Classes might be Virtual, but we are here to help you! 
You can live chat with us – the link is available on our homepage. If a staff person is available there will be a link “Chat With A Librarian.”
There are several ways to be in touch with us!
- Library is open to the public 8:30am-6:00pm Monday – Friday in Room 2001 Seamans Center
- Departmental email: lib-engineering@uiowa.edu
- Department Phone: 319.335.6047 – may not be available to answer directly voicemails are sent to the Departmental Email
- Online Chat will be monitored from 8:30am-9pm Monday-Thursday and 8:30am-6pm Friday
- Live Chat via mobile devices by texting 319.250.2176 from 8:30am-9:00pm Monday-Thursday and 8:30am-6:00pm Friday
- Zoom consultation (by appointment)
Staff are available to scan books and mail materials to individuals. We will be mailing anywhere people need items, including personal homes, in the US. We will not be able to mail the tools or technology equipment.
If you have a book or Lab Kit you wish to return but are no longer on campus please mail it to:
Engineering Library
2001 Seamans Center
Iowa City, IA 52242
We also will be posting updates on social media: Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram: all are @uienglib
UI Libraries also has a website which includes up-to-date information, operating hours for all the libraries, and detailed instructions.
REMOTE ACCESS TO LIBRARIES RESOURCES
It is our goal to maintain operations as much as possible while mitigating the risk to users.
Users can access resources by following these instructions:
It may be necessary to follow these instructions for making links work from off campus
- All users with a HawkID can access the following e-resources: e-books, online articles, streaming videos, and e-images.
- Article Delivery service is also available. If there is an article, book chapter (less than 50 pages) you need, we will scan the pages for you and email you the link to the pdf.
- For short consultations, use the Libraries’ online chat, which is staffed 8:30 am through 5:00 pm Mon – Fri.
- For complex research assistance, call or email the Kari Kozak or any of the Engineering Library Staff.
WHAT TO DO IF MATERIALS ARE DUE
Please renew materials online. The links for checking your account and renewing materials are at http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/mylibrary. If you have any issue or questions about your renewal, please email lib-engineering@uiowa.edu.
LIBRARY INSTRUCTION FOR CLASSES
Kari Kozak (kari-kozak@uiowa.edu) or Marina Zhang (qianjin-zhang@uiowa.edu) will work with directly with faculty to accommodate faculty requests for library instruction for online classes.
COURSE RESERVE MATERIALS
Upon faculty request, the Libraries can scan and post book chapters and place PDF files in ICON. It may also be possible to stream DVD content.
It is possible to post PDFs in ICON for your students, instructions found online. Further help is available from ITS, the department’s library liaison, and course reserve staff.