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This guide provides information about using the University of Idaho Library from outside of the library building.

Welcome!

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If you want to take advantage of the library's offerings without coming into the building, this guide is for you! 

To use this guide, try opening up a separate browser tab or window and follow along with the instructions you see within it.

Getting Started

 
Welcome to the University of Idaho Library! We offer an ever-increasing variety of resources that off-campus students can access from anywhere in the world. 
 
To make the most of the library's online resources from off-campus, you will typically need to enter your Vandal email and password when prompted.  If you don't yet know your Vandal email and passoword, please contact ITS at support@uidaho.edu, 208-885-4357, or visit their page on how to set up an account.
 

 

Search the Library's Catalog (Primo)

The library's catalog is called Primo.  By default, it searches all physical and electronic resources at the main library, the Garry Strong Curriculum Center (ED 340), the Asian Studies Collection (Admin 204), the Herbarium Library (Mines 116/117A), the Anthropology Lab (404 Sweet Avenue), and the law libraries in Moscow and Boise.  It also searches the physical resources of the libraries in the Orbis Cascade Alliance, all of which are available to UI patrons. Image of Main Library Page and Catalog