Library Contacts

Reference | Circulation | Interlibrary Loan | Technical Services, University Libraries
Special Collections

Got a question or concern? Try one of these phone numbers or email addresses:

Reference

Need help finding information? Using the MERLIN Library Catalog? Using an online database? Someone from Reference can help.

• Reference desks:
  • Miller Nichols Library: (816) 235-1534
  • Leon E. Bloch Law Library: (816) 235-2271
  • Health Sciences Library: (816) 235-1885
  • Dental Library: (816) 235-2030
    
  • Check out our Ask a Librarian page for online assistance.
• Assistance in connecting to online databases:
  • Miller Nichols Library
  • Leon E. Bloch Law Library
  • Health Sciences Library
  • Dental Library
• Subject Specialist Librarians can provide in-depth assistance as well as serving as liaisons for University schools and departments.
• Library instruction:
  • Miller Nichols Library: call Diane Hunter, Head of Reference Services, at (816) 235-1537.
  • Health Sciences Library: call the Instruction Librarian, Sue Sykes Berry, at (816) 235-1874.
• Government Documents
  • Miller Nichols Library: Call Christine Angolia at (816) 235-1877 or email her at Christine Angolia.

Circulation

Talk to someone here with questions about checking out or returning books, reserve books, and bills for overdue materials.

• Miller Nichols Library: Send your email to Access Services or call the Access Services desk at (816) 235-1526.
• Law Library: Call (816) 235-1650.
• Health Sciences Library: Call the circulation desk at (816) 235-1880
• Dental Library: Call (816) 235-2030.
  

Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary loan is the means by which we get materials we do not own by requesting them from another library. To find out how to request a book or journal article, or to check on the status of a request:

• Miller Nichols Library: Call (816) 235-1586 or send your email to: MNL ILL
• Law Library: Call Yelena Shmidova at (816) 235-2633 or send your email to: Yelena Shmidova.
• Health Sciences Library: Call (816) 235-1878 or send your email to: HSL ILL
• Dental Library: Call (816) 235-2030 or or send your email to: Dental ILL

Technical Services, University Libraries

Want to know the status of an order for a book? Whether a journal issue is at the bindery? University Libraries Technical Services orders, receives, and catalogs books, journals and other materials for Miller Nichols Library, the Health Sciences Library, and the Dental Library. For more information, call Linda Fox at (816) 235-5290 or Brenda Dingley at (816) 235-2226 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Special Collections

Want to make an appointment to use Special Collections materials outside normal Reading Room hours? Ask a reference question relating to materials housed in Special Collections?

• Teresa Gipson, Special Collections Library Assistant (816-235-1532), Kelly McEniry, Special Collections Library Assistant (816-235-1532), or Bonnie Postlethwaite, Associate Dean of Libraries (816-235-1558).