How Do I Use the Library?
To search the Washington University Libraries for books, electronic resources, and journals, click here. To check out books, request books through Interlibrary Loan, or access databases, you must be an enrolled student, and enter your WUSTL Key name and password. On the Library Home Page are links to many different kinds of library services for students and faculty.
You can access the Washington University Libraries database from off-campus locations using your WUSTL Key and password. This is called "access by proxy". Click here.
There is one main library, called Olin Library, at the center of the Danforth Campus; there are also 10 smaller "subject libraries" on campus, such as the East Asian Library (in January Hall), or the Social Work Library (in Brown Hall). The main library catalog lists all the resources in every campus library. Most books are in Olin Library. The library catalog will tell you if you must visit a subject library to get your book or journal.
The Library Help Desk telephone number is (314) 935-5410. Don't hesitate to call! Olin Library librarians are available to help you begin your research.
