Collections
Please note:
Contactless pickup of regular loan items will be available as of July 20 for all Brescia, Western, and Affiliated University College faculty, students, and staff.
Print material may be requested through Omni. Requests may be picked up from the Beryl Ivey Library, Brescia University College. You may also choose to pick them up at the D. B. Weldon Library at Western University. More information about contactless pickup can be found on our Covid-19 updates page.
Dive into the Beryl Ivey Library’s collection! All students, faculty and staff have access to print and electronic resources by using your Western One Card. Not only are course readings accessible in the Library, but we also ensure students, faculty and staff have access to a large recreational reading collection in addition to academic materials to support research, learning, and teaching.
Course Readings
Print course reserves are located behind the Service Desk and organized by call number; therefore, you need to know the call number prior to coming to the desk. You can look these up in your course readings. Please note:
- Course reserves have varying loan periods (two hours, one day, three days or seven days)
- Course reserves are checked out on a first-come, first-served basis
- Any overdue items result in a $2.00 fine per hour they are late
- Materials may only be renewed if there is a second copy available. If there is only one copy, you must wait 10 minutes before signing out the material again.
Electronic course readings are available through the course readings website.
Overnight Course Reserve Policy
Students may borrow course reserves overnight, if they check-out material two hours or less before close. Overnight reserves must be placed in the drop-box outside the Library by the times noted below. If reserves are returned after the Library is open, they should be given to a library staff member at the Service Desk.
| Day | Check out Time | Due Date Time |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 8:00 p.m. or later | 8:00 a.m. Tuesday |
| Tuesday | 8:00 p.m.or later | 8:00 a.m. Wednesday |
| Wednesday | 8:00 p.m. or later | 8:00 a.m. Thursday |
| Thursday | 8:00 p.m.or later | 8:00 a.m. Friday |
| Friday | 5:00 p.m. or later | 10:00 a.m. Saturday |
| Saturday | 6:00 p.m.or later | 10:00 a.m. Sunday |
| Sunday | 6:00 p.m. or later | 8:00 a.m. Monday |
Recreational Reading Collection
Do you need a break from your course readings? Or, are you ready to discover Margaret Atwood’s new fictional world in The Testaments? The Beryl Ivey Library collects current bestsellers and a wide variety of genres, including: wellness, non-fiction, mystery/thriller, romance and more!