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Dupré News & Events
- Annual Caffery Competition: Submission Deadline April 18, 2025This link opens in a new windowApr 18, 2025
Dupré Library is accepting scholarly research papers and projects for the 2025 Annual Caffery Competition.
The Jefferson Caffery Research Award, established in 1967 by Ambassador and Mrs. Jefferson Caffery, recognizes outstanding original student scholarly research using primary source materials held in the Special Collections areas of the library.
The winner of this annual award receives $500. The award is sponsored by Dupré Library and the University Library Committee.
- Did You Know About ... Films on DemandThis link opens in a new windowApr 2, 2025
The newly acquired Films on Demand - Master Academic Collection database provides comprehensive, curriculum-focused streaming videos on various subjects, including business & economics, health sciences and nursing, computer science, engineering, and much more, with content from the world’s top producers, such as PBS, BBC, A&E, National Geographic, and HBO.
- Exhibit: Engineering & Technology WeekThis link opens in a new windowMar 27, 2025
Stop by the library through the end of the week to explore posters from the 2025 UL Lafayette College of Engineering & Technology Week Undergraduate & Graduate Student Research Poster Competition.
Engineering & Technology Week highlights the incredible ways engineering and technology shape our world.
Don't miss this chance to see innovative student research in action!
- Fete de la Terre - EARTH MONTH April 1-16This link opens in a new windowApr 5, 2025Fête de la Terre week has been expanded to for April 2025 concluding with the at the corner of St. Mary Blvd and Hebrard Blvd.
- Fete de la Terre - EARTH MONTH April 1-16This link opens in a new windowApr 6, 2025Fête de la Terre week has been expanded to for April 2025 concluding with the at the corner of St. Mary Blvd and Hebrard Blvd.
- Fete de la Terre - EARTH MONTH April 1-16This link opens in a new windowApr 7, 2025Fête de la Terre week has been expanded to for April 2025 concluding with the at the corner of St. Mary Blvd and Hebrard Blvd.
- Fete de la Terre - EARTH MONTH April 1-16This link opens in a new windowApr 8, 2025Fête de la Terre week has been expanded to for April 2025 concluding with the at the corner of St. Mary Blvd and Hebrard Blvd.
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Email: reference@louisiana.edu
Text: (337) 205-7558
Visit: 1st Floor - Dupré Library
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Note: Reference Chat and Email services are primarily for the students, faculty, and staff of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The department will assist the public if the question concerns the University or some unique resource of Dupré Library, such as Federal government publications.
Access Issues? Find Help!
Accessing Online Library Resources
On and off-campus access to online library resources, such as databases and journals, is available to students, faculty, and staff. The majority of online library resources are accessible remotely (off-campus).
Use your ULID and password when you see the 'Log in to Library Resources' page. Your login will remain active across multiple databases. After one hour of non-use, the session will time out and you will be required to log in again.
View important information about Database Use.
General Troubleshooting Tips
If you are unable to access a database from on or off-campus, you can try the following. After each, try accessing the database again.
- Try to log in at https://ezproxyprod.ucs.louisiana.edu:2443/login
- Clear your browser's cookies and cache
- Make sure cookies are enabled
- Try another browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, Edge)
- Try rebooting your computer or mobile device
- Try another computer or mobile device, if possible
- Try updating your browser and/or operating system
- Resetting your password may correct the problem
- Help with "your connection is not private / NET::ERR_CERT_DATE_INVALID" issue
If you visit several databases or view or download a substantial amount of material from within databases in a short period of time, you may receive a browser warning.
- This is a security precaution in place that suspends your current session and you can regain access to the databases after 2 hours.
- If you receive this warning but believe this is not your situation, your account may have been compromised. You should reset your password.
If you are still experiencing access issues, contact the Reference Desk at:
- Chat: Ask Us! Reference Desk
- Text: (337) 205-7558
- Phone: (337) 482-6025
- Email: reference@louisiana.edu (send a screenshot with the URL address bar included)
If multiple databases are unavailable from on or off-campus after library hours, the University IT Service Desk may be able to help you.
- Contact them at (337) 482-HELP (4357) or servicedesk@louisiana.edu
- Library Hours
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Information can be found under My Account Help.
Credo Reference
Credo Reference provides full-text reference works including dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographies, guides, and more on a variety of subjects. Entries also include quotations, news, images, videos, and additional content from other sources such as EBSCO, JSTOR, and Google Books. Credo is updated regularly.
Try Credo's Mind Map brainstorming tool to find related terms and expand your search.
Study Spaces
Group Study Rooms and Individual Study Carrels are available on the 1st and 2nd floors. Study spaces are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. A two-hour time limit will be enforced as demand requires.
Inquire at the Circulation Desk to check out a key. Visit Study Spaces to find out more information.
Collaboration Stations
Three (3) student collaboration spaces can be found on the 1st floor. Inquire at the Circulation Desk to check out a room.
- Large monitors and whiteboards allow groups to view information, work together on projects and create group presentations.
- Wireless and wired network connections are available to ensure Internet access. Device registration is required.
- Ethernet and HDMI cables to connect laptops/tablets to the network and monitors and dry erase kits for the whiteboards are available to check out at the Circulation Desk.
Available thanks to a Student Technology Enhancement Program (STEP) Grant.
About Edith Garland Dupré Library
Edith Garland Dupré Library is centrally located at the heart of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's main campus. The primary users are the University's students, faculty, and staff, but the library is open to everyone.
Here, you have access to resources spanning more than 1.5 million bound volumes, 2 million microform units, 6,000 serial titles, print and non-print backfiles, over 250 databases, 560,000+ eBooks, 100+ research guides, an array of items from special collections, U.S. government information, and much more.
As a UL Lafayette student, faculty, or staff member, you have full access to library resources either through the Dupré Library Catalog or an extensive range of research databases. Affiliated libraries include the Instructional Materials Center and Reading Center, both located in Maxim Doucet Hall, Room 101B & 104, the William S. Patout III Sugar Library in Patoutville, LA, and the Hilliard Art Museum located on campus.
The library is home to several high-traffic student computer labs on the 1st and 2nd floors and Jazzman's Café & Bakery located in the rear of the building on the 1st floor.
The rapid growth of collections and our use of the latest technologies in efficient library service, plus our work with faculty across the campus, all work together to assure you receive the finest in library service available.