Georgetown University owes the beginnings of its library to its third president, Louis Guillaume Valentin DuBourg, who in 1796 brought with him more than 100 volumes from Baltimore.
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During summer 2026 the Library moved most e-books, e-journals, and databases to OpenAthens, a new authentication system. OpenAthens replaces EZproxy, the Library’s former proxy server. If you’ve used Library resources from off-campus, you have likely already used OpenAthens. If you use an EZproxy link, it will automatically redirect to OpenAthens for authentication and access.
Heard of Open Access publishing? From September until the end of October, the Recommended Reads Display is all about Open Access. Whether you are just starting your higher education career or finishing up a dissertation, Open Access is going to be an important concept to familiarize yourself with. Open Access publishing allows for free access to online works; meaning people can use openly published research without hitting a paywall, as long as they have internet access.
Please join us on Thursday, October 1, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm for a Library event entitled “Culturas Unbound: National Hispanic Heritage Month and Georgetown’s Special Collections.” The afternoon event will be held in the Booth Family Center for Special Collections on the 5th floor of Lauinger Library.
Georgetown’s Fall 2026 Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) are now available in DigitalGeorgetown. The Fall 2026 cohort includes 44 theses, dissertations, and doctoral projects from 20 academic departments. Find these and other ETDs by visiting the DigitalGeorgetown Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Doctoral Projects collection.