Accessibility Services
Dupré Library strives to provide library spaces, services, and resources that are accessible to all. We are always open to suggestions and improvements. View the Library Floor Plan.
Facility
- Accessible parking spaces are available behind the library on Rex Street next to Parking Zone 8 and in Parking Zone 7 on St. Mary Boulevard
- A wide ramp leads to the front right-side entrance
- Push-button door openers are in the right-side front entrance and lobby
- Elevators in the front center of the building reach all floors
- Accessible restrooms are on all floors with water fountains near
- Signs around the library include tactile signals
- Alarm systems on all floors have strobing lights and sound when activated
- Quiet zones are in designated areas on the 2nd floor and all areas of the 3rd floor
- Individual and group seating areas throughout the library
- Group study rooms and individual study carrels are on the 1st and 2nd floors
- Heightened computer workstations are in the Reference Online Center (ROC) Lab
- KIC Scanning Stations and computers to search the Dupré Library Catalog located on each floor are on stands that are low and wide
- Wireless and wired network connections are available throughout the building
- A lactation room is on the 1st floor
- Service animals are welcome in the library
Services
- On and off-campus access to online library resources is available to students, faculty, and staff
- Research assistance is available by chat, text, phone, in-person, and email (Ask a Librarian)
- Assistance retrieving items and help with general inquiries are available at the Circulation Desk or the Reference Desk
- Interlibrary loan/document delivery services are available for materials not held in the library's collections
- Adaptive technology is available at the Circulation Desk
- A variety of technology in the library to use, with some available for check out
- Instructional services on how to use library resources
- Library staff will offer to assist users in emergency evacuations, and emergency rescue procedures are in place
Resources
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EBSCO Databases
- EBSCO, one of the library's major database providers, is committed to providing positive experiences for all users. They have provided an EBSCO Accessibility – Navigation Guide and an EBSCO eBook Accessibility User Guide and FAQs for using their databases.
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Websites
- Library-managed websites employ the guidelines provided by the University Web Style Guide Accessibility Policy and aim to meet WCAG 2.0 (Level A) web accessibility standards.
- The Office of Disability Services provides additional services on campus.
Contact
Circulation Desk | (337) 482-6025 | 1st Floor | circulation@louisiana.edu
[ Last Revised on April 18, 2024 ]