About the Library

The library was named in honor of Professor James E. Lovan in 1974.

Professor Lovan conducting class in the 1960's
 

Library Location
 

The James E. Lovan Library is located on the second floor of the  DeVry University Building at 11224 Holmes Road Kansas City, Missouri 64131 MAP Circulation (816) 941-0430 ext. 5220 Fax: (816) 941-0896 library@kc.devry.edu

Professional Staff

Linda Catlin Director of the Library (816) 941-0430 ext. 5392 lcatlin@devry.edu

Chelsea Murphy Interlibrary Loan Assistant .. (816) 941-0430

 
Regular Hours

Monday Tuesday-Friday Saturday Sunday

7:30 am-5 pm 7:30 am-8 pm 9:00 am-3 pm Closed

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Library Features

Book collection emphasizing electronics technology, computing, telecommunications, and business  Online catalog for easy access to the collection and material renewal. Automated research tools providing access to thousands of resources.  Interlibrary loan services Reference Service  Wireless Network Access Internet access  Copy machine (Card-access only: purchase $1.00 copy cards.  Machine takes only $1.00 bills; change is not available in the  library.)

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Announcements

New hours --- 3 March 2008                                                                               The James E. Lovan Library will be changing hours.  The library will be closing at 5:00pm on Monday nights and will be open until 8:00pm on Friday nights. NEW OFF CAMPUS DATABASE AUTHENTICATION METHOD --- 1 March 2007 DeVry University is moving to a new e-mail platform for students. DeVry and Microsoft have joined together to provide students with a free e-mail account that can be used for your student needs. Your current student email: Example: benjaminfranklin@acad.kc.devry.edu is going away. You need to activate your new account before March 2, 2007. The new account will NOT be linked to library resources in any way.  After March 2, students may access library resources by clicking the logos on the front page or by picking up a password sheet from the library.   WORLD CAT AND FIND IN A LIBRARY --- 15 August 2006 The James E. Lovan Library has joined world cat.  World cat provides access to 72 million bibliographic records and significantly increases the capabilities available for advanced research.  It also places the library's OCLC holdings in OCLC's World Cat/ Find in a library.  NEW WEB PAGES FOR REGIONAL UNIVERSITY CENTERS --- 15 August 2005 The library has completed web pages for all university centers assigned to it within its region; these centers include one in Downtown Kansas City, Two in St. Louis, Missouri, Two in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and one in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  These pages include information linking students to university resources as well as information linking students to their public libraries.  The pages also offer access tutorials showing students exactly how to access their library remotely.  PART-TIME LIBRARY JOBS --- 28 February 2008 The library is no longer accepting applications for student positions. NEW DATABASE PRODUCTS --- 7 July 2004 The library has added two very powerful informational products to its compliment of databases.  Safari Technical Books Online provides access to hundreds of technical e-books.  The library has also added Reference USA to its Business and Career Services databases.  This database provides information on companies of all sizes across the United States.  LIBRARY RENOVATION COMPLETED --- 20 April 2004 The renovation of the James E. Lovan Library is completed.  The library reopens for business on 20 April 2004.  The library now features more seating, refurbished chairs, powered tables, new steel shelving, impressive art prints, DVD's, more computer workstations, and a much improved atmosphere. DATABASE CHANGES ---1 July 2003 ProQuest will become the primary periodical database for the James E. Lovan Library.  The library will continue to provide access to the Computer Select portion of EBSCOhost. Previous LIBRARY DIRECTOR QUOTED IN PRESS RELEASE ---10 February 2003 Jared Rinck was quoted in an important press release discussing the use of the CorpTech database at DeVry University-Kansas City. NEW DATABASE ADDED! ---11 November 2002 The DeVry - Kansas City library is one of only two libraries in the nation to offer access to the online version of CorpTech.  Visit the library to learn more about this technology company database! LIBRARY OFFERS STUDENTS WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS ---July 2002 Visit the library to discover the exciting details. DEVRY KANSAS CITY STUDENTS ONLY!!!  DON'T KNOW THE PASSWORD? Use your DeVry email account to access various databases. Go to http://acad.kc.devry.edu and click on  "Click for Online Library Resources"  at top of page. .

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Page updated 05 March 2008