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Technologies in the Libraries are designed to
provide quick and flexible access to the resources
and services required by both faculty and students
for an effective educational experience. Following
is a selective listing of the services found at the St.
John’s University Libraries, along with a brief
summary of what each service provides. Links to
these and other services can be found on the
Libraries’ homepage: http://libraries.stjohns.edu.
MegaSearch
Enables searching across multiple resources
organized by subject; or choose a customized list of
databases to search.
http://libraries.stjohns.edu/megasearch
Reference Services
Ask us! is a 24/7 e-mail reference service. Average
response time is less than four hours.
http://libraries.stjohns.edu/askus
Telephone and in-person reference services are
also available during regular library hours:
Queens
718-990-6727
Staten Island 718-390-4460
TurnItIn
An online service designed to help students
understand and avoid plagiarism; and to assist
faculty in the detection of plagiarism.
http://libraries.stjohns.edu/turnitin
Full Text eJournals
Search to find whether a periodical is available fulltext online: http://libraries.stjohns.edu/ejournals
Also, look for this button
when searching to help you
find the full text of articles.
Ref Works
Bibliographic management software to assist both
faculty and students in the organization and use
of the citations required for today’s research.
http://libraries.stjohns.edu/refworks
Library Catalogs
The catalogs will guide you to the materials owned
by the Libraries both physically and electronically.
Main: http://stjohns.aspvoy.endinfosys.com/
Davis: http://stju.ipac.dynixasp.com/
Law: http://lawlibrary.stjohns.edu/screens/idx_opac.html
Interlibrary Loan
If we don’t have it in our Libraries, we’ll try to get it
for you from another library. Quickly and easily
submit requests online.
http://libraries.stjohns.edu/ill
Workshops
A variety of short, hands-on sessions during the
common hour to help students learn to conduct
effective research.
http://libraries.stjohns.edu/workshops
Instructional Services
Our librarians work directly with faculty to integrate
information literacy into their course content –
modifying
existing
assignments,
integrating
information literacy into course material, and
assessing students’ information literacy competency.
http://libraries.stjohns.edu/instruction
eReserves
Provides 24/7 access to course materials placed on
reserve by faculty members.
http://docutek.stjohns.edu
Queens
718 990 6069
Staten Island 718 390 4359
Online Tutorials
Self-guided instruction for using many of the
Libraries’ resources and learning information literacy
and research skills.
http://libraries.stjohns.edu/tutorials
Online Video
The Libraries provide more than 75 videos in a
variety of academic disciplines electronically through
FMG.
http://libraries.stjohns.edu/fmg
Many more video titles are available in VHS and DVD
formats from the Media Center.
http://libraries.stjohns.edu/media
Academic Podcasting
The Libraries have started to capture digital audio of
programming and events in the Libraries and
elsewhere that offer unique, mission-oriented
content, enliven academic and student-life
engagement, and enrich academic resources.
http://libraries.stjohns.edu/podcasts