Resources & Services

On Campus Resources

The main library houses over 50,000 items including fiction books, non-fiction books, reference books, atlases, DVDs, and special collections. It has communal study areas, individual study desks, and public use computers. There is another library space down the hall from the main library. It houses over print journals, newspapers, and magazines. The room also has two communal study desks and a public use computer. New students, faculty and staff are automatically registered for library accounts. Your student ID card is your library card. Community members should fill out the online registration form (https://opac.dwci.edu/) and then visit the library in person to finish the registration process. Visitors should check in at the front desk to receive a visitor pass before going to the library.

 

Search for library resources in Koha, the library’s online catalog or OPAC. All subscription resources are accessible through the OPAC. Library Search

 

Local Library Resources

DWC has a reciprocal borrowing agreement with the following libraries at nearby schools: Loras College, Clarke University, Emmaus Bible College, Wartburg Seminary, Northeast Iowa Community College, and Wartburg Seminary.

What does reciprocal borrowing mean?
You can get a library card at the above libraries. Borrowing is typically limited to books. Each borrowing agreement is slightly different. Ask your DWC librarians if you need assistance getting a library card at a nearby school.

Local Library Links

Services

Reference

Library staff are able to recommend, evaluate, and use information resources to help you meet particular information needs, such as writing a paper or finding a book or journal article. Email library@dwci.edu to ask a reference question or set-up an in-person reference consultation.
 

Library Learning Sessions:

Choose from a number of delivery and topic types or customize a session in consultation with the librarian. Fill out a Library Learning Session Request.