP address is finalized. If you have questions or need help setting up your laptop, please ask at the Information Desk.