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Using the Library: Home

A short guide on the basics of using and studying in Mount Mary's library

Before We Get Started

Welcome!

Researching can be challenging, and we are here to help you find resources you might need to complete your assignments and papers.

Contact us via email, phone, face-to-face, or IM us directly from this page. You can even make appointments with a Librarian (link at right)!

Since you'll be using plenty of Haggerty Library resources, sign into your Primo library account and check out what's there! 

Please bring your Mount Mary ID. This is also your library card.

Click the tabs above to help you navigate the basics of using the library, from call numbers to printing in the library, to our various spaces.

Off-Campus Access

When you use library resources off-campus, you'll need to log in.

This login is the same as your MMU email.

Once logged in, you will end up in whatever resource you initially clicked.

Additionally, logging into Primo has many benefits. Find out about those here.

Questions?

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When Are We Open?

Find our library hours on our home page here.

Meet With a Librarian

Need extended research help?

Make an individual library appointment request, and a Librarian will work with you as long as you need!

As long as it's not the whole day ;)

Find the form right here.

What is SWITCH?

SWITCH is a southeastern Wisconsin library group to which Haggerty Library has belonged since the early 1990s. SWITCH libraries share librarian tools and a large catalog called Primo (on our library home page). These materials are easy to request and arrive very quickly! 

Among the 7 other schools are Alverno College, Concordia University, and MIAD.

SWITCH staff also maintain our off-campus access.

PRIMO AND SWITCH

Besides the largest school, Concordia, all others are paired up and each pair has the quickest access to resource sharing with their "partner." But you can still request from any SWITCH school!

Mount Mary is paired with Wisconsin Lutheran College, so in our combined Primo you will readily see their resources in your search results.

To learn the steps and tips for requesting items from other SWITCH schools, please visit our Primo Searching guide.

You can learn what to expect with your requests here.